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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.

Pig Retinal Organoids Offer Promising Model for Stem Cell-Based Vision Therapies

Inside the human eye, the retina is made up of several types of cells, including the light-sensing photoreceptors that initiate the cascade of events that lead to vision.

14 Mar 2025

New Technique Converts Skin Cells into Motor Neurons

Converting one type of cell to another - for example, a skin cell to a neuron - can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then differentiated into a neuron.

14 Mar 2025

Study Explores the Physiological Role of Nwd1 Gene in MASH Pathogenesis

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a liver disease that progresses without symptoms and is associated with significant global public health concerns.

12 Mar 2025

Scientists Develop Off-the-Shelf Vascular Grafts Using Stem Cells

Zhang, J., et al. (2025) Small-diameter artery grafts engineered from pluripotent stem cells maintain 100% patency in an allogeneic rhesus macaque model. Cell Reports Medicine. doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102002.

12 Mar 2025

Microbiome-Based Approach Shows Promise for Treating Ulcerative Colitis

The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria that play vital roles in digestion, immunity, and overall health.

12 Mar 2025

Investigating Ubiquitination's Role in Cancer Stem Cell Regulation

This review highlights the critical role of ubiquitination in governing the functionality of cancer stem cells (CSCs), shedding light on potential therapeutic targets for combating tumor progression, recurrence, and drug resistance.

10 Mar 2025

New Insights Into Ageing Revealed

The way in which blood stem cells evolve over a lifespan differs greatly between humans and mice, new research reveals. The findings provide a new understanding of the critical factors that influence tissue ageing.

5 Mar 2025

New Tool to Map the Origins and Journeys of Cells in Development and Disease

A new computational tool allows researchers to understand how the diverse cell types of the human body are made during development, and how diseases progress over time at the cellular level.

4 Mar 2025

Limula Unveils LimONE: A Breakthrough in End-to-End Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Limula has unveiled LimONE, a disruptive cell therapy manufacturing solution that automates complex and fragmented processes into a seamless workflow.

From Limula SA 4 Mar 2025

Researchers Develop Feline Embryonic Stem Cells to Advance Veterinary Medicine

As different as they may seem, humans and cats have similar ailments, but in terms of health care, veterinary regenerative medicine is not as advanced.

28 Feb 2025

Understanding Cell States Could Lead to More Personalized Leukemia Therapies

Myeloid leukaemias are among the most aggressive blood cancers and have low survival rates. Today, leukaemia patients undergo genetic analysis to identify mutations and select the most appropriate treatment.

26 Feb 2025

Novel Mechanism of mRNA Transfer via Tunneling Nanotubes Discovered

Cell-to-cell communication is crucial in all forms and stages of life, and various communication mechanisms have been extensively researched.

20 Feb 2025

CRISPR Unlocks ‘Sleeping’ Genes—A Potential Cure for Prader-Willi Syndrome?

CRISPR epigenome editing successfully reactivates silenced genes in Prader-Willi Syndrome, highlighting potential for targeted therapies in genetic disorders.

20 Feb 2025

Using CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for Chromosomal Rescue in Down Syndrome

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro proof-of-concept study.

19 Feb 2025

New Method for Treating Muscle Atrophy Using Regenerative Medicine

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to treat ageing-related muscular atrophy using regenerative medicine.

18 Feb 2025

New Approach Expands Developmental Potential of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Conventional human pluripotent stem cells at the primed pluripotent state are capable of generating all the embryonic lineages.

17 Feb 2025

Mutant Vimentin Promotes Aggressive Breast Cancer Growth

Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein typically expressed in cells that differentiate into connective tissue, blood vessels, and lymphatic tissue (mesenchymal cells).

12 Feb 2025

Study Uncovers Immune Cell Interaction Driving Aggressive Brain Tumor Growth

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

11 Feb 2025

Researchers Unveil Mechanisms Behind Neural Stem Cell Activation and Quiescence

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation dynamics of neural stem cells (NSCs).

8 Feb 2025

Researchers Identify Key Mechanism in Transformation of Stem Cells to Cancer Cells

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Society, and the rate of new cases continues to rise.

5 Feb 2025