Telomeres: ageing and longevity
Takuji Shirasawa and Marcelo Viegas discuss recent advances in telomere measurement technology and the increased understanding of their role, physiology and pathology
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Volumetric changes after a stem cell facelift: a multiple-case study
Maria Cristina A. Puyat presents the results of a study which assessed the effectiveness of stem cell facelifts by tracking the volume changes in patients using 3D imaging
Read MoreGene therapy for human skin disease produces long-term benefits
Stem cell-based gene therapy holds promise for the treatment of devastating genetic skin diseases, but the long-term clinical outcomes of this approach have been unclear. In a study published online...
Read MoreAgeing accelerated in stem cells
Stem cells hold promise for understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases, but so far they have failed to accurately model disorders that occur late in life. A study published by Cell...
Read MoreResearchers regrow hair and repair soft tissues
A new study from researchers at the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children’s Hospital suggests that capacity of young animals to repair their tissue effortlessly can also be recaptured in...
Read MoreProtection from UV rays provided by circadian rhythms in skin stem cells
Human skin must cope with UV radiation from the sun and other harmful environmental factors that fluctuate in a circadian manner. A study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell has revealed...
Read MoreNew research study of ‘sister’ stem cells uncovers cancer clue
Scientists have used a brand new technique for examining individual stem cells to uncover dramatic differences in the gene expression levels—which genes are turned ‘up’ or ‘down’—between apparently...
Read MoreDiscovery of novel way in which gene controls stem cell self-renewal
Stem cell scientists at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada, have discovered that the gene GATA3 has a role in how blood stem cells renew themselves — a finding that...
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September/October 2024 Issue
