Many of the most common diseases, like heart failure, liver failure, Type 1 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, occur when cells or whole organs fail to do their job. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if it were ...

Scientists discover how aging alters the function of cells, called mesenchymal drift, and manage to reverse this process.

Researchers have created a way to guide and control the development of stem cells into specific tissues and organs, opening the door to developing a means of one day tackling complex diseases like ...

Scientists have created human-sheep hybrids in a step toward human organ production in animals. The approach could one day supply organs for transplantation in humans and even offer a cure for Type 1 ...

Long before scientists test new medicines in animals or people, they study the effects of the substances on cells growing in Petri dishes. However, a 2D layer of cells is a poor substitute for the ...

How can we ethically study the final stages of pregnancy? That sounds like an obvious question, but it has puzzled researchers for decades. For obvious reasons, whole human embryos cannot be grown and ...

During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's bloodstream and tissues. They can settle in maternal organs such as the ...

The system, previously used to return circulation to severed pigs’ brains, can now restore some functions of cells in other vital organs A new system stopped the deterioration of cells in pig organs ...