500 Years Later, Scientists Solve Leonardo da Vinci’s Human Heart MysteryFive centuries ago, Leonardo da Vinci sketched intricate heart structures. Now, modern science confirms these trabeculae are not remnants b...
08 May, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Word of the Day: InchoateInchoate is a word that embodies possibility. It captures the delicate moment when something exists but has yet to fully take shape For wri...
03 Apr, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo without sperm or eggScientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have successfully grown human embryo-like structures in a lab without using sperm...
08 Sep, 2023, 03.34 PM IST
- Lack of Vitamin E may affect learning skills in babies
New York, July 28 (IANS) Babies who lacked vitamin E nourishment when in the womb are likely to be at an increased risk of developing impai...
28 Jul, 2017, 05.22 PM IST
Vitamins A and C help erase 'memory' in stem cellsRemoval of this memory is critical in order to create a developmentally potent stem cell, or to change one kind of adult cell to another.
14 Oct, 2016, 06.11 PM IST
- Vitamin treatment unlocks door to stem cell therapies
Wellington, Oct 14 (IANS) Vitamins A and C could improve the conversion of adult cells into stem cells, opening the way to advances in biom...
14 Oct, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
New mechanism identified to prevent heart defects in newbornsNatural triggers that could reduce the chance of life-threatening, congenital heart defects among newborns have been discovered.
09 Jan, 2016, 03.33 PM IST
Genes behind early embryonic development in humans mappedThe order in which our genes are activated after fertilisation has remained one of the last uncharted territories of human development.
04 Sep, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
Nutech brings in embryonic stem cell therapy for diabeticsNutech Mediworld has developed a Human Embryonic Stem Cell (HESC) therapy which will go a long way in treating patients with type-II diabet...
19 Aug, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
Embryonic stem cells could heal damaged lungs: ResearchEmbryonic stem cells can be used to repair damaged lung tissue in those with severe respiratory disease, researchers have found.
15 Jul, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Cells that aid hearing created successfully in labScientists have developed a way to coax embryonic stem cells to become the inner-ear hair cells which are responsible for hearing & sense o...
27 May, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structureMoreover, cells were seen to migrate and extend fibres that bent to form the T-shape characteristic of granule cell parallel fibres.
30 Jan, 2015, 01.54 PM IST
On-off switch for key stem cell gene discoveredScientists have uncovered an on-off switch for a key stem cell gene, a discovery that may propel advances in regenerative medicine.
15 Dec, 2014, 06.14 PM IST
- US treats first patient with human embryonic stem cells
US doctors have begun the first tests of human embryonic stem cells in patients, treating a man with spinal cord injuries in a landmark tri...
12 Oct, 2010, 01.49 AM IST
- Stem cell policy may see US cos seeking tie-ups in India
The pro-embryonic stem cell policy of the US President Barack Obama is likely to result in Indian research organisations attracting the int...
15 Jun, 2009, 01.00 AM IST
- Obama to reverse Bush limits on stem-cell research
US President Barack Obama will wipe out another contentious aspect of his predecessor George W Bush's legacy by removing curbs on federal f...
07 Mar, 2009, 11.50 AM IST
- Novo in 3-way pact for insulin from stem cells
Pharma firm Novo Nordisk, stem cell biotechnology firm Cellartis and Sweden’s Lund University Stem Cell Center have announced a collaborati...
27 Oct, 2008, 01.27 AM IST