Scientists are repurposing this once non-essential organ to grow life-saving tissues on demand and from inside the body.

Cardiac regenerative medicine represents a promising strategy aimed at restoring impaired heart function by replacing or ...

Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and ...

1A, B). The bone-regenerating ability of the implants was subsequently evaluated using bone defects 25 mm long to obtain an environment that is very hostile to bone regeneration. Additional ...

Auxilium Biotechnologies' microgravity 3D bioprinting technology could also have applications for tissue engineering, says ...

Fibroblasts play a central role in maintaining healthy tissue structures, as well as in the development and progression of diseases. For a long time, these specialized connective tissue cells were ...

Building on this knowledge, bone tissue engineering and dental tissue regeneration have gained the attention of researchers worldwide. Recent reports suggest that microRNAs (miRNAs)—small ...

Building on this knowledge, bone tissue engineering and dental tissue regeneration have gained the attention of researchers worldwide. Recent reports suggest that microRNAs (miRNAs)-small ...

MicroRNA-27a has been shown to stimulate both the wingless-type integration site family, or Wnt signaling, and the bone morphogenetic protein pathways to actively promote bone regeneration, according ...

Scientists discovered the spleen can support insulin-producing cells from the pancreas. This may change diabetes care.

The demand for tissue and organ replacement following tissue damage (eg, severe burns) or diseases (eg, cardiomyopathy) is expanding, and, while the number of patients suffering from organ failure ...