Diesel exhaust particles can disturb the function of human brain immune cells, known as microglia, according to a recent ...

Unlike the less common and more rapid 'wet' macular degeneration, the 'dry' form of the condition is a gradual loss of vision ...

Model recapitulates key physiological features of native endosteal niches, and could aid in the study of blood formation in both healthy and diseased conditions.

Drug development for the treatment of amyloid lateral sclerosis (ALS) requires an understanding of how genetic mutations lead to the ALS phenotype. Researchers use human induced pluripotent stem cell ...

whether human stem cells (i.e. special types of cells that can renew themselves and develop into many different cell types in the body) are beneficial in reducing death in people with decompensated ...

Researchers at the Eye Genetics Research Unit at Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) are the first in the world to ...

The use of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has led to a paradigm shift in cellular immunotherapy. By reprogramming somatic cells into a pluripotent state, iPSCs represent a renewable source of ...

New Human Gastric Organoids could prove vital in the search for a type 1 diabetes cure without the risk of immune rejection.

In a first-in-human phase 1/2a clinical trial, researchers used adult stem cells to help restore vision in people with age-related macular degeneration. In the United States, age-related macular degen ...