For the first time, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated how to reliably produce an important type of human immune cell—known as helper T cells—from stem cells in a ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

For the first time, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated how to reliably produce an important type of human immune cell-known as helper T cells-from stem cells in a ...

The use of base editing to generate universal off-the-shelf CAR T cells induced durable remissions -- up to 36 months in one ...

A Swedish startup aims to dominate stem cell production while nanotechnology is helping to transform cancer care. What does ...

Plant regeneration relies on a delicate balance between stem cell renewal and differentiation, yet the evolutionary origin and functional limits of key regulators remain poorly understood. This study ...

The study, published in British scientific journal Nature, suggests that the disease may begin in basal stem cells — ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling ...

Four years after Omeros came up short in its bid to gain an FDA approval for stem cell transplant drug narsoplimab, the ...

Researchers have unlocked a way to grow the immune system’s “conductors” from stem cells, bringing ready-made cancer-fighting therapies a big step closer. For the first time, scientists at the Univers ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

With roughly 2,000 giant pandas remaining in the wild, scientists have spent the last several decades looking for new ways to help the iconic black-and-white bears stave off extinction. And now, it ...