Progenitor cells in the pancreas of humans get developmental cues from proteins in their environment.

When peripheral nerves are severed, Schwann cells at the injury site begin to proliferate and exhibit stem cell-like gene expression patterns.

The virus infects and kills human neural stem cells and impedes brain tissue development, according to a study.

The origins of adipocytes have been hotly debated, but a human study supports the idea that the bone marrow takes part. 

Specialized cardiac cells in the mouse heart appear to be the long-sought-after proliferative heart cells.

An acellular matrix can help guide stem cells to injury sites and regrow muscles in both mice and humans, a study finds.