Mitochondria can lose power like batteries, but they can potentially be regenerated—a promising development than can be used in future treatments.

As we age, the muscles we rely on for daily activities tend to become less reliable. With enough decline, even normal ...

Mice lacking the extracellular matrix protein tenascin-C showed a reduced ability to repair muscular damage compared to controls.

On the left: Model organism fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), gastrointestinal tract highlighted in green. On the right: Microscope images of the fruit fly intestine where cell nuclei are stained ...

Adult skeletal muscle is a tissue with a high capacity for regeneration due to the existence of stem cell population, termed ...

Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) have published a review analyzing the therapeutic ...

A first-of-its-kind trial is testing adult stem cell transplants for advanced dry macular degeneration. Early results show ...

UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps ...

The human body possesses remarkable abilities to heal, regenerate and protect itself when given the right nutritional support. Certain foods contain unique compounds that can simultaneously support ...

All cells need to sense and respond to their environment, to know when to activate genes, build proteins, and carry out their ...