stem cells

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Kan Cao studies the rare aging disorder progeria to find a cure, and she’s ready to solve the mysteries of healthy human aging along the way.

Implanting brown fat into mice fed a high fat diet helps them lose weight and become glucose tolerant. Will it do the same for humans?

A transfusion of mesenchymal stem cells stabilized and, in some cases, improved transplanted lung function in patients with chronic organ rejection.

Neural cell culture models mimic the brain microenvironment and provide physiologically relevant information for drug discovery.

A new analysis shows huge variation in mutations for induced pluripotent stem cells, including some changes that can severely limit their ability to transform into other kinds of cells.

A new heart-on-a-chip gives scientists an up-close look at the beating human heart from the comfort of their lab benches.

Amongst a plethora of stem cells, which cell type should scientists choose?

Researchers face more obstacles studying the lung microbiome than the gut microbiome. One big hurdle is collecting lung samples. In a new study, researchers used an invasive technique to collect fluid from children’s lungs and discovered how the lung’s microbial makeup affects stem cell transplant outcomes.

Learn how scientists use cells from real human intestine to assess gut toxicity and screen drugs.