Stem Cells

Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery

More than 130 species of mammal can pause their pregnancies and it can last anywhere between a couple of days and 11 months.

Lifespan of mice dramatically extended in new breakthrough telomere-aging study

Much of the research around longevity focuses on keeping telomeres intact, healthy and strong for as long as possible.

Researchers are now very close to growing made-to-order kidneys for humans

Researchers have been working on ways to grow healthy organs outside the human body.

Healthy babies born to same-sex mice parents using stem cells and gene editing

The offsprings from two mothers developed well enough to go on to have normal children of their own.

Scientists use mouse stem cells to move closer to creating artificial embryos

The early stages of embryo development are when a large proportion of pregnancies are usually lost.

Government of India seeks to define stem cells as drug, regulate use in therapy; scientists term move 'long overdue'

The health ministry , in a proposal to amend existing rules, pushed to bring stem cells and cell-based products under legal regulations

CCMB working to make personalised medicine a reality

CCMB is looking to engage with clinicians and the industry in a big way, with them participating right from the beginning stages of research.

Scientists find genetic switch that decides the fate of embryonic stem cells

For the normal birth or physical development of animals, regulation of their size, shape and number of organs is very critical when an embryo is developing.

Indian scientists have developed a mechanism to rejuvenate aged stem cells

Researchers used 6‐8 weeks and 18‐24 months old mice because age‐associated changes in human hematopoietic stem cells are similar to those observed in mouse

Fighting arthritis may be easier thanks to SMART cells built on CRISPR gene-editing tool

Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, researchers have found a way to rewire mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis and other chronic conditions.