Scientists have discovered a stem cell that appears to serve as a master source for tendon and ligament cells throughout the ...

Aging progressively affects how our bodies function. Among other effects, it reduces the ability of the hematopoietic ...

In the early 2000s, dental clinician and stem cell researcher Songtao Shi’s six-year-old daughter lost her first tooth. Curious, Shi, then at the University of Pennsylvania, took a closer look at its ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of blood cancer. It affects people of all ages but is most common in those over 65. Around 150 people are diagnosed with the disease each year in ...

Scientists have long assumed that once a tissue runs out of stem cells, the damage is permanent. New research out of Israel suggests otherwise. The body may be able to turn back the clock on its own ...

The immune system has a remarkable ability to respond to infection, invasion, blood loss, injury and other environmental demands in a rapid and appropriate manner. To do this, hematopoietic stem and ...

Deep in the corner of the eye, in a ring of tissue called the limbus, live stem cells that keep the cornea clear and the ...

Researchers used CRISPR to remove CD33 from donor stem cells, potentially giving doctors a way to attack aggressive blood ...

Researchers found that certain brain tumor mutations may keep developing cells trapped in a stem-like state. Credit: Shutterstock A blood stem cell molecule revealed how some childhood brain tumor ...