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 technique developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology helps convert skin cells into neurons without needing ...

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

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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.

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