Stem cells, which drive regeneration, require a microenvironment in tissue called a niche, but not so much in this ...

Researchers uncover how cells develop and specialize, advancing prospects for regenerative dental treatments. Researchers at ...

When a planarian flatworm loses its head, it simply grows another. The head, if left alone, can grow a body to match. In a ...

MIT scientists have found that an amino acid called cysteine can help the gut heal itself. In mouse studies, a cysteine-rich ...

Stem cells in regenerating planarians don’t need their closest neighbors, overturning researchers’ understanding of the worms ...

A team of scientists has mapped the regions surrounding stem cells in planarians—small flatworms that are famous for being ...

Learn what MIT researchers discovered about cysteine and its capacity to activate our body's innate repair system.

The brain's mechanisms for repairing injuries caused by trauma or degenerative diseases are not yet known in detail. Now, a ...

A research team from the University of Cologne has shown how zebrafish can rebuild their nerve pathways and restore their ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in npj Precision Oncology, shows that support cells in the adrenal gland ...

Regeneration sounds like a superpower. It is the ability to regrow lost tissues, organs, or limbs. Some creatures, like axolotls or starfish, do this effortlessly. Their bodies replace what was ...