Exosomes are a class of extracellular vesicle, membrane-wrapped packages of molecules that carry a sizable fraction of the chemical communications that takes place between cells. The various types of extracellular vesicle are presently ordered in a taxonomy by their size rather than any more subtle combination of features. Those … Read more
Lowered Iron Levels in Hematopoietic Stem Cells Reverse Some Age-Related Dysfunction Researchers here report on a way to reverse some of the age-related dysfunction observed in the hematopoietic stem cell population resident in bone marrow. These cells are responsible for generating red blood cells and immune cells. Some fraction … Read more
It is now commonplace for patients to undergo first generation stem cell therapy where the transplanted cells (which may or may not actually be stem cells) are derived from fat tissue. These therapies clearly produce some degree of benefit, primarily suppression of inflammation. There is a high degree of … Read more