Researchers invent new gene-editing tool
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Tag Archives: Adult Stem Cells
Exposure to Outer Space May Accelerate Aging, New Evidence Suggests
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren struggling to contain fruit that arrived on the ISS on August 25, 2015. Lindgren was one of 10 astronauts included in a new study looking into […]
Can Hearts Repair Themselves Via Stem Cells
Can heart stem cells fix damaged hearts? https://ipscell.com/2020/11/heartrepair/?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nichenews
Harnessing regeneration of retinal tissues: An option almost within reach
Harnessing regeneration of retinal tissues: An option almost within reach https://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/view/harnessing-regeneration-retinal-tissues-option-almost-within-reach
Stem-cell culture moves to the third dimension
Microfluidic devices, such as this ‘lung-on-a-chip’, provide sophisticated tools for stem-cell biologists.Credit: DARPA/Wyss Institute https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05380-x
Viral pandemic preparedness: A pluripotent stem cell‐based machine‐learning platform for simulating SARS‐CoV‐2 infection to enable drug discovery and repurposing
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
Stem Cell Therapy Near Me?
Coupling antibiotics with stem cells to fight off bone infections
IMAGE: PROTOCOL FOR IMPLANT-RELATED INFECTION MODEL ESTABLISHMENT IN RATS. view more CREDIT: KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/ku-caw100120.php
Scientists Kill Cancer Cells by “Shutting the Door” to the Nucleus – May Lead to New Type of Cancer Treatment
Melanoma cells create more nuclear pores (green) than normal cells. The scientists showed that blocking the formation of nuclear pores selectively killed cancer cells, revealing a new Achilles heel for…more […]
Intestinal Organoid Built That Looks and Functions Like Real Tissue
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Stem Cell Therapy Trial Offers Hope To Osteoarthritis Patients
Heart Tissue Regeneration: A “Cell-Less” Therapy May Be The Key To Solve Many Cardiac Diseases
Adipose-Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs) and Growth Differentiation Factor 11 (GDF11): Regenerative and Antiaging Capacity for the Skin
Researchers find method to regrow cartilage in the joints
Michael Longaker https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/Researchers-find-method-to-regrow-cartilage-in-the-joints.html
New U.S. ethics board rejects most human fetal tissue research proposals
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar (foregound) is carrying out the new fetal tissue policy developed by President Donald Trump’s administration. AP PHOTO/PATRICK SEMANSKY https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/new-us-ethics-board-rejects-most-human-fetal-tissue-research-proposals
Janet Lambert, CEO of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine: ‘Policy must quickly catch up with science’ https://www.ft.com/content/d28c42fd-c058-464e-8ef0-5f744ff77d15
DARPA Wants to Jolt the Nervous System with Electricity, Lasers, Sound Waves, and Magnets
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The First Gene-Altered Squid Has Thrilled Biologists
On the left is an unmodified hatchling of a longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii). The one on the right was injected with CRISPR-Cas9 targeting a pigmentation gene before the first […]
Kelowna health clinic to conduct osteoarthritis research using stem cells
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New platform enables long-term tracking of stem cell-derived tissues after transplantation
Co-authors So Gun Hong, DVM, Ph.D., and Cynthia Dunbar, M.D., of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Credit: AlphaMed Press https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-platform-enables-long-term-tracking-stem.html
Molecular ‘tails’ are secret ingredient for gene activation
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Damaged Mitochondria Are Selectively Eliminated Via Autophagy Called Mitophagy (IMAGE)
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Improving the safety of human pluripotent stem cell therapies using genome-edited orthogonal safeguards
Scientists use new model to develop cancer stem cells
New hybrid embryos are the most thorough mixing of humans and mice yet
Human cells (green) pack into a developing mouse’s eye (blue) in this hybrid embryo. J. FENG https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mouse-human-chimera-hybrid-embryos
Discovery: Scientists find for the first time how the eyes drain cellular waste and debris
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Deciphering How Stress Influences Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration
Genetics linked to childhood emotional, social and psychiatric problems
Using Stem Cells To Combat COVID-19 Pneumonia
Stem cell treatment works for many, but insurance doesn’t cover it
California stem cell advocates plead for mail-in signatures to put measure on ballot
A whiteboard at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine shows what students wrote about their hopes for stem cell research. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle 2015 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-stem-cell-advocates-plead-for-mail-in-15185462.php
Stem Cell Therapy: What’s Real and What’s Not at California’s For-Profit Clinics
Many for-profit stem cell clinics advertise therapies that are not backed by science and may actually cause harm https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/11/415811/stem-cell-therapy-whats-real-and-whats-not-californias-profit-clinics
Suspect cells’ ‘neighbor’ implicated in colorectal cancer
A more balanced protein intake can reduce age-related muscle loss
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Are Americans fed up with DNA testing?
A home DNA testing kit, with a saliva (spit or cheek swab) tube collector and return shipping box. This specific model is for Embark, a dog DNA testing company. Credit: […]
What does coronavirus look like? Biologist David Goodsell uses watercolors to explore virus
Biologist David Goodsell has been painting “Molecular Landscapes”—watercolor interpretations of the microscopic goings-on in cells—for more than 25 years. His coronavirus painting depicts a virus as…more SLIDES © Courtesy of […]
Study shows how cellular filament helps neural stem cells clear damaged, clumped proteins
Mitochondrial impairment drives intestinal stem cell transition into dysfunctional Paneth cells predicting Crohn’s disease recurrence
DNA Databases Are Boon to Police But Menace to Privacy, Critics Say
Sales of direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits have boomed in recent years. Big industry players such as 23andMe support legislation that would limit law enforcement searches of their databases. Eric Baradat/AFP […]
