Viscoelastic hydrogels combine the fluid-like viscous response and the solid-like elastic response of natural extracellular matrices to present time-dependent mechanical cues to embedded cells. Unlike ...

Researchers create a magnetic nanoscale system that reversibly switches groove and ridge structures to regulate stem cell adhesion and differentiation. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Tissue regeneration depends ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling towards the brain becomes obstructed, causing neurons to die off. Strokes are ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as “miracle” cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...

This is a Research Topic initiated by ISACB, the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology.The field of ...

Researchers at Technion have uncovered a surprising natural mechanism through which the body repairs itself: Contrary to what was previously believed, mature, aged cells retain an extraordinary ...

Biologic ventricular assist tissue (BioVAT) is formulated from engineered heart muscle composed of cardiomyocytes and stromal cells derived from allogeneic induced pluripotent stem cells for cardiac ...