ScientistsinShanghaisaytheyhavemadeabreakthroughinresearchinganalternativetochemotherapythatwouldtreattumorsinasafe,efficientwaywithzerosideeffectsforpatients.C
Chinesescientistshavedevelopeda"heart-on-a-chip"devicetomimicthebeatandcontractionofcardiacmusclecellsinvitro,whichcouldreplacenon-humananimalmodelsfordrugscree
AmericanresearchersreportedonMondayinthejournalCancerCellthatthemolecularmechanismsbywhichfatcellscommunicatewithtumortissue,providingenergytothelatter.SanfordP
Chinesescientistshavemadeabreakthroughincreatingstemcellswithacocktailoftwochemicalsthatcaninducematuresomaticcellstoturnbackintopluripotentstemcells.Thestudyby
Anewstudyhasfoundthatthebrainsofpeopleasoldas79maystillmakenewnervecells,suggestingthatmanyseniorsmayretainmoreoftheircognitiveandemotionalabilitieslongerthanpr
Everydayisacurlyhairdayforsheep.Thosecurlsandkinksarepartofwhatmakeswoolensweaterssocozy—themazeoffibershelpstrapwarmair,keepingitclosetothebody.Butwrappedupint
Twopeoplewithseverevisionlossduetoadegenerativeeyediseaseareabletoreadafterembryonicstemcelltreatment,researcherssaidMonday.Thepairsufferfrom"wet"age-relatedmac
Biohybridsolarcellsaren'tnearlyasefficientasstandardsiliconpanels,butincludingnaturalmaterialsinrenewableenergycouldmakeitmorecost-effective.Scientistshaverefin
Scientistshavestolenatrickfromfirefliesandjellyfishtomakeanimalswithcellsthatglowsobrightlytheycanbeseenfromoutsidethebody.TheJapaneseteamcreatedmiceandmarmoset
Ourcurrentmethodsoffightingmalignanttumorsarewildlyinadequate.Chemotherapyandradiationtreatments,whilesometimessuccessful,comewithmassivesideeffects,mainlybecau
TongjiUniversityhasannouncedwhatitsaysisamajorbreakthroughinthetreatmentoflungdiseasebyrepairingtissuethroughstemcelltransplantation.Theregenerativetherapyworks
Scientistshavegrownhumaneggcellstofullmaturityinthelabinapotentialbreakthroughforfertilitytreatment,theyannouncedinastudypublishedFriday.ResearchersinNewYorkand
Scientistsrecentlyfoundwhattheycalled"anxietycells"inthebrainsofmice,raisinghopestobettertreatanxietydisordersamonghumanbeings,accordingtomediareports.Thestudyp
DrinkingalcoholmaycauseirreversibledamagetotheDNAofstemcellsandincreasetheriskofdevelopingcertaincancers,anewstudyhasrevealed.Usinggeneticallymodifiedmice,Briti
ResearchershaveusedmicetoshowhowalcoholdamagestheDNAofstemcellsresponsibleforproducingnewblood.Thismayexplainwhydrinkingincreasestheriskofcancer,accordingtoastu
Scientistshavecomeastepclosertomimickingthenaturalprocessbywhichthebodycreatesspermfromstemcellsinworkthatcouldultimatelyprovidenewtreatmentsforinfertility.Spea
Anovelgenetherapythatengineerspatients'ownblood-formingstemcellsmayofterlong-termprotectionagainstHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS,U.S.researcherssaidThursday.Intesta