Curved substrates restrict spreading and induce differentiation of stem cells
Credit: © Biotechnology Journal https://phys.org/news/2017-09-substrates-restrict-differentiation-stem-cells.html
Tag Archives: Cancer stem cell
The potent effects of Japan’s stem-cell policies
Illustration by Fabio Buonocore https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02847-3
Weighing up the evidence used by direct-to-consumer stem cell businesses
RESEARCH THAT IMPROVES SPEED, ACCURACY OF STEM CELL EXPERIMENTS
Stem cell therapy for kidney damage repair
Stephen Textor, M.D. https://regenerativemedicineblog.mayoclinic.org/2020/10/22/stem-cell-therapy-for-kidney-damage-repair/?linkId=134002523
How The Overlap Between Artificial Intelligence And Stem Cell Research Is Producing Exciting Results
Passage Of California Stem Cell Proposition Boosts Research GETTY IMAGES https://www.forbes.com/sites/anniebrown/2021/11/21/how-the-overlap-between-artificial-intelligence-and-stem-cell-research-is-producing-exciting-results/?sh=3d2a74876174
Getting You Moving Again: A Possible New Treatment for Joint Issues
Treatment of osteoarthritis by miRNA introduction https://www.tmd.ac.jp/english/press-release/20210706-1/
Rapid New Mechanism for Muscle Self-Repair Independent of Stem Cells
Visualization of local damage in skeletal muscle fibers (soleous and gastro) of young mice after exercise, by staining with local damage markers such as Filamina C (green) and Evans Blue […]
Mass-producing iPSC-derived cell therapies while maintaining cell quality: an interview with Kevin Alessandri, TreeFrog Therapeutics
Getting to the root of tooth replantation challenges
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) report a delivery system that promotes healing in tooth replantation in rats https://www.tmd.ac.jp/english/press-release/20210824-1/
Unleashing Cellular Potential
Karin Schmitt, Chief Business Officer at Mogrify https://thetranslationalscientist.com/research-field/unleashing-cellular-potential
Illuminating dark matter in human DNA
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain https://phys.org/news/2021-11-illuminating-dark-human-dna.html
Personalized medicine: A ‘batch’ of one
Stem cell enlargement contributes to decline in normal function during aging
Discovery that TRPV4 gene regulates cartilage growth might yield future therapies for joint repair
Chondrogenesis of iPSC micromasses following activation of TRPV4 [labeled for collagen I (red), collagen II (green), and cell nuclei (blue)]. Credit: AlphaMed Press https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-discovery-trpv4-gene-cartilage-growth.html
Immune cells that remember inflammation could offer treatment targets for atherosclerosis
Credit: Sam Falconer https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/immune-cells-that-remember-inflammation-could-offer-treatment-targets-for-atherosclerosis/
Researchers identify molecule that blocks immune cells from entering and killing breast tumors
Dr. Rong Li, the Ross Professor of Basic Science Research at GW. Credit: GW https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-molecule-blocks-immune-cells-breast.html
Harvard CRISPR pioneer Chad Cowan launches $87M stem cell play
Chad Cowan is the CEO of Clade Therapeutics. COURTESY OF CLADE THERAPEUTICS https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/11/03/clade-therapeutics-chad-cowan-harvard-launch.html
Stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis
Morsa Images/Getty Images https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/stem-cell-multiple-sclerosis
NIH STEM CELL INFORMATION – Introduction to Stem Cells
CAN FASTING BE GOOD FOR YOU? TWO STUDIES REVEAL HOW IT CHANGES THE BODY
#ECTRIMS2021 – Stem Cell Transplant May Better Treat SPMS Than DMTs
We cannot cheat ageing and death
The pace of aging: a promising set of biomarkers?
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of ‘Bubble Boy’ Immune Disease
Developing treatment for vision loss through transplant of photoreceptor precursors
Retinal progenitor cells derived from RxCell induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can mature into retina photoreceptors after transplantation into the preclinical models, enabling restored vision. Credit: NUS Yong Loo Lin […]
Misinformation on stem cell treatments for COVID-19 linked to overhyped science, researchers argue
A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (UK B.1.1.7 variant), isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. Credit: NIAID https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-misinformation-stem-cell-treatments-covid-.html
Aided by stem cells, a lizard regenerates a perfect tail for the first time in 250 million years
A mourning gecko can regenerate its tail, but the replacement is an imperfect copy of the original. Credit: Lozito Lab https://phys.org/news/2021-10-aided-stem-cells-lizard-regenerates.html
Celebrating Stem Cell Awareness Day
Why I’m passionate about stem cells
Screen shot of the author from one of her educational videos https://www.signalsblog.ca/why-im-passionate-about-stem-cells/
Repeat Lung Injury Depletes Stem Cell Pool There, May Promote COPD
Manufacturing exosomes at a commercial scale: an interview with Jorge L Escobar Ivirico
Blog Carnival: Is aging reversible?
Does the “cure” for aging come in a face cream? https://www.signalsblog.ca/blog-carnival-is-aging-reversible/
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/
Greenery May Be the Secret to Slowing the Biological Aging Process – At Least for Women
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
Genetics reveal how humans island-hopped to settle remote Pacific
Easter Island’s megaliths. Over a 250-year period separate groups of people set out from islands east of Tahiti to settle Easter Island. Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/22/genetics-reveal-how-humans-island-hopped-to-settle-remote-pacific
New CRISPR/Cas9 technique corrects cystic fibrosis in cultured human stem cells
Swelling response of patient-derived mini-guts. Collapsed organoids (left) show active swelling response that is mediated by the CFTR ion channel after 1 hour…more Image Credit: Eyleen de Poel, © UMC […]
Protein From Stem Cells Triggers Nerve Cell Repair in Mouse Model
Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
Corresponding author Valter Longo (USC Photo/Dietmar Quistorf) https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/
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