Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

While much is mysterious about the aging process, change over time remains its cornerstone. The biological shifts that ...

PSC-derived cells can reverse type 1 diabetes in mice and may overcome some of the hurdles faced by existing stem cell ...

Sickle cell disease is inherited at birth when you receive related genes from both parents. One gene usually causes sickle cell trait (SCT), which often has no health problems. The main sickle cell ...

Researchers develop IRISeq and EnrichSci to map cellular neighborhoods and analyze rare aging cells in the brain simultaneously.

A newly discovered type of liver cell may hold clues for treating severe liver disease, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute. The findings, published in ...

The first clinical trial to test the tumour-fighting power of a stem-cell-like class of long-lived immune cells suggests that ...

By studying mechanical properties of mesenchymal stem cells, researchers can better understand how they differentiate.