Stem Cells From Discarded Heart Tissue Could Treat Crohn’s Disease
Research found decreased intestinal inflammation and improved wound healing in a mouse model. A study from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of…
Research found decreased intestinal inflammation and improved wound healing in a mouse model. A study from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of…
A cousin of jellyfish and corals can regenerate its entire body with help from “aging” cells. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and their…
The spinal vertebral bones originate from a unique stem cell type that secretes a protein favoring tumor metastases, according to a study led by researchers…
Researchers have demonstrated the potential to heal injured lung tissue in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients using their own lung cells for the first…
Kidneys in females have been observed to be more resistant to disease and damage. However, males need not despair. Recent research led by USC Stem…
Genetic detective work by Brigham researchers sheds light on a promising new treatment strategy for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) manifests with a broad spectrum…
A new method to reprogram human cells to better mimic embryonic stem cells. In a groundbreaking study published on August 16 in the journal Nature,…
Professor Ori Bar-Nur and his colleagues at ETH Zurich are pioneering the cultivation of muscle cells in the lab, currently using mouse cells as their…
This advance is viewed as a pivotal initial step toward innovative therapies for the repair and regeneration of teeth. Stem cells have been used to…
A study from UC San Diego indicates that transplants of hematopoietic stem cells can shield mice with Alzheimer’s from memory decline, neuroinflammation, and accumulation of…
Recent collaborative research conducted by scientists in the United States and China unveils the mechanism through which a fertilized egg cell, also known as a…
Minimizing the necessity for animal biopsies, stem cells offer a potentially endless source for cultured meat. For cellular agriculture—a technique that grows meat in bioreactors—to…
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully induced stem cells to mimic the process of human heart development, resulting in a “mini-heart”…
These stem cells have been shown to repair diseased cells, providing a promising remedy for individuals suffering from heart failure. Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a lethal neurological disorder that progressively results in individuals losing muscle control. Currently, there…
Researchers at the Paris Brain Institute have discovered a significant role for the amyloid precursor protein (APP) in regulating human brain development. APP, commonly associated…
Omer Yilmaz’s work on how diet influences intestinal stem cells could lead to new ways to treat or prevent gastrointestinal cancers. Every three to five…
New research unveils initial insights into the mechanisms by which stem cell transplantation can eliminate the virus responsible for AIDS. New findings from Oregon Health…