human skin
McMaster scientists turn skin into blood
In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin. The discovery, published in the…
RNA offers a safer way to reprogram cells
In recent years, scientists have shown that they can reprogram human skin cells to an immature state that allows the cells to become any type of cell. This…
The Sun’s infrared-A is not detrimental to the skin
Two new publications from the Berlin Charité and the University Medical Centre Mainz [1] and from the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim [2] confirm earlier…
Scientists create artificial human skin with biomechanical properties using tissue engineering
The artificial skin was grafted onto mice, and optimal development, maturation and functionality results were obtained. This pioneering finding will allow the…
Carbon nanostructures — elixir or poison?
A Los Alamos National Laboratory toxicologist and a multidisciplinary team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from…
Secret to healing chronic wounds might lie in tiny pieces of silent RNA
The Ohio State University researchers discovered in a new animal study that this RNA segment in wounds with limited blood flow lowers the production of a…