MIT Research Shows How Diet Influences Colon Cancer
New research from MIT reveals ties high-fat diet to changes in intestinal stem cells, helping to explain an increased cancer risk. Over the past decade,…
Stem Cells
New Model Maps the Development of Stem Cells in the Human Body
Using the telomeres on the chromosomes of blood cells, scientists have designed a mathematical model for mapping the development of populations of haematopoietic stem cells…
Scientists Produce Photoreceptors from Embryonic Stem Cells
By producing photoreceptors from human embryonic stem cells, researchers from the University of Montreal have taken a major step forward in the fight against age-related…
New Porous Hydrogel Could Improve the Success of Stem Cell Tissue Regeneration
Using a new porous hydrogel, scientists have experimentally improved bone repair by boosting the survival rate of transplanted stem cells and influencing their cell differentiation….
New Technique Uses Regenerative Capacity of Stem Cells to Eliminate HIV
Scientists at UCLA have developed a new technique that harnesses the regenerative capacity of stem cells to generate an immune response to HIV, showing that…
Protein NELL-1 Stimulates Significant Bone Growth
In a newly published study, scientists from UCLA reveal that the protein NELL-1 stimulates significant bone formation through the regenerative ability of stem cells. These…
CCNE1 Gene Turns Back Cellular Clock
Yale researchers have discovered a gene that turns back the cellular clock, greatly aiding the reprogramming of mature cells. An exhaustive analysis of factors that…
Targeting Brain Metastases with Stem Cell Therapy
Researchers have developed an in vivo imageable breast-to-brain metastasis mouse model. Using real time in vivo imaging and subsequent composite fluorescence imaging, they show a…
Researchers Identify a Vital Protein for Brain Development
Researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have identified a vital protein that can help determine embryonic development. A protein that is necessary for the…
Possible Signs of Progress in the Fight Against Parkinson’s
By using induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers have markedly reduced the symptoms Parkinson’s disease in primates. Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers at University-affiliated McLean…
A Pill to Shed Fat? Researchers Turn White Fat Cells Into Brown Fat Cells
Scientists from Harvard have created a system using human stem cells to screen for compounds that have the potential to turn white fat cells into…
Research Reveals New Strategy to Control Cellular Identity and Fate
Newly published research suggests a new strategy to control cellular identity and fate, revealing that depleting or knocking out a chemical tag on RNA keeps…
New Gene-Editing Technique Could Prove to be an Effective Technique for Blocking HIV
Using CRISPR Cas technology, researchers genetically ‘edit’ human blood stem cells to create what could prove to be an effective technique for blocking HIV. Harvard…
UCLA Scientists Propose a Benchmark for Better Stem Cell Replication
New research from UCLA establishes a standard to assess how conditions used to procure stem cells in the lab compare to those found in a…
Scientists Discover Protein That Can Accelerate Recovery
New research from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center reveals how a unique protein found in human bone marrow can drive stem cells to repair our…
Researchers Reset Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to a Fully Pristine State
A newly published study details how scientists were able to successfully ‘reset’ human pluripotent stem cells to a fully pristine state. Researchers at EMBL-EBI have…
New Stem Cell Research Identifies Barriers to Human iPSC Generation
UC San Francisco scientists detail new research that might lead to a more streamlined process for obtaining stem cells, which in turn could be used…
New Way to Regrow Human Corneas Could Help Overcome a Major Cause of Blindness
Harvard-affiliated researchers have discovered a new way to regrow human corneas that could help researchers overcome a major cause of blindness. Researchers have identified a…