New Research Shows Fasting Boosts Stem Cells’ Regenerative Capacity
As people age, their intestinal stem cells begin to lose their ability to regenerate. These stem cells are the source for all new intestinal cells,…
As people age, their intestinal stem cells begin to lose their ability to regenerate. These stem cells are the source for all new intestinal cells,…
A new study in the journal Nature Cell Biology has uncovered information about a key stage that human embryonic cells must pass through just before…
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…
As we grow older, our muscular function declines. A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows how an unexpectedly high number of…
Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science. The study led…
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles and University of Cambridge identified the role of key gene Mesp1 in the earliest step of cardiovascular lineage…
Duke engineers have grown the first functioning human muscle from non-muscle cells — in this case skin cells reverted to their primordial stem cell state….
In a new study, Yale researchers report the healing effects of stem cells in spinal cord injury can be aided by their ability to hitch…
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have cultured the first lab-grown skin tissue complete with hair follicles. This skin model, developed using stem cells from…
New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity on the long-term health of blood-making stem cells (hematopoietic stem…
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…
Researchers at IRB Barcelona unravel the role of the histone BigH1 in the development of male sex cells from stem cells. The study, which was…
Human skin is a remarkable organ serving as a barrier protecting us from pathogens, toxic substances, and others. Our skin needs to constantly renew throughout…
You are what you eat when it comes to fat, report scientists from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at…
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have created a fully functioning artificial human heart muscle large enough to patch over damage typically seen in patients who…
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in a mouse model by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more of…
Engineered tissue containing human stem cells has allowed paraplegic rats to walk independently and regain sensory perception. The implanted rats also show some degree of…
A scientist at the University of Guelph has discovered the type of stem cell that is behind the gecko’s ability to regrow its tail, a…