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Stem cell therapy set for human trials after reversing Parkinson’s in rats
An innovative stem cell therapy has demonstrated the potential to replace lost neurons in Parkinson’s disease Depositphotos https://newatlas.com/medical/promising-stem-cell-therapy-reverses-parkinsons-symptoms/
Double agents: How stomach stem cells change allegiance upon injury
IMAGE: NORMAL MOUSE STOMACH EPITHELIUM (ABOVE) VERSUS EPITHELIUM WITH P57 OVEREXPRESSION (BELOW) AT DAY 3 POST-INJURY WITH HIGH-DOSE TAMOXIFEN (HDT). THE EPITHELIUM IS STAINED FOR CHIEF CELLS (MAGENTA), NECK CELLS […]
Planned Parenthood Video: Why Use Tissue From Aborted Fetuses?
A cluster of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) Dr. Ole Isacson, / National Institutes of health https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/planned-parenthood-video-raises-question-why-use-tissue-fetuses-n393431
Cell therapy a ‘meaningful’ advance for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease
Regenerative Medicine for Neurologic Injury and the Potential of SB623
Peter J. McAllister, MD, FAAN https://www.neurologylive.com/view/regenerative-medicine-tbi-neurologic-injury-potential-sb623
Patient-Personalized Multi Organ Chip Recapitulates Interdependent Organ Functions
The new multi-organ chip has the size of a glass microscope slide and allows the culture of up to four human engineered tissues, whose location and number can be tailored […]
Researchers Have Identified The Diet to Follow if You Want to Live as Long as Possible
The creator of the CRISPR babies has been released from a Chinese prison
MS TECH | AP PHOTO/KIN CHEUNG https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/04/1048829/he-jiankui-prison-free-crispr-babies/
Leap Forward in Genetic Sequencing Will Lead to Improved Personalized Medicine and Understanding of Evolution
Patients guide to stem cell therapy for 2022
Will Ukraine Conflict Affect Cell and Gene Therapy? Short Term, Maybe, Long Term, No.
The OPTRACT Method: Efficient Human Donor Cornea Transportation Feat & Futuristic Cell Repository in Zero-gravity for Space-age, Anti-aging Research; Strategy by Japanese Scientists.
A cell repository aboard a space station in zero gravity or in a micro gravity of other planets or inter-stellar space, in which, if aging related implications or damages to […]
Researchers produce fully functional pancreatic beta cells from stem cells for the first time
Boost Your Skin’s Regeneration Process for a Glowing, Vibrant Complexion
Westend61/Getty Images https://www.healthline.com/health/skin-regeneration
Using cutting-edge regenerative medicine, pioneering scientists are assisting hearts to self-heal.
Plants can now regenerate faster when injured. With a chemical tweak?
Genetically modified plant.dra_schwartz/iStock https://interestingengineering.com/plants-regenerate-faster
Fluidigm Partners With Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center on Therapy Development, Research
Electrical ‘storms’ and ‘flash floods’ drown the brain after a stroke
(Image credit: MEHAU KULYK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via GETTY IMAGES) https://www.livescience.com/brain-floods-after-stroke.html
Hope for MS sufferers as new ‘ground-breaking’ medical trials begin
Hope for MS sufferers as new ‘ground-breaking’ medical trials begin https://uk.news.yahoo.com/hope-ms-sufferers-scots-stem-060000143.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHSa6GhcyQiCMy-ha7cSlT4G5Jm1oOQlIZfgavi-Pd61xK3Z_hm085EsvWWppnWj7PCfzQiKAWA0BtPEISoG9fNKTuXYsQfr7RONhQTOhF7cAY8XKYjdpT8dpRaPFo4QX7snP-6eI56uxGEAseCXJdxUBPF1fVUfQsvJiOjjDtEX
A new shortcut skips stem cells completely, converts skin cells into photoreceptors
This method, which uses a handful of small molecule drugs, is a time-saver compared to stem cell therapy https://massivesci.com/articles/macular-degeneration-stem-cell-therapy-eyes-vision/
Are lab-grown oysters the next cultivated food?
Soon our oysters will have never tasted seawater. Image: Pineapple studio / Shutterstock https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/are-labgrown-oysters-the-next-cultivated-food/73163/1
How a single gene alteration may have separated modern humans from predecessors
Alysson R. Muotri, PhD, is a professor at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/how-a-single-gene-alteration-may-have-separated-modern-humans-from-predecessors
Space Anemia: Being in Space Destroys More Red Blood Cells
Artwork representing study results. Credit: Artwork by Nibras Shahin https://scitechdaily.com/space-anemia-being-in-space-destroys-more-red-blood-cells/
Scientists Capture Airborne Animal DNA for the First Time
PHOTOGRAPH: THORSTEN SPOERLEIN/GETTY IMAGES https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-capture-airborne-animal-dna-for-the-first-time/
How the body uses fat to fight infection
New research illuminates the mechanisms through which our bodies can use fat to fight infection. VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/how-the-body-uses-fat-to-fight-infection
The Skin Microbiome
Chemical on-off switches for genes may help explain why large mammals live longer
A sweeping study of chemical marks along the genome may help explain why the tiny Prague ratter lives up to 14 years, whereas Irish wolfhounds reach age 10 at most.BEST […]
International regenerative medicine expert will lead CSU Translational Medicine Institute
Frank Barry will lead the Translational Medicine Institute. (CSU photo) https://cvmbs.source.colostate.edu/international-regenerative-medicine-expert-will-lead-csu-translational-medicine-institute/
Startup looks to begin pig-to-human organ transplants by 2022
Porcine gene edits may allow such transplants without rejection. Credit: Phoenix Han on Unsplash https://bigthink.com/health/human-pig-organ-transplant/
The Hunt for Drugs That Promote Ear Hair Cell Regeneration
Confocal microscopic image of a mouse cochlear organoid displaying hair cells (green) and their ciliary structures (red). Credit: Qing Liu, Nanjing University https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/treating-hearing-loss-the-hunt-for-drugs-that-promote-hair-cell-regeneration-353641
Stem Cell Models Shows Role of Cholesterol in Alzheimer’s Disease
Study Shows No Increased Frequency of Cancer-Causing Mutations in Naïve Pluripotent Stem Cells
Human embryonic stem cell colonies that have been stained for alkaline phosphatase (red). Credit: Yuhuan Wang, Cell Image Library https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/news/study-shows-no-increased-frequency-of-cancer-causing-mutations-in-nave-pluripotent-stem-cells-343957
Biomarkers and ageing: The clock-watcher
Brad Swonetz/Redux/Eyevine https://www.nature.com/news/biomarkers-and-ageing-the-clock-watcher-1.15014
Diet-Induced Hepatocyte Regeneration Enhances CRISPR-Mediated Gene Repair
Exploring Human Stem Cell Therapies for Cerebral Cortex Disorders in Human Organotypic Culture
Ways to cash in on regenerative medicine
https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/ways-to-cash-in-on-regenerative-medicine-20201023-p5681h
New Protocol Could Help Turn Microalgae into Health Foods
Tech Spotlight honors ISSCR’s stem cell based clinical trials guide
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/
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