Tag Archives: Biomedical engineering
Animal Alternative makes a platform play in the growing market of cultured meat
Image Credits: Animal Alternative https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/21/animal-alternative-makes-a-platform-play-in-the-growing-market-of-cultured-meat/
Greenery May Be the Secret to Slowing the Biological Aging Process – At Least for Women
Eli Lilly gets behind the latest approach to solving gene therapy’s delivery problem
Kunwoo Lee, GenEdit CEO https://endpts.com/eli-lilly-gets-behind-the-latest-approach-to-solving-gene-therapys-delivery-problem/
Scientists discover genes directly responsible for obesity
The secret to healing what ails you lies within your own DNA (photo credit: DREAMSTIME) https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/nutrition/scientists-discover-genes-directly-responsible-for-obesity-680090
Researchers Build Embryo-Like Structures from Human Stem Cells
Structure generated entirely from human stem cells that closely mimics morphology of human embryo. Credit: Sozen, Jorgensen, and Zernicka-Goetz https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/researchers-build-embryo-like-structures-from-human-stem-cells
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
Mini Brains Grown From Stem Cells Developed Light-Sensitive, Eye-Like Features
After the cells developed into mini-brains, the optic cups formed 30 days later and fully matured at 50 days. Elke Gabriel https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mini-brains-grown-stem-cells-developed-eyes-can-sense-light-180978478/
$75M Funding Will Help TreeFrog Develop Stem Cell Therapies
Stem cells can give new life to ovaries and potentially restore fertility
French Fabien Danjan of CNRS (French Reseach Institut Center) processes to a handling as he introduces embryonic stem cells in a mouse embryo to set a genetically modified line…more AFP […]
Evidence that Earth’s first cells could have made specialized compartments
“Protocells” containing bubble-like compartments formed spontaneously on a mineral-like and encapsulated fluorescent dye. This could have been what happened 3.8 billion years ago when cells first began to form. Credit: […]
Meet Elizabeth Ann the ferret: The first endangered American animal to be cloned
Meet Elizabeth Ann the ferret: The first endangered American animal to be cloned https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/19/us/elizabeth-ann-ferret-cloned-scli-intl-scn/index.html
How Unproven Stem Cell Therapies Are Costing Desperate Patients
Many researchers believe in the potential of stem cells to treat a host of diseases. But for some patients, lack of oversight of the multibillion-dollar industry has had disastrous consequences. […]
The Neu-ChiP Project Aims To Revolutionize Computing Power
Scientists find optimal age of stem cells
Window of opportunity. Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT https://phys.org/news/2020-05-scientists-optimal-age-stem-cells.html
Cris Cyborg Reveals Stem Cell Treatment Has Enabled a Long Lasting Career
Cris Cyborg Reveals Stem Cell Treatment Has Enabled a Long Lasting Career https://www.essentiallysports.com/mma-ufc-news-cris-cyborg-reveals-stem-cell-treatment-has-enabled-a-long-lasting-career/
Study clarifies the impact of getting old on hematopoietic stem cells
Molecule guides stem cells to damaged brain tissue
Neural stem cells maturing into brain cells called astrocytes (yellow). Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/molecule-guides-stem-cells-damaged-brain-tissue
Dosing Finishes in Trial of NurOwn Cell Therapy for Progressive MS
Is the Dawn of the Stem Cell Revolution Finally Here?
Dopaminergic neurons can be derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs. (Credit: The Buck Institute) https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/is-the-dawn-of-the-stem-cell-revolution-finally-here
Gene pathway linked to schizophrenia identified through stem cell engineering
These are neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells from a schizophrenia patient. (Photo by Laura Stertz, PhD/UTHealth) https://www.uth.edu/news/story.htm?id=73ef25cd-7512-401f-a376-e6b2a08f3d3c
Stem Cells for Everyone: Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine with Mass Manufacturing of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)
NEWS PROVIDED BY I Peace, Inc. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stem-cells-for-everyone-revolutionizing-regenerative-medicine-with-mass-manufacturing-of-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-ipscs-301092785.html
An Autologous Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Source: sandra standbridge/Getty Images https://www.genengnews.com/commentary/point-of-view/an-autologous-stem-cell-based-therapy-for-parkinsons-disease/
Notch Signaling Controls Oligodendrocyte Regeneration in the Injured Telencephalon of Adult Zebrafish
Astonishing Animals That Illuminate Human Health
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant With NG-01 Treatment Shows Promise in Progressive MS
New method to boost supply of life-saving stem cells
Credit: CC0 Public Domain https://phys.org/news/2020-12-method-boost-life-saving-stem-cells.html
Small molecule restores muscle strength, boosts endurance in old mice, study finds
NASA-partnered Pluristem crashes to Earth as it axes leading therapy
(Tiia Monto/CC BY-SA 3.0) https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/nasa-partnered-pluristem-crashes-down-to-earth-as-it-axes-leading-therapy
UCSD Researchers Discover Clue How To Protect Neurons and Encourage Growth
In a stem cell experiment that seemingly failed, scientists see a possible way to prevent a devastating disease
In the new study, fertilized mouse eggs, made from stem cells, divided into two, four, and eight cells, but no further. COURTESY KATSUHIKO HAYASHI https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/16/stem-cell-experiment-scientists-see-possible-way-to-prevent-devastating-inherited-disease/
Custom-Ordered Cells
Functional neurons, left, and vascular endothelial cells, right, were derived from human pluripotent stem cells using the Human TFome technology. Image: Church lab https://hms.harvard.edu/news/custom-ordered-cells
Hematologist/Stem Cell Biologist to Direct Hematology and Cellular Therapy at Cedars-Sinai
John Chute, MD, has been selected to direct the Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy in the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Cancer. Photo by Cedars-Sinai https://www.newswise.com/articles/hematologiststem-cell-biologist-to-direct-hematology-and-cellular-therapy-at-cedars-sinai
Customized programming of human stem cells
Three transgenic iPS lines, in each of which a different transcription factor can be activated, were mixed and induced to form a synthetic tissue within four days. Vascular cells are […]
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
Researchers discover drug that reverses mental decline, aging
Susanna Rosi, PhD, associate professor.in the department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, and Austin Chou, a graduate student, work on treating cognitive decline after traumatic brain injury…more (Photo: University […]
Lab-grown meat to make historic debut at Singapore restaurant
The restaurant will start serving it from Saturday, the company said. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lab-grown-meat-to-make-historic-debut-at-singapore-restaurant-2339257
This Is a VERY Important Mesenchymal Stem Cell Study
Vitamins and aminoacids regulate stem cell biology
Credit: National Research Council of Italy https://phys.org/news/2017-02-vitamins-aminoacids-stem-cell-biology.html
Stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles ease brain bleeding in newborn rats
IMAGE: RECENT REPORTS SHOWED THAT STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTATION WAS EFFECTIVE ON IMPROVING BRAIN INJURY FROM SEVERE INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE IN NEWBORN RATS. AS A NEXT STEP, BECAUSE STEM CELLS SECRETE BIOACTIVE […]
