More than 150 secondary school students from across the Greater Toronto Area descended on the MaRS Discovery District at the...
Imagine telling a patient suffering from age-related (type-II) osteoporosis that a single injection of stem cells could restore their normal bone structure....
Spinal cord injuries don’t heal like cuts or broken bones. Why? Part of the reason is the formation of scar...
Growing artificial human tissues and making automobiles don’t appear to have much in common, but a new paper suggests that...
Researchers from the University of Toronto Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) have designed a simpler way to keep therapeutic...
Vaccines and antibodies have long been employed as weapons in the battle against disease. They work by boosting our immune...
A new, rapid gene expression test could help clinicians determine the best management for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)...
Time may not heal all wounds, but a proprietary mix of peptides and gel developed by U of T researchers...
Can you activate a stem cell by squeezing it? A new international collaboration led by Professor Penney Gilbert aims to find out....
Bioengineering and professional soccer may not have much in common at first glance, but PhD candidate Nafees Rahman sees a clear link...
If you suffer a debilitating muscle injury, a tissue graft often offers the best hope to restore lost function. But...
A team of U of T researchers is mending broken hearts with an expanding tissue bandage a little smaller than...