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 […]
Tag Archives: Cell (biology)
Leveraging the lung’s biogenesis to repair the heart
Image credit: Jesse Orrico on Unsplash https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/leveraging-the-lungs-biogenesis-to-repair-the-heart/
Is Injecting the Bone in Knee Arthritis the New Standard?
Stem Cell Transplant More Effective Than Lemtrada in Treating RRMS, Study Suggests
Uh-Oh, Scientists Used Human Genes to Make Monkey Brains Bigger
Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
Microscopic images of human stem cell–derived airway tissue models with cell nuclei (blue) and SARS-CoV-2–infected cells (green); tissue exposed to cigarette smoke (right) had 2 to 3 times more infected […]
Your own stem cells can grow missing bones
IMAGE: A NEW, GROUNDBREAKING STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN (UIB) SHOWS THAT A PATIENTS’ OWN STEM CELLS CAN BE USED TO GROW NEW BONE. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY HELP MILLIONS […]
California’s vote to revive controversial stem-cell institute sparks debate
Voters in the Golden State passed Proposition 14, which will fund stem cell research over 30 years.Credit: Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03147-x
Groundbreaking stem cell research could restore sight to people with macular diseases
Professor Rachael Pearson in the lab. Credit: Fight for Sight https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-groundbreaking-stem-cell-sight-people.html
Scientists create hybrid tissue construct for cartilage regeneration
Inexpensive ‘wonderpill’ significantly cuts risk of heart attack, stroke
(© natali_mis – stock.adobe.com) https://www.studyfinds.org/wonderpill-polypill-cuts-heart-attack-stroke-risk/
Stem cell research funded
Professor Pearson in the lab https://www.opticianonline.net/news/stem-cell-research-funded
Heart Organoids Mimic the Early Stages of Embryonic Heart Development
Credit: Giuliana Rossi (EPFL) https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/news/heart-organoids-mimic-the-early-stages-of-embryonic-heart-development-342656
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
Exploring Human Stem Cell Therapies for Cerebral Cortex Disorders in Human Organotypic Culture
Ensuring Viral Vector Supply for Gene Therapies
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing: Achieving Consistency and Reducing Variability
Fusion program partners with School of Medicine to study commercialization potential of regenerative medicine
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
Human Airway Basal Stem Cells Created from Patients’ Cells
Researchers create human airway stem cells from patients’ cells
Credit: CC0 Public Domain https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-human-airway-stem-cells-patients.html
Scientists create first-of-its-kind picture of what fuels the human heart
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SEAS forms center to advance cell, gene and tissue engineering research
SUNY Distinguished Professor Stelios Andreadis, an expert in stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, will lead the new Center for Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering. http://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2020/10/center-cell-gene-tissue-engineering.html
Simple sugar possible therapy for repairing myelin in multiple sclerosis
Shown are brains of newborn mice treated with or without N-acetylglucosamine by providing their nursing mothers with N-acetylglucosamine in their drinking water. Secreted in breast milk, N-acetylglucosamine…more Credit: UCI School […]
How anti-ageing drugs could boost COVID vaccines in older people
Older adults, like these nursing-home residents in Spain, are more vulnerable to infection and can respond poorly to vaccines.Credit: David Ramos/Getty https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02856-7
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
New iPSC Culture Medium Promises Weekends Off at Low Costs
‘Golden meat’: Scientists create healthier beef products enhanced with plant nutrients
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com https://www.studyfinds.org/golden-meat-healthier-beef-products-plant-nutrients/
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: […]
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
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/
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
Regenerative dentistry could restore damaged teeth
Credit: Raconteur https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/10/07/regenerative-dentistry-could-restore-damaged-teeth/
Ultrapotent antibody mix blocks COVID-19 virus attachment
Pandemic coronavirus researchers Alejandra Tortorici (right) and David Veesler (left) recently completed a study, published in Science, of antibodies that had multiple actions protective against SARS-CoV-2. Matthew McCallum https://newsroom.uw.edu/news/ultrapotent-antibody-mix-blocks-covid-19-virus-attachment
Machine learning takes on synthetic biology: algorithms can bioengineer cells for you
Berkeley Lab scientists Tijana Radivojevic (left) and Hector Garcia Martin working on mechanistic and statistical modeling, data visualizations, and metabolic maps at the Agile BioFoundry last year. Credit: Thor Swift/Berkeley […]
Yale Researchers Take Stem Cells One Step Closer to Replacing Parathyroid Gland Function
Women’s Health Research at Yale funded Dr. Diane Krause (left) who has succeeded in taking major steps toward curing hypoparathyroidism using stem cells induced to become parathyroid-like cells that serve […]
