Botox-like nerve blocking reveals potential way to fully regenerate skin without scarring

Could wounded skin someday regrow perfectly without scars? A new study by Harvard stem cell biologists published in Cell ...
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Human skin cells turned into fertilized eggs

A microscope image of a human egg contains a nucleus taken from a skin cell. (Mitalipov Laboratory at Oregon Health & Science University) WASHINGTON — Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create ...
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MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Converting one type of cell to another — for example, a skin cell to a neuron — can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a “pluripotent” stem cell, ...
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Vitamin C flips your skin’s “youth genes,” reversing age-related thinning

Japanese researchers have found that vitamin C can thicken skin by switching on genes that boost skin cell growth, helping reverse age-related thinning. It works by reactivating DNA through a process ...
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Engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries ...