Q. I am a 45-year-old competitive racquetball player who has had six months of right shoulder pain. The pain is worst on overhead motions while playing. The discomfort also wakes me at night. An MRI ...

Within a month of the treatment, Tyler woke up unable to see in one eye—her retina had detached, a doctor would confirm. Soon ...

Kim Kardashian is pulling back the curtain on the beauty rituals behind her famously glossy hair and, bible, it’s pretty ...

More than 500 million people around the world live with osteoarthritis. The knee is affected more often than any other joint, with symptoms (such as pain, stiffness and reduced movement) affecting ...

As chronic knee problems rise among young and middle-aged Indians, regenerative treatments such as Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) ...

But the family is convinced of their next step -- taking Sierra on an arduous trip to southern China, where they believe the little girl will be injected six times with stem cells during a 34-day stay ...

In a recent medical study, Stanford researchers say a new stem cell experiment is transforming the lives of stroke patients. The use of stem cells is allowing patients with little hope for recovery to ...

A first-in-human pilot trial suggests umbilical cord–derived mesenchymal stem cell eye drops may safely improve symptoms and ...

Joint injections like those available in Madison, where the field of embryonic stem cell research began two decades ago, are thought to be less risky than other treatments, such as shots into eyes ...

Even doctors who believe PRP and stem cell injections relieve pain disagree whether it can regenerate tissue. "The marketing gets ahead of the science," said Dr. Scott Rodeo, an orthopedic surgeon at ...

NEW YORK - In promising new research, stem cells worked remarkably well at easing symptoms of muscular dystrophy in dogs, an experiment that experts call a significant step toward treating people. "It ...