Researchers at the University of Southampton have invented a new way to generate human cartilage tissue from stem cells. The…
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Chasing the cells that predict death from severe COVID-19
While vaccines are doing a remarkable job of slowing the COVID-19 pandemic, infected people can still die from severe illness…
Immune cells promote proinflammatory fatty liver disease
A particular type of dendritic cell is responsible for the tissue damage that occurs in non-alcoholic steatohepatits (NASH) in mice…
Transforming lung cells critical for pulmonary fibrosis
The failure of lung epithelial cells to complete transition from a stem cell-like state into a fully differentiated state causes…
Transforming lung cells critical for pulmonary fibrosis
The failure of lung epithelial cells to complete transition from a stem cell-like state into a fully differentiated state causes…
New clues to classic cancer target found in immune cells
New clues to a long-pursued drug target in cancer may reside within immune cells, researchers at the University of Michigan…
Fatty liver hepatitis is caused by auto-aggressive immune cells
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), often called ‘fatty liver hepatitis,’ can lead to serious liver damage and liver cancer. A team of…
Direct reprogramming of oral epithelial cells into mesenchymal-like cells
Epithelial cell rests of Malassez derived from the periodontal ligament were transformed into progenitor stem-like cells by stimulation with epigenetic…
‘Weak’ and ‘strong’ cells bonding boosts body’s diabetes fight
Scientists have broadened our understanding of how ‘weak’ cells bond with their more mature cellular counterparts to boost the body’s…
Cholesterol starvation kills lymphoma cells
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed a novel therapy to trick cancer cells into gobbling up what they think is…