What are stem cells?

Stem cells have the ability to divide and create more cells—both new stem cells and differentiated cells—indefinitely. This means they can change into many types of cells, such as muscle, liver and brain cells. Thus they play an important role in natural replacement of aged or apoptotic cells as well as regeneration of damaged tissues.

Stem cell treatment has been helped along by considerable advances in recent years. In 2017, the number of scientific publications about stem cells surpassed 300,000. The number of stem cell clinical trials has also surpassed 4,600 worldwide.