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Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.

Study reveals neurotransmitter releases impairments in schizophrenia patients

A research team revealed that neurotransmitter release in the brain is impaired in patients with schizophrenia who possess a rare, single-gene mutation.

16 Jul 2021

Brainless slime mold uses its body to sense mechanical cues in the environment

If you didn't have a brain, could you still figure out where you were and navigate your surroundings? Thanks to new research on slime molds, the answer may be "yes."

15 Jul 2021

Universal stem cells exhibit the potential for more cost-effective cell therapy

Researchers have demonstrated that gene-edited cellular treatments can effectively treat cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders.

8 Jul 2021

Two plant stem cell proteins control the division of cells and their response to stress

Researchers have discovered that two plant stem cell proteins physically interact and regulate each other to prevent cellular division.

From University of Barcelona 7 Jul 2021

Experimental model reveals the protective role of antioxidants in neurodegenerative disorders

Researchers used a model to replicate the blood-brain barrier and successfully demonstrated how antibody guards the brain against inflammation.

2 Jul 2021

Chemical fingerprints help assess the reprogramming of regular cells into stem cells

The Nobel Prize-winning revelation that ordinary cells might be induced to revert to their earliest pluripotent state heralded the start of the ethical stem cell era.

28 Jun 2021

Study may help develop multi-pronged HIV eradication strategies

A team of researchers from the University of California - Davis Health (UC Davis) has made a breakthrough discovery of a unique type of stem cell that reduces the amount of the virus that causes AIDS.

From The University of California, Davis 25 Jun 2021

New airway model boosts COVID-19 research

A research team has successfully built a model of lung cells that can be used to simulate how COVID-19 infects the airways.

22 Jun 2021

Novel protein interactions aid in the recovery process of brain damage

Patients suffering from brain damage largely depend on rehabilitation therapy for recovery, because no other effective treatment options are available.

21 Jun 2021

Genetically engineering NK cells can target and kill glioblastoma stem cells

Preclinical research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center finds that although glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) can be targeted by natural killer (NK) cells, they are able to evade immune attack by releasing the TFG-β signaling protein, which blocks NK cell activity.

18 Jun 2021

Presence of certain stem cells correlates with non-genetic resistance mechanisms to cancer drugs

Cancer cells can develop resistance to therapy through both genetic and non-genetic mechanisms. But it is unclear how and why one of these routes to resistance prevails.

18 Jun 2021

Newly identified protein regulates the flow of materials in the Drosophila ovary

According to a research work performed by Northwestern Medicine and published in the Current Biology journal, a protein helps guide the flow of materials in the ovary of Drosophila fruit flies during the formation of egg cells.

17 Jun 2021

Cancer cells use aging gene to establish a permanent footing in the tissue

Scientists have found how mutated cells support their chance to form cancer.

17 Jun 2021

New types of glial cells in the brain may treat neurodegenerative diseases

Researchers from the University of Basel have discovered two types of glial cells that may play an important role in brain plasticity and repair.

15 Jun 2021

Study finds a link between progression of Alzheimer’s disease and corpuscles in cell nuclei

Studies conducted on patients’ tissue as well as mini-brains created from stem cells have provided a better insight into Alzheimer’s disease.

15 Jun 2021

New understanding of the molecular basis behind continuous stem cell activity in plants

An inter-university research group has succeeded in constructing the gene expression network behind the vascular development process in plants. They achieved this by performing bioinformatics analysis using the 'VISUAL' tissue culture platform, which generates vascular stem cells from leaf cells.

11 Jun 2021

ASU study reveals how diets high in saturated fats cause colon cancer

For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

10 Jun 2021

Some Type 2 diabetes patients could benefit from bone marrow stem cell transplants, study shows

Type 2 diabetes patients who are not overweight and who have had the disorder for less than a decade can benefit from stromal stem cells transplanted from their own bone marrow, according to a study published today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine.

4 Jun 2021

Scientists generate first-ever maps of genome's motions before and after cell differentiation

The organization of the human genome relies on physics of different states of matter - such as liquid and solid - a team of scientists has discovered.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers identify new therapeutic targets for flaviviruses

In a recent study, Australian scientists used an original approach to resolve the 3D structure of flaviviruses with an unprecedented level of detail, identifying small molecules known as 'pocket factors' as new therapeutic targets.

2 Jun 2021