Astrocytes, which can be obtained from neural stem cells (NSCs) by adding serum and/or recombinant proteins in culture media or by passaging NSCs repeatedly, are expected to be applicable in ...

Familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus (FNDI) is a degenerative disease of vasopressin (AVP) neurons. Studies in mouse in vivo models indicate that accumulation of mutant AVP prehormone is ...

A joint research team led by Dr. Akira Kunitomi, a former postdoctoral fellow at CiRA (currently a researcher at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease), and ID Pharma Co., Ltd., has ...

In a recent study published in iScience, researchers have optimized the Tet-On system to improve the efficiency of generating skeletal muscle cells and other differentiated cell types from iPSCs for ...

New methods for deriving macrophages from induced pluripotent stem cells are easier to scale and provide more clinically relevant data. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have given scientists ...

There is a high unmet need for accessible, affordable, and high-quality fertility care, as approximately 1 in 6 people are affected by infertility worldwide. While meiotic failure is a major cause of ...