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Stem Cells
Stem Cells: are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. There are two main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells.
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JAN 05, 2018Immunology
A chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, called scleroderma, is not contagious or infections and often not harmful. How ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 04, 2018Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease managementWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that regular exercise is good for us, and now researchers have learned more about why vigorous activity can ease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that obesity affects the health of hematopoietic stem cells, which make blood.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Stem cells start out as a kind of blank slate; now scientists have found that heart cells can be generated from stem cel ...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 19, 2017Videos
It has been said that one day we may be able to simply grow new organs on demand for patients who are in need. Already, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2017Infographics
Did you know that stem cells were first discovered in 1868 by German biologist Ernst Haeckel? Or that the first successf ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle stem cells have distinct responses after different events that stimulate self-renewal.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2017Videos
When researchers first began to learn more about stem cells, their potential seemed unlimited. But first researchers had ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2017Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien ...DEC 13, 2017Cardiology
"High blood sugar levels are not only unhealthy for adults; they're unhealthy for developing fetuses," say ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2017Genetics & Genomics
There is a genetic disorder affecting the immune system so severely that its patients often require protective isolation ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2017Cardiology
One explanation for why heart failure develops goes all the way to the miniscule organelles inside individual cells. Fro ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 02, 2017Videos
Now that stem cells can be easily made from adult skin cells, many research avenues have been opened up. The Gladstone I ...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 29, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cellsWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 24, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2017Videos
Most people have heard of stem cells, which are often used in laboratory research and are being developed and tested for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai ...NOV 21, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human diseaseWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 18, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists in Europe Use Genetically Modified Patient Stem Cells to Graft Whole Body SkinWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 16, 2017Cancer
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the ...
JAN 05, 2018
Immunology
A chronic autoimmune disease of the skin, called scleroderma, is not contagious or infections and often not harmful. How
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 04, 2018
Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease management
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that regular exercise is good for us, and now researchers have learned more about why vigorous activity can ease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that obesity affects the health of hematopoietic stem cells, which make blood.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Stem cells start out as a kind of blank slate; now scientists have found that heart cells can be generated from stem cel
...
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 19, 2017
Videos
It has been said that one day we may be able to simply grow new organs on demand for patients who are in need. Already,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2017
Infographics
Did you know that stem cells were first discovered in 1868 by German biologist Ernst Haeckel? Or that the first successf
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle stem cells have distinct responses after different events that stimulate self-renewal.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2017
Videos
When researchers first began to learn more about stem cells, their potential seemed unlimited. But first researchers had
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2017
Cancer
Spurred by previous results involving repurposed drugs, researchers wanted to test whether a cancer drug can help patien
...
DEC 13, 2017
Cardiology
"High blood sugar levels are not only unhealthy for adults; they're unhealthy for developing fetuses," say
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
There is a genetic disorder affecting the immune system so severely that its patients often require protective isolation
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2017
Cardiology
One explanation for why heart failure develops goes all the way to the miniscule organelles inside individual cells. Fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2017
Videos
Now that stem cells can be easily made from adult skin cells, many research avenues have been opened up. The Gladstone I
...
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 29, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
New evidence that chromatin rearranges in a reversible manner in drug resistant cancer cells
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
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 23, 2017
Videos
Most people have heard of stem cells, which are often used in laboratory research and are being developed and tested for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai
...
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human disease
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 18, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists in Europe Use Genetically Modified Patient Stem Cells to Graft Whole Body Skin
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 16, 2017
Cancer
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the
...