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Increasingly efficient production of human pluripotent stem cells
Reliable production of high-quality iPS cells enables their increasingly efficient utilization in biomedical applications. Credit: Ras Trokovic, University of Helsinki https://phys.org/news/2022-01-increasingly-efficient-production-human-pluripotent.html
Microneedle patch delivers stem cells into tissue
Microneedles, made of a biomaterial mixed with therapeutic agents, are attached to a strip of tape, needles facing down. The strip is applied to the wound area of the skin […]
Old Neurons Can Block Neurogenesis in Mice
Thisis a high-resolution image of the large number of new neurons being produced (in red) in the hippocampus of middle-aged mice, treated with the drug that ablates senescent neural stem […]
A secreted signature of aging cells
IMAGE: SASP ATLAS: A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED SECRETORY PHENOTYPES…view more CREDIT: BIRGIT SCHILLING https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/661342
New Porous Hydrogel Could Improve the Success of Stem Cell Tissue Regeneration
Over a period of 14 days, these images (from top) show void spaces forming in a novel injectable hydrogel. The void spaces act as a “stem cell niche” to boost […]
CANCER STEM CELLS EXISTENCE PROVEN IN HUMANS
Changing “Sponginess” of Cell Nuclei Help Them Decide Their Future
Shifting transmission of physical stimuli plays key role in cell differentiation. https://scitechdaily.com/changing-sponginess-of-cell-nuclei-help-them-decide-their-future/
Northwestern researchers discover new, more patient-friendly treatment for Type 1 diabetes
Photo courtesy of Northwestern Now https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/01/20/campus/northwestern-researchers-discover-new-more-patient-friendly-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes/
If you lost a loved one, could you turn to human cloning?
Human cloning: the two main types. Note that other types of activation besides a shock and also cell fusion methods can be used for the step shown in the middle. […]
Cellular support network boosts the regeneration of injured nerves
Researchers have tested a new way to improve nerve regenerationBrain6122/CC BY 4.0 https://newatlas.com/medical/nerve-regeneration-extracellular-matrix/
STEM CELLS DEFEAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
‘This is such an important moment’: how stem cell research is transforming medicine
‘We are on the cusp of a tremendous number of cures’ … a still from Ending Disease. Photograph: Passion River Films https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/03/this-is-such-an-important-moment-how-stem-cell-research-is-transforming-medicine
A new way of finding compounds that prevent ageing
A New Method Enables the Use of Cell Cultures for Ageing Studies https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/do/10.1002/gitlab.18060
Why Do Brain Tumors Often Return After Treatment? MSK Researchers Say Stem Cells May Be Key
Luis Parada is developing cutting-edge mouse models to study brain tumors, including glioblastomas. https://www.mskcc.org/news/why-do-brain-tumors-often-return-after-treatment-msk-researchers-say-stem-cells-may-be-key
NIH researchers develop first stem cell model of albinism to study related eye conditions
Japan team carries out world-first spinal cord stem cell trial
Researchers at Tokyo’s Keio University want to study whether induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat the injuries Behrouz MEHRI AFP/File https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220114-japan-team-carries-out-world-first-spinal-cord-stem-cell-trial
1st Group Enrolled in Phase 1 Trial of DA01 for Advanced Parkinson’s
Scientists Find Antibody that Transforms Bone Marrow Stem Cells Directly into Brain Cells
Members of the laboratory of Institute Professor Richard A. Lerner have found a simple way to turn bone marrow stem cells directly into brain precursor cells, such as those shown […]
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
Here’s how scientists pulled off the first pig-to-human heart transplant
Surgeons examine the genetically engineered pig heart transplanted into a person last week.University of Maryland Medical Center https://www.science.org/content/article/here-s-how-scientists-pulled-first-pig-human-heart-transplant
Self-Healing Nanomaterials: Self-Repairing Electronics Are on the Way
Abstract artist’s concept. https://scitechdaily.com/self-healing-nanomaterials-self-repairing-electronics-are-on-the-way/
Gut microbiome linked to artery health
Researchers invent world’s smallest biomechanical linkage
By engineering a naturally occurring lasso peptide, Princeton University researchers have created the world’s smallest interlocking biomechanical structure. Credit: Hendrik V. Schröder and A. James Link https://phys.org/news/2021-08-world-smallest-biomechanical-linkage.html
US surgeons just transplanted a pig heart into human patient for the first time
Study uncovers how cancers resist targeted treatment
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/
New DNA-peptide molecules developed
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain https://phys.org/news/2022-01-dna-peptide-molecules.html
3 biotech trends to watch in 2022
HYACINTH EMPINADO/STAT https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/29/3-biotech-trends-to-watch-in-2022/
Inside the Stem-Cell Pharmaceutical Factory
Researchers at the Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria, prepare extracellular vesicles. Credit: Courtesy of Mario Gimona and Eva Rohde https://www.scientificamerican.com/custom-media/nature-outlook-extracellular-rna/inside-the-stem-cell-pharmaceutical-factory/
Osteoarthritis: Stem cell treatment could regenerate cartilage without requiring surgery
(Credit: bunyos via Adobe Stock) https://bigthink.com/health/osteoarthritis-treatment-lubrication/
Stem cell agency: Following the money — and its performance
A research scientist examines a capsule with a DNA double helix. (Photo: Dan Race, via Shutterstock) https://capitolweekly.net/stem-cell-agency-following-the-money-and-its-performance/
‘Bring in the bulldozers’: Cynata’s CEO on how heavyweight FujiFilm will turbocharge its stem cells production
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Unique stem cell trajectory in lungs damaged by COVID-19, pulmonary fibrosis: Study
Manipal doctors perform stem cell therapy, avoid leg amputation
Alzheimer’s trigger discovered? Disease mutations impact how brain cells produce energy, study finds
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology: For Stem Cells, Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better
Microgravity Mimics Aging in Immune Cells
Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. (Image Credit: NIAID) https://scitechdaily.com/microgravity-mimics-aging-immune-cells/
Stem Cell Technology Rejuvenates Old Human Cells by Wiping Their DNA Clean
https://scitechdaily.com/stem-cell-technology-rejuvenates-old-human-cells-by-wiping-their-dna-clean/
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