Airway stem cell transplantation achieves functional restoration and long-term engraftment in preclinical models, promising new opportunities for patients without gene-targeted options.

CU Anschutz researchers use organoids to model diseases, test experimental drugs and investigate approaches to precision and ...

For millions of people living with chronic dry mouth, the simple acts of speaking, swallowing and eating a meal can become ...

Death ends the body’s ability to function as a whole, but it does not kill every cell at the same instant. Research has shown that some human cells remain viable for hours or even days after death, ...

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 ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye-called the cornea-can heal from minor scratches within a single day. The brain is not one ...

UCLA researchers studying mice discovered that stem cells in aged muscle accumulate a protective protein called NDRG1 that slows their ability to repair tissue but helps the cells survive longer — ...

Cedars-Sinai researchers created “young” immune cells from human stem cells that reversed cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice. The treated animals showed better memory and healthier ...