Scientists are uncovering a surprising truth about aging cells: some may damage the body, while others help protect it. The discovery is fueling a new wave of precision anti-aging therapies aimed at ...

With age, teeth get increasingly brittle and susceptible to damage from tooth decay, which can eventually lead to tooth loss.

Researchers have tested a gene-edited stem cell transplant designed to shield healthy blood-forming cells from powerful ...

Stem cells offer an extraordinary toolkit for science and medicine. Researchers are getting better at turning these ...

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that human hematopoietic ...

Cell cultures—single layers of cells grown in a small dish—have enabled researchers to study biological growth, develop or test drugs and even discover what causes some diseases. Cell spheroids, 3D ...

Share on Pinterest Japan has given approval for world-first stem cell treatments for Parkinson’s disease and heart failure. Image credit: David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images Japan has granted world ...

One major point of differentiation from other active ingredients is that stem-cell skin-care products aren’t necessarily filled with live stem cells. Rather, they have “collections of exosomes and/or ...

Cystinosis is a multisystemic lysosomal storage disorder caused by pathogenic variants in CTNS, the gene encoding cystinosin, a lysosomal transmembrane cystine transporter. In patients with cystinosis ...

The “world’s oldest snowball” will celebrate 50 years frozen in time — and is now a treasured family heirloom. The snowball was created on February 5, 1976, in San Jose, California, when Jeff Shamus ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Texas A&M researchers found a way to make stem cells produce double the normal number of mitochondria using nanoflower particles. These energized stem cells then transfer their surplus “power packs” ...