Stem cells hold immense potential in research and therapeutic development. One area where they are being utilized is in the development of advanced cell models, such as organoids. Stem cell-derived ...

All cell types found in the body are derived from stem cells. However, genetic mutations can impact the ability of stem cells to develop into fully functional cells. Also, as the body ages, the number ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announces the launch of a new online continuing education course, Stem Cell Medicine: From Scientific Research to Patient Care. The ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announces the appointment of Janet Rossant, President of the Gairdner Foundation and Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Hospital for Sick ...

Descriptions of the embryo go back at least to the time of Aristotle, but it has only been since the late 19 th century and early 20 th century that advances in experimental approaches allowed ...

Stem cells in most organisms typically take cues from adjacent cells. But new research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has found that stem cells in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea ...

For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

While our cells are performing some important, basic functions, they can generate compounds known as reactive oxygen species ...

Electricity has always been central to how life works, from the firing of neurons to the beating of the heart, but new ...