Stem Cell Aging: Why Tissue Repair Slows With Age

Stem Cell Aging: Why Tissue Repair Slows With Age

By News Medical Life Sciences – Stem cells maintain tissue homeostasis by self-renewing and differentiating into mature cells needed for tissue growth, renewal, and repair in the skin, blood, muscles, intestines, and certain regions of the brain. Neural stem...
Stem cells survive unexpectedly rough space travel

Stem cells survive unexpectedly rough space travel

by Annica Hulth, Uppsala University – Phys.org – In early 2024, laboratory-grown neurospheres (i.e. clusters of neural stem cells) were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) to be exposed to microgravity. The return trip was delayed several times...