Axon growth, regenerative signaling, and synaptic plasticity were all increased by gene activation. Currently, there are no effective therapies for spinal cord damage; physical therapy…
Following a novel treatment developed with the help of the Advanced Photon Source, paralyzed mice can now “walk” once again. The Science Behind the Treatment…
It would be wonderful if we could regenerate a missing limb or damaged organ. Imagine never having to get dentures because you could grow new…
Tissue Model Reveals Key Players in Liver Regeneration By tracing the steps of liver regrowth, MIT engineers are striving to harness the liver’s regenerative abilities…
Intermittent fasting alters the gut bacteria activity of mice and increases their ability to recover from nerve damage. Scientists observed how fasting led to the…
A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too. Our bodies…
Frogs briefly treated with a five-drug cocktail administered by a wearable bioreactor on the stump were able to regrow a functional, nearly complete limb. For…
A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, maps out for the first time how Hydra, which are a group of small…
USC researchers’ experiment helps inform efforts to improve wound-healing in humans. Lizards can regrow severed tails, making them the closest relative to humans that can…
Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and depends on stem cells. Now, a new study led by researchers…
The Genetics of Regeneration When it comes to regeneration, some animals are capable of amazing feats. If you cut off a salamander’s leg, it will…
Doctors, health organizations, and the U.S. surgeon general all agree that exercise is good for the heart. But the reasons why are not well understood….
Researchers at Whitehead Institute have uncovered a framework for regeneration that may explain and predict how stem cells in adult, regenerating tissue determine where to…
A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden and Heidelberg has decoded the entire genetic information of the Mexican salamander axolotl. The axolotl…
The planarian flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea is an extraordinary animal. Even when cut into tiny pieces, each piece can regenerate back into a complete and perfectly…
At first glance, a pair of award-winning images created by University of Southampton postgraduate researcher Catarina Moura seem to have a seasonal theme. But look…
Scientists from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have identified a compound that helps protect the cells destroyed by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the most frequent…
A newly published study from Harvard biologists shows how neurons can be dramatically changed from one type into another from within the brain and how…
