A new study from WashU Medicine identifies a previously unknown way that cells purge waste in a process that helps them revert to a stem cell-like state to promote healing after injury. Here, three ...

When cells are harmed, they produce well-regulated responses that promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction mechanism that eliminates dead and damaged cells and a more recently ...

Researchers have identified a new cellular process that helps injured cells heal by becoming stem-like. The process, which is similar to vomiting, was discovered in a new study from the Washington ...