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There are legends of a fountain of youth with waters imbued to provide the gifts of anti-aging and longevity to anyone who discovers its whereabouts. It’s no surprise really, who isn’t looking for a way to feel and look more youthful? Maybe there isn’t a hidden...

Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases, claiming annually the lives of millions of people throughout the world. Despite immense advances in diagnosis and therapies research, the cancer death rate has only decreased somewhat (approximately 1.5 percent yearly in the...

With our present understanding of stem cells, it is possible to age gracefully while also improving health and longevity. Stem cells have the potential to aid in the aging process and can form a complex barrier that protects against the consequences of aging....

People have always been vulnerable to illness and injury from the dawn of time. Our bodies continuously heal themselves, whether it's a simple cold or something more serious like a heart attack. This begs the question: what is responsible of your body's repair? This...

Figure 1: Illustration of free floating stem cell. Stem cells have the unique potential to self-replicate and convert into cells of different tissues during a person's life. The majority of bodily cells are specialized and serve a specific purpose in the body. Brain...

Figure 1: Free floating stem cells Adult stem cells (ASC) are well known for their role in the constant renewal of blood cells (red blood cells, lymphocytes, and platelets) and the regeneration of bone, ligament, tendon, and connective tissues. Until recently, it was...

To understand what a stem cell is, it is important to first understand what a stem cell is not. All the cells of the body, called somatic cells, are specialized cells that do one specific thing; they will never do anything else, and they do not proliferate.

Over the past decade the world has seen an unprecedented explosion in the field of stem cell research. Hardly a week passes by without an article in one of the main printed newspapers, describing a new breakthrough involving stem cells. Stem cell research is arguably today one of the most prolific fields of science.

Stem cells can become cells of virtually any tissue and organ of the body, opening the possibilities to a wide range of benefits touching various aspects of human health.