Stem cells

A technique to prime stem cells to induce anti-tumor immunity may open the door to economical production of anticancer shots

Calicneurin inhibitors, used clinically as immunosuppressive drugs, are shown to confer a growth advantage to myeloid cells

Remarkable strides are being made in stem cell research at the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, leading to the development of novel therapeutic and diagnostic strategies

Researchers identify a genetic switch that controls differentiation of embryonic stem cells into neural cells

Embryonic stem cell researchers collaborate to uncover genomic changes that might favor cancerous growth

Stem cells grown on a scaffold form new heart tissues and may lead to the creation of functioning bioartificial hearts

The discovery of distal airway stem cells opens the door to new therapies for reversing pulmonary disease

MicroRNAs are essential for B-cell development and antibody production

Identification of a signaling pathway could aid development of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease

Collaborative study sheds light on our understanding of how stem cells differentiate during embryonic development

Skewed X chromosome expression may confound laboratory models of human diseases

Fibroblast growth factor-2 keeps stems cells in their undifferentiated state by activating Wnt signaling