While these animals retain the regenerative ability throughout adulthood, most mammals, including mice and humans, lose this capacity shortly after birth. 4 Scientists are interested in determining ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but this isn’t the case in adults. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to ...

Gene therapy using lentiviral vectors (LVs) has proven effective in ex vivo applications, where a patient’s stem cells are extracted, genetically modified, and then reinfused to achieve therapeutic ...

Scientists show that prenatal stress reshapes fetal mast cells and sensory neurons, creating a fragile skin barrier that sparks early-life eczema in mice. Study: Maternal stress triggers early-life ...

Excellent news for mice everywhere! Scientists have confirmed that administering the drug rapamycin to baby mice everyday for the first 45 days of their lives extends life expectancy by an average 10 ...