Vitamin K is best known for helping blood clot. Without enough of it, even a small cut can become dangerous. The vitamin also ...

New research from scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) describes a process for converting skin cells directly into neurons that bypasses the induced pluripotent stem cell ...

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that human glial progenitor cells are a promising and safe cell product ...

For the first time, researchers have used cells from one species to restore the sense of smell in another. In an article published April 25 in Cell, researchers from Columbia University described how ...

A better understanding of inflammation and lung immunity over the past two decades has led to new, innovative treatments for asthma, including biologic therapies. This is especially true for a subtype ...

Messenger RNA can travel between different types of stem cells through tunnel-like structures, as revealed by a new study. By studying interactions between mouse and human stem cells, they discovered ...

To create mouse-rat "chimeras," researchers injected rat stem cells into mouse embryos that lacked some genes for brain development. Creative Touch Imaging Ltd. / NurPhoto via Getty Images Scientists ...

The mouse on the left is a chimeric with dark eyes and patches of black fur, a result of stem cells derived from a choanoflagellate Sox gene. The wildtype mouse on the right has red eyes and all white ...