The Silberstein lab initially became interested in Sema4A while looking for extrinsic, so called “niche” factors ... functional identity of myeloid-biased hematopoietic stem cells. Nature Aging. DOI: ...

Dr Joseph Dituri spent 100 days in a specialized underwater compound to experiment and monitor the long-term effects of the ...

Northeastern University scientists have discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new ...

As we age, blood stem cells, the essential source of new blood cells in the body, can accumulate genetic mutations.

Two independent clinical trials demonstrate the safety of stem cell therapies for Parkinson's disease. The papers, published ...

Every organ in our body contains a small number of adult stem cells that are specific to its niche. These cells act like a ...

Mitochondria play a crucial role in acquiring pluripotency and determining cell fate. The mitochondrial unfolded protein ...

His demonstration of how to make these cells, known as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, also raised hopes that personalized treatments could soon follow, to regenerate damaged tissues such as ...

Two hotly anticipated clinical trials using stem cells to treat people with Parkinson’s disease have published encouraging results. The early-stage trials demonstrate that injecting stem-cell ...

The committee reviews and approves research and training materials related to the derivation and use of pHSCs, including human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and pluripotent stem cells produced from ...

On the day of Coontz’s procedure, Gary Steinberg, the chair of neurosurgery, drilled a nickel-size burr hole into Coontz’s skull and injected stem cells around the affected part of her brain.