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Stem cells made from the skin of adult, infertile men yield primordial germ cells — cells that normally become sperm — when transplanted into the reproductive system of mice, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Montana State University.

In 2005, a Stanford University scientist discovered how to switch brain cells on or off with light pulses by using special proteins from microbes to pass electrical current into neurons.

A single type of cell in the lining of the bladder is responsible for most cases of invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

In recent years, researchers have seen clues that nerve cell activity could promote the growth of myelin insulation.

A blood sample could one day be enough to diagnose many types of solid cancers, or to monitor the amount of cancer in a patient’s body and responses to treatment.

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have pinpointed why normal aging is accompanied by a diminished ability to regain strength and mobility after muscle injury: Over time, stem cells within muscle tissues dedicated to repairing damage become less able to generate new muscle fibers and struggle to self-renew.

Decades of research and millions of dollars go into developing new cancer drugs from scratch.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine today awarded $40 million to Stanford University for the creation of a stem cell genomics center of excellence.

Sidney Raffel, MD, ScD, former chair of Stanford's Department of Medical Microbiology — now the Department of Microbiology and Immunology — died at his home on the Stanford campus on Dec.

Every year, the approach of flu season sets off a medical guessing game, with life or death consequences.