Explore Stem Cells
Want to know more about stem cells and their uses? In this section, we provide an introduction to stem cells and their uses, research, factsheets, policy, news and other stem cell themes.
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Types of stem cells and their uses
• EuroStemCell resource![A diabetic injects himself using an insulin pen](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/Insulin.jpg?h=aba66419&itok=E34m8kso)
Diabetes: how could stem cells help?
• EuroStemCell resource![Umbilical cord](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/Umbilicalcord.jpg?h=3127d0c1&itok=WlviVq8v)
Cord blood stem cells: current uses and future challenges
• EuroStemCell resource![Embryonic stem cell research: an ethical dilemma](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/scales.jpg?h=f42c8c3a&itok=1Al8F8AG)
Embryonic stem cell research: an ethical dilemma
• EuroStemCell resource![Regeneration: what does it mean and how does it work?](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/regeneration.jpg?h=2a88b3e2&itok=eC67wWVp)
Regeneration: what does it mean and how does it work?
• EuroStemCell resource![Ethics and reprogramming: ethical questions after the discovery of iPS cells](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/Ethics.jpg?h=c9c76477&itok=HPndnXr4)
Ethics and reprogramming: ethical questions after the discovery of iPS cells
• EuroStemCell resource![Cancer: a disease of stem cells?](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/Cancer_header_final.jpg?h=f5652cad&itok=oiAe3VBQ)
Cancer: a disease of stem cells?
• EuroStemCell resource![Cross-section of a cerebral organoid](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/cerebral%20organoid_cross%20section_%28c%29IMBAMadeline%20Lancaster.jpg?h=5385258e&itok=LzcPLamT)
Organoids: what are they and how do they help regenerative medicine?
• EuroStemCell resource![fertility and reproduction](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/Screen%20Shot%202017-12-13%20at%2009.44.30.png?h=03654ce9&itok=HSxEQ-Rx)
Reproduction and Fertility: How could stem cells help?
• EuroStemCell resource![Intestinal stem cells](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/6442204501_ff917d3042_o.jpg?h=aa81dfca&itok=9Bhp94c3)
Short Bowel Syndrome: how can stem cells help?
• EuroStemCell resource![Stroke: how could stem cells help?](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/14649543978_1dca4fae9d_o.jpg?h=ea983395&itok=jx3pHypb)
Stroke: how could stem cells help?
• EuroStemCell resource![Keratinocyte colonies](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/6077562292_77d849dab9_o.jpg?h=25ee8039&itok=EPharJCl)
Skin stem cells: where do they live and what can they do?
• EuroStemCell resource![Origins, ethics and embryos: the sources of human embryonic stem cells](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/14897136042_847a4d945a_o.png?h=3efaa5cd&itok=--Lt5MXF)
Origins, ethics and embryos: the sources of human embryonic stem cells
• EuroStemCell resource![Human neural stem cells](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/8427722354_df17749a40_o.jpg?h=d877ddd6&itok=7pEhhppC)
Motor neurone disease: how could stem cells help?
• EuroStemCell resource![New tools for disease research: reprogrammed cells in disease modelling](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/14650085858_68f1a53062_o.png?h=d8278368&itok=9IUpFaYy)
New tools for disease research: reprogrammed cells in disease modelling
• EuroStemCell resource![Human mesenchymal stem cells](/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/images/fact-sheets/7682835942_9765337ab4_o.png?h=f741d87e&itok=K07yWCHF)