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Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Stem cells are cells capable of giving rise to other cells with specialized functions. Regenerative medicine is a field of medicine working to replace damaged tissues or organs in the body by using stem cells.
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FEB 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2019Immunology
A new USC and Stanford study, conducted in mice, deepens the mystery, showing that successfully transplanted stem cells ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 07, 2019Neuroscience
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-deriv ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 27, 2018Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a molecule that can put the brakes on the development of embryonic stem cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Chemistry & Physics
When the tooth's pulp has a baterial infection, the sensitive nerve endings can become painfully inflamed. Root cana ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body relies on adult stem cells throughout our lives; we need them to continuously generate new cells as they wear o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Small cell cancers often have poor prognoses.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2018Technology
In a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, scientists of Harvard University, in collaboration between SEAS, ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2018Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2018Cancer
Researchers studied the potential use of a synthetic retinoid, WYC-209, as an inhibitor of cancer cell growth and metast ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The seasonal theme of these gorgeous images was generated using a new laser-based imaging technique for monitoring cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle stem cells have distinct responses after different events that stimulate self-renewal.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2017Cardiology
If human heart cells could regenerate the way salamander or zebrafish cells can, then perhaps cardiovascular disease wou ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 24, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it ...SEP 08, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A critical signaling protein can send messages that are interpreted in different ways by different cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2017Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen ...AUG 23, 2017Cardiology
Self-driving cars? How about self-healing heart cells? For a while scientists have been looking for ways to help heart c ...Written By: Kara Marker
FEB 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2019
Immunology
A new USC and Stanford study, conducted in mice, deepens the mystery, showing that successfully transplanted stem cells
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 07, 2019
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Medicine, demonstrated that grafting of medial ganglionic eminence (MGE)-deriv
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 27, 2018
Videos
The CDC found that at least a dozen people were sickened last year by unapproved stem cell treatments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a molecule that can put the brakes on the development of embryonic stem cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
When the tooth's pulp has a baterial infection, the sensitive nerve endings can become painfully inflamed. Root cana
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body relies on adult stem cells throughout our lives; we need them to continuously generate new cells as they wear o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Small cell cancers often have poor prognoses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2018
Technology
In a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, scientists of Harvard University, in collaboration between SEAS,
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2018
Cancer
Researchers studied the potential use of a synthetic retinoid, WYC-209, as an inhibitor of cancer cell growth and metast
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The seasonal theme of these gorgeous images was generated using a new laser-based imaging technique for monitoring cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle stem cells have distinct responses after different events that stimulate self-renewal.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2017
Cardiology
If human heart cells could regenerate the way salamander or zebrafish cells can, then perhaps cardiovascular disease wou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it
...
SEP 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A critical signaling protein can send messages that are interpreted in different ways by different cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2017
Cancer
The US safety agency announced a more stringent oversight on stem-cell clinics to prevent the use of unapproved treatmen
...
AUG 23, 2017
Cardiology
Self-driving cars? How about self-healing heart cells? For a while scientists have been looking for ways to help heart c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker