Stem Cells

Effects of spaceflight on heart cell formation from stem cells

Effects of spaceflight on heart cell formation from stem cells

  Researchers used time-lapse imaging to show that mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) grown during spaceflight differentiated into cardiomyocytes significantly faster than similar cells grown at… Read more »

Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice

Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate… Read more »

Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves

Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves

UCLA study sheds new light on critical role of heart-derived macrophages. UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays… Read more »

Mayo Clinic researchers develop more efficient system to reprogram stem cells

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Induced pluripotent stem cells, the workhorse of many regenerative medicine projects, start out as differentiated cells that are reprogrammed to pluripotent stem cells by… Read more »

Combo cell therapy promotes healing of cirrhosis-damaged liver

Combo cell therapy promotes healing of cirrhosis-damaged liver

A study recently published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) describes a new cell therapy that shows promise in treating cirrhosis of the liver. The treatment, a… Read more »

UMN researchers use 3D technology to identify optimal stem cells for transplantation

UMN researchers use 3D technology to identify optimal stem cells for transplantation

Groundbreaking science and technology come together to find potential answers for conditions such as muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is a condition which causes muscle weakness and decreased… Read more »

Study shows how stem cell injections helped dogs suffering from osteoarthritis

Study shows how stem cell injections helped dogs suffering from osteoarthritis

Researchers have developed what appears to be a simple, minimally invasive, effective way to treat osteoarthritis (OA) in dogs that may prove to be of considerable importance… Read more »