When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and ...

For the first time, a research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a groundbreaking process that combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues for spinal cord ...

For the better part of a century, modern medicine has operated on a pharmacological model: identify a symptom and suppress it with a chemical. While this approach has saved countless lives, it has ...

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine's School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences have discovered how muscle stem cells "flip a switch" to rebuild damaged muscle – a finding that could ...

Your blood is constantly renewed by a hidden army—hematopoietic stem cells in your bone marrow. These cells can create every type of blood cell, but new research shows some are surprisingly picky, ...