Sickle cell disease causes premature aging of blood stem cells, which scientists may be able to address with a special class of drugs, according to a new study from St. Jude Children's Research ...
Blood transfusions are crucial in human and veterinary medicine, yet human blood reserves are in constant need of donors, ...
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg and ETH Zurich have created the first integrated map detailing the metabolic and molecular changes in human blood ...
Young blood stem cells restored key blood-forming and immune functions in aged mice without chemotherapy or radiation. Credit ...
By freezing your own healthy blood stem cells in your 20s, thawing them and undergoing a stem cell transplant in your 40s or ...
Stem cells are precursors of a variety of different cells: They can turn into anything from blood to bone to muscle. Human blood stem cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the forerunners of ...
When a vascular injury occurs, platelets in young mice form much smaller blood clots (left) than platelets in old mice (right), where the clot almost blocks the blood vessel. Fluorescence microscopy ...
A vivid new image is taking shape in the world of cell biology: Imagine bacteria adhering to the surface of a cell, perhaps at the site of an injury or wound. In response, a white blood cell arrives ...
Science may one day give us a way to replace damaged and diseased parts of the body with artificial replacements – but ...
By Kunal Das and Puyaan Singh July 21 (Reuters) - Agios Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday it is discontinuing development of ...