Figure 1: In search of factors that induce haematopoietic stem cells. During embryonic development, HSCs arise from vascular cells that line the aorta, and the cells continue to require signals from ...

Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to take normal tissue cells and reprogram them into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells, ...

Metabolism is crucial for all living cells: it provides energy as well as the molecular building blocks required for growth. Some metabolic pathways protect cells against different types of stress, ...

According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning or switching from milk to solid food in early life doesn't just change what ...

Annually, about 790,000 Americans suffer a heart attack, which leaves damaged scar tissue on the heart and limits its ability to beat efficiently. But what if scientists could reprogram scar tissue ...

Scientists reprogram brain cells to remove Alzheimer’s plaques with a single injection, showing a new approach to long-term ...