Scientists invent new method for manufacturing platelet-producing cells from stem cells
Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate…
Grey hair might reflect a hidden defence that clears damaged cells and lowers melanoma risk, says study
When you spot a silver strand in the mirror, you normally chalk it up to getting older. But…
Lab-grown organoid offers a platform to study how liver scarring develops
As chronic liver disease becomes more widespread, researchers at Science Tokyo have developed a lab-grown organoid that replicates…
Stem cells show promise in preventing post-heart attack heart failure
Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower…
Efficacy of Extracellular Vesicles Derived From Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Regulating Senescence: In Vitro and in vivo Insights
BACKGROUND Newswise — Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC-EVs) can be used for anti-aging therapy and…
Long-Term Follow-Up of Autologous Nasal Epithelial Stem Cell Transplantation for Congenital Olfactory Disorders in Children
BACKGROUND Newswise — Congenital olfactory disorders (CODs) are rare but impactful conditions that impair the sense of smell…
A Rogue Gene Explains Mysterious Cases of Diabetes and Epilepsy in Newborns
Credit: Wikimedia Commons When six infants around the world were diagnosed with an odd trio of symptoms (diabetes,…
UIC researchers discover an important cellular mechanism that drives aging
As our hairs go gray and our muscles weaken with age, our immune system also changes. In particular,…
Lab-grown embryo models mimic natural formation of blood and heart cells
University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects…
CellNavi predicts genes directing cellular transitions by learning a gene graph-enhanced cell state manifold
Input embeddings In CellNavi, we use single-cell raw count matrices as the only input. Specifically, the single-cell sequencing…
New tool enables and enhances protein investigations
A new tool greatly improves scientists’ ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells,…
Exercise combined with induced pluripotent stem cells enhances the Wnt1-Lmx1a loop in the midbrain of Parkinsonian mice to alleviate Parkinsonian symptoms
BACKGROUND The therapeutic potential of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) for Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been demonstrated. Exercise…