An explanation of how cells make up tissues which in turn make up organs. The diversity of cells in the human body is mentioned. Using muscle cells as an example, it is then explained how cells ...

Laboratories in Barcelona and Tokyo are combining organic and artificial elements to create biological robots that mimic the ...

After decades of hype and setbacks, scientists have made impressive progress into tricking stem cells into repairing organs.

Lab-grown organs are a long-time 'holy ... vessels that are infused with smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells into living human cardiac tissue, and can even replicate patient-specific ...

Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have developed a technique that could help advance treatments in tissue engineering ... the team placed muscle cells inside ...

A study published today in the journal Developmental Cell uncovers new insights into how the heart forms during the earliest stages of embryonic development.

A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients ...

Muscle cells, for example ... and when these or other signals reach far-off organs, they can reshape the tissues to the tumor cells’ specifications. That “education” helps set up ...

Hypertrophy is defined as the enlargement of an organ or tissue due to an increase in ... This response also tells your body’s skeletal muscle cells that they need to grow bigger and stronger ...

These structures help guide how cells behave and grow ... which is essential for engineering tissues such as muscle and retina," said Dr. Johnson John, the study's principal investigator.