Researchers at Stanford found a way to cure or prevent Type 1 diabetes in mice using a combined blood stem cell and islet ...

Aging is defined as the deterioration of function over time, and it is one of the main risk factors for numerous chronic ...

Researchers are learning how to coax aging blood stem cells in mice to behave more like their younger counterparts, restoring ...

This is a scene from my daily routine in my lab in Milan where we study hematopoietic stem cells, from which all types of blood cells originate. We take these cells from donated umbilical cords, ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs around the body. They then carry carbon dioxide from around the body back to the lungs. These cells are an important component of blood. However, a range of ...

It has only recently become known that two parallel systems of blood formation exist in the body, originating from different ...

A protein that masterminds the way DNA is wrapped within chromosomes has a major role in the healthy functioning of blood stem cells, which produce all blood cells in the body, according to a new ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional ...

A protein that masterminds the way DNA is wrapped within chromosomes has a major role in the healthy functioning of blood stem cells, which produce all blood cells in the body, according to a new ...

Whether it’s a tiny snail or a massive whale, most living organisms rely on blood flowing through their bodies to stay alive. This precious fluid fights infection, delivers nutrients and gases to ...