Researchers have discovered that a leukemic cell is capable of transforming into a non-cancerous cell through epigenetic changes. All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very ...

Cell therapies are already here, with treatments now available for some cancers and rare diseases. But bringing such living medicines to more patients presents both scientific and financial challenges ...

In 2012, John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamakana were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering that adult cells can be reprogrammed into pluripotent ones (iPS); the cells obtained are capable of ...

Share on Pinterest New research in mice suggests a novel way to treat both forms of diabetes. 1130945222 Tom Werner/Getty Images Scientists have used synthetic antibodies to block cell receptors in ...

Researchers used nanorobots to precisely stimulate stem cells into bone cells by applying pressure to cell walls, enabling faster future treatments. Prof. Berna Özkale Edelmann’s nanorobots consist of ...

Some cities fight gangs with ex-members who educate kids and starve gangs of new recruits. Stanford Medicine researchers have done something similar with cancer — altering cancer cells so that they ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T) therapies have shown promise in targeting difficult-to-treat cancers; however, predicting the efficacy, durability, and response of these therapies remains a ...