Researchers have shown for the first time in an animal that is more closely related to humans that it is possible to make new bone from stem-cell-like induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)... Read more
A single genetic tweak is all that is needed to turn ordinary skin cells into functioning brain cells The research could help to treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other brain diseases. Work... Read more
These cells hold great long-term medical potential Skipping pluripotency ‘detour,’ Max Planck researcher Prof. Schöler again takes lead in stem cell research Breaking new ground,... Read more
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered a novel way to convert human skin cells into brain cells, advancing medicine and human health by offering new hope for regenerative med... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Chinese researchers used cells, known as induced pluripotent skin cells (iPS), that have been reprogrammed to look and act like embryonic stem cells. Embryonic stem cells... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new technique that allows blood to be made directly from skin cells has been discovered. The pioneering approach by Canadian researchers uses human skin stem cells to c... Read more
Researching liver disorders is extremely difficult because liver cells (hepatocytes) cannot be grown in the laboratory. However, researchers at the University of Cambridge have now managed t... Read more