Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the remarkable ability to develop into various types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish ...

Perinatal stem cells, including those derived from umbilical cord blood and tissue, amniotic fluid, amniotic membrane, and ...

Stem cells possess the unique abilities of self-renewal and differentiation into various cell types, making them highly ...

Jennifer Zenker receives funding from NHMRC and Viertel Foundation. Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as “miracle” cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in ...

Japanese scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in stem cell research that could revolutionize the treatment of ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Roughly 20 years ago, a biologist named Caroline Gargett went in search of some remarkable cells in tissue that had been removed during ...

From axolotls to zebrafish, stem cells possess remarkable regenerative abilities, enabling them to restore lost limbs and repair damaged organs. These extraordinary capabilities, however, are not ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has demonstrated a new application for its cell-expansion bioreactor to advance tissue engineering and cell-based therapies for treatment of injuries and diseases.

Scientists have discovered that human stomach cells can be genetically reprogrammed to act like pancreatic beta cells and ...

Only one in every six million people have the Rh null blood type. Now researchers are trying to grow it in the laboratory in ...

Gallant is developing FDA-regulated, off-the-shelf mesenchymal stromal cell therapies to rapidly modulate inflammation, support tissue repair, and make stem cell treatment broadly available to cats ...