A Look Inside Stem Cells Helps Create Personalized Regenerative …

In two papers, researchers examined a specific type of stem cell with an intracellular toolkit to determine which cells are most likely to create effective cell therapies. Nicholas Zhang, Georgia Tech Ph.D. candidate  Organelles the bits and pieces of RNA and protein within a cell play important roles in human health and disease, such as maintaining homeostasis, regulating growth and aging, and generating energy.

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Hair turning gray? Study finds a stem cell ‘glitch’ may be the cause

Hair follicles, the structures that produce hair, undergo several cycles of growth over an individuals lifetime. The increase in the number of follicle growth cycles with aging is associated with deficits in melanocyte stem cells (McSCs), the stem cells residing in the follicle that can form hair pigment-producing melanocytes. These deficits are thought to lead to graying of hair

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