Stem cells 'created from teeth'

Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Doctors in Spain give a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, avoiding the need for anti-rejection drugs.

Down's signs 'seen in stem cells'
Scientists in London have traced the embryonic changes that occur in children with Down's syndrome

Ageing muscle 'given new vigour'
Sciences have found a way to stimulate the ability of stem cells to give old, tired muscles a new lease of life.

Stem cells 'halt nerve disease'
An injection of stem cells has been used to cure mice with a normally fatal nervous system condition.

Stem cell hope for osteoarthritis
Stem cells offer a potential way to repair cartilage damaged by osteoarthritis, say scientists.