A team of scientists has mapped the regions surrounding stem cells in planarians—small flatworms that are famous for being able to regrow whole bodies from small fragments—and discovered something ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from ...

Teeth naturally wear down over time, but scientists have found that they could signal certain cells to regrow bones, opening ...

Over the course of evolution, the human heart has largely lost its ability to regenerate. Our distant ancestors were not ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

Pancreas development in pigs resembles humans much more closely than does the established mouse model. An international team ...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The molecular secretions of stem cells taken from human gum tissue could someday be used to speed the healing and regeneration of damaged tissues in the ...

While humans can regularly replace certain cells, like those in our blood and gut, we cannot naturally regrow most other parts of the body. For example, when the tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ...

Research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or grow real biological teeth in a human jaw.

A team of scientists has mapped the regions surrounding stem cells in planarians—small flatworms that are famous for being able to regrow whole bodies from small fragments—and discovered something ...