Cedars-Sinai scientists have developed an experimental drug that repairs DNA and serves as a prototype for a new class of ...

A heart attack does more than block blood flow. Inside your body, it unleashes chaos. Heart cells flood with harmful oxygen ...

Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal ...

Fat tissue stem cells have shown a remarkable ability to heal spinal fractures and restore bone strength in rats. The ...

TY1 enhances the action of TREX1, a gene that helps immune cells clear damaged DNA, helping to minimize scar tissue post heart attacks.

A new microneedle patch delivers IL-4 directly into damaged heart tissue, helping the heart rebuild after a heart attack. The treatment encourages immune cells to switch into a healing mode while ...

The skin and muscles frequently encounter injuries; while the skin forms a protective barrier against external insults, muscles can strain on stretching. 1,2 Both tissues possess an elaborate repair ...

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

Most tissues of the body have the extraordinary ability to heal themselves upon injury. But sometimes something goes awry during the complex process of wound healing and the tissue forms too much ...

Wound healing in mucous tissues during early infection by Simian Immunodeficiency Virus guards some primate species against developing AIDS. Both HIV and SIV provoke an immune response that injures ...

Scientists in Melbourne have discovered how tiny electrical pulses can steer stem cells as they grow, opening the door to new ...