While these animals retain the regenerative ability throughout adulthood, most mammals, including mice and humans, lose this capacity shortly after birth. 4 Scientists are interested in determining ...
Frozen mice stem cells that were aboard the ISS for six months can produce healthy offspring. By Laura Baisas Published Aug 15, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletterđź’ˇ ...
Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but this isn’t the case in adults. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to ...
When the heart is injured, as in a myocardial infarction, the damaged heart muscle cannot regenerate—instead, scar tissue forms. Cardiomyocytes, the heart muscle cells that generate contractile force, ...
Gene therapy using lentiviral vectors (LVs) has proven effective in ex vivo applications, where a patient’s stem cells are extracted, genetically modified, and then reinfused to achieve therapeutic ...
Scientists show that prenatal stress reshapes fetal mast cells and sensory neurons, creating a fragile skin barrier that sparks early-life eczema in mice. Study: Maternal stress triggers early-life ...