IVG could one day turn human cells into eggs or sperm

What are the social, ethical, and legal implications of the ability to create eggs and sperm from any cell? An expert weighs in.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Oct. 24, 2023 ~9 min

Blocking stem cell signal restores bone healing in aging mice

Blocking a signaling pathway called Notch in skeletal stem cells in mice restored bone-healing ability lost during aging.

Greg Williams-NYU • futurity
Sept. 28, 2023 ~7 min


Organoids clarify autism in developing brain

Researchers developed brain organoids from the stem cells of boys diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Aug. 10, 2023 ~4 min

Stem cells repair diseased heart cells

Research shows a new stem cell therapy repairs diseased heart cells, offering a potential cure for heart failure patients.

Duke-NUS • futurity
June 14, 2023 ~6 min

Dry eye changes how injured cornea heals itself

Dry eye disease alters how the cornea heals itself after injury. Now, researchers have identified new potential therapy targets.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~4 min

‘Fate mapping’ traces cell samples back to embryo

A computer model, quantitative fate mapping, looks back in the developmental timeline to trace the origin of cells in a fully grown organism.

Vanessa Wasta-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 15, 2022 ~6 min

‘Dialogue’ with environment fuels cancer stem cells

New research indicates that "crosstalk" between stem cells in tumors and their environment leads to a loop that can promote cancer.

Rockefeller University • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~8 min

Why stem cell transplants for MS work so well

New research digs into why blood stem cell transplants are so effective as a therapy for multiple sclerosis.

Kurt Bodenmueller-U. Zurich • futurity
Nov. 11, 2022 ~6 min


Odd liquid ‘computer’ is key to stem cells becoming other cells

Researchers have discovered a peculiar droplet that's key to stem cell differentiation. It also points to potential cancer therapies.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Oct. 13, 2022 ~10 min

How your intestines repair and renew themselves

New findings show how stem cells coordinate to repair and replace the intestine's lining. The work could clarify disorders like inflammatory bowel disease.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Aug. 2, 2022 ~5 min

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