Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
The blood vessels pictured above formed after human endothelial cells from fat tissue were expanded in culture and transplanted into immunodeficient recipient mice. Credit: Dr. Yang Lin

Scientists have discovered a method to induce human endothelial cells from a small biopsy sample to multiply in the laboratory, producing more than enough cells to replace damaged blood vessels or nourish organs for transplantation, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. Endothelial cells form the inner lining of blood vessels and regulate blood flow, inflammation and healing. Traditional approaches for growing these cells in the lab have yielded only...

Jason Koski/Cornell University

Advances in prostate cancer early detection and treatment have improved outcomes in men diagnosed with the disease. Yet doctors and scientists have long been vexed by a question: Why do most men whose prostate cancer initially responds to hormonal-blocking therapy later develop a lethal, treatment-resistant form of the disease?

Credit: Nature Communications

Welcome to third quarterly external newsletter of 2025!

ImageThank you for signing up on ...