Research on stem cells, including embryonic and adult stem cells

Latest Research Highlights

From November 2025

  • Neural stem cell transplantation significantly restores forelimb function in primates with spinal cord injuries, showcasing the potential of stem cells in regenerative medicine, ref: Sinopoulou doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02865-9/
  • Patient-derived iPSCs enable large-scale drug screening for ALS, identifying potential combinatorial therapies, ref: Bye doi.org/10.1038/s41593-025-02118-7/
  • Heme biosynthesis is a selective dependency in AML, promoting self-renewal of leukemic stem cells, ref: Lewis doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.028/
  • RNA innate immunity poses challenges for interspecies chimerism with human pluripotent stem cells, highlighting the importance of the stem cell microenvironment, ref: Hu doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.039/
  • Targeting RhoA nuclear mechanoactivity rejuvenates aged hematopoietic stem cells, suggesting biomechanical factors influence stem cell aging, ref: Mejía-Ramírez doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-01014-w/
  • The transition to a Paneth-like cell state in colorectal cancer cells allows evasion of dual KRAS and EGFR therapy, indicating plasticity in cancer cell responses, ref: Zhang doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.10.010/
  • Innovative techniques like GREGoR enhance genomics for rare diseases, improving genetic diagnostics, ref: Dawood doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09613-8/
  • Mesenchymal progenitor cells engineered to resist senescence offer insights into rejuvenation strategies for aging-related decline in tissue regeneration, ref: Gorbunova doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.011/

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