While these animals retain the regenerative ability throughout adulthood, most mammals, including mice and humans, lose this capacity shortly after birth. 4 Scientists are interested in determining ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but this isn’t the case in adults. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to ...

Researchers investigated whether the first friendly bacteria to colonize a newborn's gut help prepare its immune system to fight life-threatening infections. They identified calprotectin, an ...

A senior dog lets a pair of baby mice cuddle up to him. This Instagram video shows two tiny mice snuggling into the pooch named Jester's fur. According to the owner, the canine has never been friendly ...

Targeted choroid plexus ablation in neonatal iDTR mice durably reduced ventricular volume within a narrow age-dependent ...

Gene therapy using lentiviral vectors (LVs) has proven effective in ex vivo applications, where a patient’s stem cells are extracted, genetically modified, and then reinfused to achieve therapeutic ...

Scientists show that prenatal stress reshapes fetal mast cells and sensory neurons, creating a fragile skin barrier that sparks early-life eczema in mice. Study: Maternal stress triggers early-life ...