A study of stem cells in the development and life of sebaceous glands has shed new light into how these structures form in the skin, how the

“Blood vessels are vital because tumours can’t grow without them—they feed the tumours and allow the cancer to spread,” said senior author P

To assist with wound healing, mesenchymal stem cells from the gum tissue secrete extracellular vesicles (labeled red) that contain the anti-inflammatory signaling molecule IL-1RA (labeled green). Photo courtesy the University of Pennsylvania New insights into how gingival mesenchymal stem cells (GMSCs) in the gums speed wound healing in the mouth may translate into treatments for other wounds for faster healing and reduced scar formation. Researchers who used a mouse model t

“This approach is particularly powerful because it allows us to expose the immune system to many different cancer-specific epitopes simultan

“In addition to the major epidermal and dermal cell types we also found specialized cell types, such as melanocytes, Merkel cells, adipocyte

Researchers at Cornell University released a study that suggests when melanocyte stem cells (MCSCs) surpass a threshold of genetic mutations

Altering the production of lactate in hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) could potentially address some forms of hair loss, according to findings published online ahead of print in Nature Cell Biology (Aug. 14, 2017). It is known that there are a number of factors involved in HFSCs’ switch from quiescence to an active state during a new hair cycle, the authors note. Their research shows that HFSCs produce more lactate than other cells in the skin, and this lactate production ap

A new technique for combining pre-vascularized sheets of dermal stem cells with split-thickness skin grafts (STSG) may improve the treatment of large, full-thickness burn wounds, according to findings published in Theranostics (2017; 7(1):117–131). Researchers from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich., and First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China noted in the paper that combining STSG with a dermal substitute has previously been