Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have determined the role of a key growth factor, found in skin cells of limited quantities in humans, which helps hair follicles form and regenerate ...
Jun 2, 2013
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Many of the most common diseases, like heart failure, liver failure, Type 1 diabetes and Parkinson's disease, occur when cells or whole organs fail to do their job. Wouldn't it be fantastic if it were possible to replace ...
Aug 20, 2019
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Old human cells return to a more youthful and vigorous state after being induced to briefly express a panel of proteins involved in embryonic development, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Some organisms have a remarkable capacity for regenerating tissue. If a fish or salamander suffers heart damage, for instance, their cells are able to divide and successfully repair the injured organ. Imagine if you could ...
Mar 1, 2018
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You've probably heard that your best defenses against the coronavirus are washing your hands, practicing social distancing, and having a healthy immune system. It's that last part—the part you can't really control for sure—that ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Normally, fat cells store energy. In brown fat cells, however, energy is dissipated as heat—brown fat thus serves as a biological heater. Most mammals therefore have this mechanism. In humans it keeps newborns warm; in ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Johns Hopkins scientists investigating chemical modifications across the genomes of adult mice have discovered that DNA modifications in non-dividing brain cells, thought to be inherently stable, instead underwent large-scale ...
Sep 30, 2011
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An established drug for recurrent multiple myeloma might effectively be repurposed to improve the survival and day-to-day lives of patients with devastating sickle cell disease, according to revealing new research by a Feinstein ...
Dec 17, 2015
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Scientists have created a highly detailed map of skin, which reveals that cellular processes from development are re-activated in cells from patients with inflammatory skin disease. The researchers from the Wellcome Sanger ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Early on, every stem cell faces a fateful choice. During skin development, for instance, the embryonic epidermis begins as a single layer of epidermal progenitor cells. Their choice is to become a mature epidermal cell or ...
Jul 28, 2023
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