‘Golden meat’: Scientists create healthier beef products enhanced with plant nutrients
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KUAH researchers develop stem cell therapy for multiple myeloma
A research team led by Professor Kim Byung-soo of Korea University Anam Hospital has developed induced pluripotent stem cell technology for multiple myeloma. (KUAH) 출처 : KBR(http://www.koreabiomed.com) http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=9424
Conservatives confront moral dilemma of vaccines and treatments derived from fetal tissue cells
Vanderbilt researchers make counterintuitive discoveries about immune-like characteristics of cells
IMAGE: AN IMAGE OF SKIN CELLS BEFORE AND AFTER DNA DAMAGE, ADDED THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS, SHOWS STEM CELL OVERGROWTH. view more CREDIT: SELDIN https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/vu-vrm101520.php
Tech Spotlight honors ISSCR’s stem cell based clinical trials guide
STEM CELLS HEAL, BUT COULD ALSO HURT. HERE’S HOW
Was Trump’s Regeneron Antibody Treatment Made With Human Fetal Stem Cells?
President Donald Trump returns to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 5, 2020. His antibody cocktail did not use human fetal cells. https://heavy.com/news/regeneron-monoclonal-antibodies-not-from-human-fetal-embryo-stem-cells/
Leaking components from broken muscle fibers activate ‘satellite’ muscle stem cells
When it comes to arthritic bone spurs, stem cells hurt instead of heal
Following ligament injury, a bone spur forms at the edge of the damaged mouse knee joint (middle right). This pathological bone spur (pink) is made by the same type…more Credit: […]
Back to basics with CRISPR
Studies reveal mutations that boost blood stem cell growth and increase leukemia and heart disease risk
Credit : Susanna Hamilton, Broad Communications https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-reveal-mutations-boost-blood-stem.html
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
Skeletal muscle development and regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
ERβ controls muscle growth in young female miceERβ is essential for muscle regeneration in female miceInactivation of ERβ causes an increase in apoptosisERβ is required for satellite cell population expansion […]
Brave Evie, 8, tells This Morning she understands why perfect donor backed out weeks before surgery
The Hodgson family (Image: UGC) https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/brave-evie-8-tells-morning-19090233
Neural Stem Cells May Repair Damage From Aging and Injuries
Bryan Christie Design https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/neural-stem-cells-may-repair-damage-from-aging-and-injuries
Stem cells that repair broken bones can also generate arthritic bone spurs
San Diego Zoo scientists revive cells from 40-year deep freeze to clone endangered horse
Kurt, a 2-month-old colt, is the world’s first Przewalski’s horse clone. He was cloned using cells that have been stored at the Frozen Zoo for four decades. (Scott Stine) https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/story/2020-10-13/san-diego-zoo-scientists-use-cells-frozen-away-for-40-years-to-clone-endangered-przewalskis-horse
A study indicates that hair loss might be prevented by regulating stem cell metabolism
Hair follicle stem cells, which promote hair growth, can prolong their life by switching their metabolic state. PHOTO: SARA WICKSTRÖM https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/health-news/a-study-indicates-that-hair-loss-might-be-prevented-by-regulating-stem-cell-metabolism
Stunning FDA rejection signals potential new hurdles for gene therapies
Electronic Blood Vessels to the Rescue
A flexible and biodegradable electronic blood vessel. Photo: Xingyu Jiang/Matter https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/electronic-bloodvessel
How cells taken from decades-old fetal tissue are used in Covid-19 drug research
Looking to the Future of Cell and Gene Therapies
Precise, Translational Delivery for CNS Gene Therapies
Top 3 Challenges of Integrating Precision Medicine with Routine Care
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Antiabortion groups say they stand behind Trump’s use of a drug tested on cells derived from an aborted fetus because the president ‘was not involved with that abortion’
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How many organs are in the human body?
How many organs can you see in this human model? (Image: © Shutterstock) https://www.livescience.com/how-many-organs-in-human-body.html
Banking wisdom: Teen saving stem cells in hopes of future treatment
Majority of Respondents Support Chimeric Animal Research: Survey
Almost 60 percent of people in a new study on attitudes in the US felt comfortable using animals to grow human organs from induced pluripotent stem cells. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/majority-of-respondents-support-chimeric-animal-research-survey-68013
University of Wisconsin Researchers Use Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson’s
Man With Parkinson’s https://www.gilmorehealth.com/university-of-wisconsin-researchers-use-stem-cells-to-treat-parkinsons/
Nanoparticle chomps away plaques that cause heart attacks
The dotted line outlines the atherosclerotic artery and the green represents our nanoparticles, which are in the plaque. The red indicates macrophages, which is the cell type that the nanoparticles […]
One Way to Prevent Cancer: Map the Fundamentals of How Cells Go Awry
Patrick Murphy, Ph.D. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/one-way-to-prevent-cancer-map-the-fundamentals-of-how-cells-go-awry
Jan van Deursen’s senolytics: from bench to failed clinical trial
van Deursen’s lawyer threatens a lawsuit over this cartoon, quote: “the similarities (hair /beard [WHICH BEARD, WHERE??? -LS] /glasses are obvious, the context is clear“. Hoecker Lawyer also demands…more https://forbetterscience.com/2020/09/21/jan-van-deursens-senolytics-from-bench-to-failed-clinical-trial/
Regenerative dentistry could restore damaged teeth
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Stem cell sheets harvested in just two days
Design of the bulk PNIPAAm nanopore-patterned surface. (A) Diagram showing the three-step nanoreplication process consisting of aluminum anodizing, nickel nanoelectroforming, and UV nanoimprinting…more Credit: POSTECH https://phys.org/news/2020-10-stem-cell-sheets-harvested-days.html
A hydrogel that could help repair damaged nerves
A conductive polymer hydrogel could help repair damaged peripheral nerves. Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05197 https://phys.org/news/2020-10-hydrogel-nerves.html
What’s your ‘ageotype’? Classification system explains why some of us are older—or younger—than we look
This article or excerpt is included in the GLP’s daily curated selection of ideologically diverse news, opinion and analysis of biotechnology innovation. https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/04/whats-your-ageotype-new-classification-system-explains-why-some-of-us-are-older-or-younger-than-we-look/
There’s a gene for detecting that fishy smell, olfactory GWAS shows
A child smelling fish. Credit: Jón Gústafsson, deCODE Genetics – Amgen Inc https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-gene-fishy-olfactory-gwas.html
Human beings still evolving as wisdom teeth vanish, scientists claim
Humans are evolving to grow a new artery, a study has found (Image: Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF) https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/human-beings-still-evolving-wisdom-22816826
Treating cystic fibrosis with mRNA therapy or CRISPR
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-cystic-fibrosis-mrna-therapy-crispr.html
