UCSF scientists engineered old fibroblast cells to turn their genes on and off in the same way as young fibroblasts. The old ...

Fibroblasts build and maintain the extracellular matrix, or physical scaffolding for cells, in the connective tissues within the body. It is believed that cancerous tumors can recruit nearby ...

FibroBiologics will present on fibroblast-based therapies for chronic diseases at a conference in Freiburg, Germany, on March 27, 2025. FibroBiologics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on ...

The numerous cells that make up mammalian tissues are surrounded by an intricate network of proteins known as the extracellular matrix (ECM). Together, these proteins provide cells with a structural ...

Helmholtz Munich researchers revealed a conserved differentiation process with clinical implications for injury repair, identifying a multipotent fibroblast progenitor in the fascia— the deepest ...

FibroBiologics is pursuing a development program for FSdC spheroids with the goal of advancing to clinical trials. The data includes comprehensive preclinical pharmacology and efficacy assessments ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by Fiona Leslie, Chloe Whiting, and Megan Webster. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive interstitial lung disease ...

Tumours have developed many strategies and tricks to gain advantages in the body. Led by cell biology professor Sabine Werner, researchers at ETH Zurich have now discovered another surprising trick ...