In a groundbreaking proof-of-concept study, researchers at Cincinnati Children's report success at restoring healthy function ...

Teeth function not only because of the hard enamel on the surface, but also because they have roots that anchor them firmly ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

Scientists are sending stem cells into orbit where the forces of gravity won't interfere with how they cells proliferate and assemble into small organ-like clusters. It's an exciting time for stem ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...

One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they react during times of stress, such as when the temperature gets ...

However, much remains to be discovered. Yejing Ge, a cell biologist at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, discussed her research on skin-resident stem cells and the surprisingly similar process that ...