In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells ...

One of the most amazing things to happen in biology in the last couple of years is cellular reprogramming. We learned how to ...

A new process for converting skin cells to neurons directly could make it easier to develop therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents after exposure, but how at-risk are you? Are there any cases in New Jersey? What rodents carry it? Find out ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy ...

MIT researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord ...

Researchers said alpha particles are promising therapies that target cancer while minimizing the damage to nearby healthy tissues.

Metastatic melanoma, also known as stage IV melanoma, is a type of skin cancer that spreads to other parts of the body.