Stem Cells

Researchers working with flies at IRB Barcelona describe that the concentration of some small intracellular organelles determines the branching capacity...

The underlying cause of male infertility is unknown for 30 percent of cases. In a pair of new studies, researchers...

Knowing when to hold them, and when to fold them, is a critical skill in professional gambling. But it’s also...

Credit: TulaneKim O’Connor, a professor in Tulane University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, received a three-year $599,638 grant from...

A new procedure developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may revolutionize the culturing of adult stem cells. In their report...

Adult stem cells represent a sort of blank clay from which a myriad of different cell and tissue types are...

Human parthenogenetic stem cells, derived from unfertilized oocytes, can be used without destroying potentially viable human embryos to generate unlimited...

Intestinal stem cells are among the most rapidly dividing cells in the body, busily creating new cells to replace the...

Signaling a potential new approach to treating diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard...

Induced pluripotent stem cells hold promise for regenerative medicine because they can, in theory, turn into any type of tissue...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are...

Writing in the March 28, 2016 issue of Nature Medicine, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine...

In a landmark proof-of-concept experiment, Australian researchers have used a handheld 3D printing pen to ‘draw’ human stem cells in...

Irvine, Calif., April 7, 2016 — While stem cells have shown promise for treating brain regions damaged by cancer radiation...