The Forgotten Process – Trogocytosis!

Trogocytosis, from trogo meaning ‘to gnaw’ or ‘to nibble’ in Ancient Greek, is an active process during which one cell receives cell surface molecules and membrane fragments from another cell in a unidirectional and cell-contact dependent manner. Within immune cells,...

The Latest in Stem Cell Therapy Research for Spinal Cord Injury

Apr 12, 2016

Spinal Cord Injury/Disease SCI/D (or simply SCI) is defined as damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal, the result of which is often permanent changes in the...

The Pinky and the Brain: A Summary of EAE Mice as Models of Multiple Sclerosis

Mar 30, 2016

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammation-driven disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). It is characterized by increased mononuclear cell infiltration of the CNS and autoimmune destruction of...

Cell-Based Therapies: New Hope for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Mar 11, 2016

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune/inflammatory disease that affects the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord (together called the central nervous system, CNS). It is an incurable, painful...

4 Futuristic Uses for Stem Cells

Feb 20, 2016

Stems cells are capable of becoming any type of cell and, given the right conditions, can grow indefinitely in cell culture. They appear to be an all-round solution to many scientific and medical...