Leveraging the lung’s biogenesis to repair the heart
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Tag Archives: Differentiation
Revolutionary CRISPR-based genome editing system treatment destroys cancer cells
Cancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of Health https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-revolutionary-crispr-based-genome-treatment-cancer.amp
New research underscores the link between multiple sclerosis and the gut microbiome
A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a B cell from a human donor. NIAID/NIH https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/20/multiple-sclerosis-gut-microbiome-link/
Hacking Humans: How Neuralink May Give AI The Keys To Our Brains
Chromosomes look different than you think
This multicoloured image of chromatin was created using multiplexed fluorescence in situ hybridization and super-resolution microscopy. Credit: Xiaowei Zhuang lab https://phys.org/news/2020-11-chromosomes.html
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
Scientists create hybrid tissue construct for cartilage regeneration
Inexpensive ‘wonderpill’ significantly cuts risk of heart attack, stroke
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UCSD Researchers Use Adenosine to Command Stem Cells to Build New Bone
Stained image of stem-cell-derived osteoblasts. https://scitechdaily.com/ucsd-researchers-use-adenosine-to-command-stem-cells-to-build-new-bone/
Why Does Stress Turn Hair Gray? Nerve Study Provides the Answer
Elaborate sympathetic innervation (magenta) around melanocyte stem cells (yellow). Acute stress induces hyperactivation of the sympathetic nervous system to release large amount of the neurotransmitter…more Credit: Hsu Laboratory, Harvard University […]
Saving lives with gene replacement therapy
© Provided by Flint-Saginaw-Bay City WJRT Saving lives with gene replacement therapy https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/saving-lives-with-gene-replacement-therapy/ar-BB1aWIbM
T-cells offer adequate coronavirus protection, study suggests
Interestingly, the researchers also found that older study participants had lower levels of SARS-CoV-2 responsive T-cells, a finding that could help explain why older people are more at risk for […]
Aging is not the inexorable process we thought it was
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
The natural artistry of disease: A wintry landscape in the eye
Widefield imaging of frosted branch angiitis. Credit: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science,TMDU https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-natural-artistry-disease-wintry-landscape.html
The World Wide Stem Cell Treatment Centers Hype Machine
Scientists Have Made The Best Artificial Sperm Yet, And They’re Breeding Mice With It
Unlike these guys, artificial sperm don’t have tails. Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock.com https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-made-the-best-artificial-sperm-yet-and-they-re-breeding-mice-with-it
Elon Musk Defends Neuralink Against Neuroscientist’s Concerns of Chips Overheating
People who regularly eat chilli peppers live longer, research suggests
Alchemists searching for the elixir of life appear to have overlooked the humble chilli pepper (Getty) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/chilli-pepper-diet-live-longer-cancer-heart-disease-research-b1719246.html
Ensuring Viral Vector Supply for Gene Therapies
Stem Cell Research Helps College Student
Jake Javier says that if Proposition 14 passes, stem cell research would help more people like himself https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/health/2020/11/07/stem-cell-research-helps-college-student
Expensive gene therapies raise challenges and opportunities: Expert panel report
IMAGE: FROM RESEARCH TO REALITY, THE EXPERT PANEL ON THE APPROVAL AND USE OF SOMATIC GENE THERAPIES IN CANADA. view more CREDIT: COUNCIL OF CANADIAN ACADEMIES (CCA) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/coca-eg110120.php
Could A Nasal Spray Of “Nanovesicles” Repair Brain Cells?
Extracellular vesicles from stem cells in the nervous system can repair damaged cells and block proteins that cause acute and chronic brain inflammation. Courtesy photo https://today.tamu.edu/2020/10/23/could-a-nasal-spray-of-nanovesicles-repair-brain-cells/
‘Landmark’ study resolves a major mystery of how genes govern human height
person’s height is strongly influenced by their DNA and scientists are closing in on the gene variants that affect this trait. ANTONIO_DIAZ/ISTOCK https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/landmark-study-resolves-major-mystery-how-genes-govern-human-height
Prop 14 Stem Cell Research Funds For CA Institute For Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Leading
Breakthrough in Stem Cell Research: First Image of Niche Environment
Professor Joel Spencer and his lab have made a huge breakthrough in stem cell research. https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2020/breakthrough-stem-cell-research-first-image-niche-environment
The True (If Circuitous) Path to Stem Cell Cures
Stem cells: new insights for future regenerative medicine approaches
IMAGE: CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION IN A HUMAN INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL. CENTROMERES IN GREEN AND DNA IN MAGENTA. view more CREDIT: © CAROLINA PEREIRA & INÊS MILAGRE https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/igdc-scn102820.php
Fusion program partners with School of Medicine to study commercialization potential of regenerative medicine
Damage from Heart Attack Could Be Repaired with Seaweed Capsule
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A tiny capsule made from seaweed and packed with stem cells is being tested as a treatment for heart attack patients. https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/09/15/2349437/damage-from-heart-attack-could-be-repaired-with-seaweed-capsule
Panelists debate the implications and ethics of stem cell research
Panelists agreed that as advancements in genetic techniques evolve, researchers should be cognizant of social and health inequities. PUBLIC DOMAIN https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/10/panelists-debate-the-implications-and-ethics-of-stem-cell-research
A Review of Stem Cell–Based Therapies for Parkinson Disease
ISSCR’s stem cell based clinical trials guide recognized by Tech Spotlight
Stem cell research, clinical use of ‘magic mushrooms’ among issues on state ballots this year
Voters lined up last month in Fairfax, Virginia, to cast their ballots in this year’s elections. SARAH SILBIGER/BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/stem-cell-research-clinical-use-magic-mushrooms-among-issues-state-ballots-year
UCLA researchers create millions of diverse T cells from a single blood stem cell
UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Reports https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/millions-diverse-t-cells-from-single-blood-stem-cell
Baking Soda May Help to Prevent Leukemia Relapse after Stem Cell Transplant
Source: Image by Evita Ochel from Pixabay https://www.genengnews.com/news/baking-soda-may-help-to-prevent-leukemia-relapse-after-stem-cell-transplant/
Overview of IPS cell prospects for clinical impact
Author and Knoepfler lab intern, Suhas Sakamuri. https://ipscell.com/2020/10/overview-of-ips-cell-prospects-for-clinical-impact/
Crispr Gene Editing Can Lead to Big Mistakes in Human Embryos
He Jiankui, the Chinese doctor who claims to have engineered the birth of the first two genetically tailored humans, said that another woman has been implanted with a genetically modified […]
Nasal spray may one day repair damaged brain cells, study suggests
A medicated nasal spray could reportedly reach nearly all regions of the brain within just six hours. (Posed by a model, Getty Images) https://sports.yahoo.com/brain-damage-treatment-repair-dementia-175726912.html
