Researchers have shed new light on how tissues in the body are repaired following the damage and premature death of tissue ...

The liver is a vital organ, crucial to digestion, metabolism and the elimination of toxins. It has a unique ability, ...

Researchers discovered a mechanism after acute liver damage occurs—and it could lead to treatments for those with severe ...

Dr. Shahin Rafii, study senior author, director of the Hartman Institute for Therapeutic Organ Regeneration and the Ansary Stem Cell Institute, chief of the division of regenerative medicine ...

Glucose is life's main energy source. But a new study reveals a surprising role as a master manipulator of tissue maturation, hinting at its importance in diabetes and cancer.

A single molecular switch is essential for blood stem cells to enter an activated, regenerative state in which they produce new blood cells, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell ...

During regeneration, adult stem cells and/or progenitor cells differentiate to replace the missing tissue, although in some instances differentiated cells can also participate in the regeneration ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

When the body adapts to a single exercise type, the cellular regeneration process becomes less responsive over time. Ercoli emphasizes that varying activities creates continuous adaptation demands ...