Regenerative Medicine

Medicinal herb shows promise as an orally administered treatment for the promotion of nerve fiber growth

A new study gets closer to identifying the mechanisms that promote the regeneration of cells essential to hearing

Synthetic molecules that adhere cells could galvanize regenerative medicine

New study finds that armadillos infected with leprosy bacteria grow enlarged, but completely healthy, livers

Frogs briefly treated with a five-drug cocktail were able to regrow a functional, nearly complete limb

Technique is expected to speed discovery by expanding roster of model organisms

Materials to enhance the body's own regenerative capabilities

By exploiting a feature of the immune system, researchers open the door for stem cell transplants to repair the brain

By decoding the genetic mechanisms that control the neurons of the visual system, researchers at UNIGE are unveiling the first steps in the construction of vision, paving the way for regenerative eye medicine

Currently, physicians remove burned skin and discard it. They add a collagen dressing to the burned site, and hope the new skin regrows before the patient gets a fatal infection