Tag Archives: Pluripotent Stem Cell
First stem cell clinical trial for spina bifida treatment announced
A UC Davis Health team has developed a special stem cell patch to help treat spina bifida (medical illustrations: Zina, Level Five Graphics) https://health.ucdavis.edu/health-news/newsroom/first-stem-cell-clinical-trial-for-spina-bifida-treatment-announced/2021/03
SCIENTISTS SUSPECT THIS DRUG CAN ACTUALLY DELAY AGING
IMAGE BY CRISTIAN NEWMAN VIA UNSPLASH / FUTURISM https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-think-new-drug-actually-delay-aging
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 […]
Bioengineered muscle fibers help regrow damaged tissue
Skeletal muscle under microscope. Image credit: Shutterstock https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/bioengineered-muscle-fibers-help-regrow-damaged-tissue/
Khosla Ventures helps seed a next-gen regenerative medicines startup boasting AI-based stem cell culturing technology
(From left to right) Cellino co-founders Marinna Madrid, Nabiha Saklayen, and Matthias Wagner https://endpts.com/khosla-ventures-helps-seed-a-next-gen-regenerative-medicines-startup-boasting-ai-based-stem-cell-culturing-technology/
Scientists Repair Injured Spinal Cord Using Patients’ Own Stem Cells
The patients had sustained, non-penetrating spinal cord injuries, in many cases from falls or minor trauma, several weeks prior to implantation of the stem cells. Credit: Yale https://neurosciencenews.com/sci-stem-cell-repair-17845/
Locals protest over genetically modified mosquito plan in Florida Keys
Mesenchymal cells or MSCs: definition, stem cell fraction, & trial map
Human MSCs or mesenchymal cells grown in the Knoepfler lab. https://ipscell.com/2021/02/mesenchymal-cells-or-mscs-definition-stem-cell-fraction-trial-map/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mesenchymal-cells-or-mscs-definition-stem-cell-fraction-trial-map
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
Fasting for Health and Longevity: Nobel Prize Winning Research on Cell Aging
Why Did a Major University Sell Amniotic Fluid to a Fraudster?
Scientists Discover 4 Distinct Patterns of Aging
(Image credit: Shutterstock) https://www.livescience.com/amp/four-types-of-aging-revealed.html
Study: How blood stem cells maintain their lifelong potential for self-renewal
The study on mice stem cells suggested that the blood vessel cells of the niche produce a factor that stimulates blood stem cells and thus maintains their self-renewal capacity.(ANI) https://www.hindustantimes.com/science/study-how-blood-stem-cells-maintain-their-lifelong-potential-for-selfrenewal-101611752390327.html
Brain cancer linked to tissue healing: U of T researchers
A brain scan shows a glioblastoma tumour highlighted in red (photo by Hellerhoff via Wikimedia Commons) https://www.utoronto.ca/news/brain-cancer-linked-tissue-healing-u-t-researchers
Dr Kiara Bruggeman is engineering groundbreaking stroke treatments
Dr Kiara Bruggeman works with nanotechnology to create an environment where stem cells can be encouraged to replace damaged cells after a stroke. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7061984/science-is-magic-dr-kiara-bruggeman-is-engineering-groundbreaking-stroke-treatments/
A new shortcut skips stem cells completely, converts skin cells into photoreceptors
Have MS and Tried a Stem Cell Transplant
New Model Maps the Development of Stem Cells in the Human Body
Telomeres under the fluorescence microscope. Length distribution of telomeres (large image: red; small image: light green) Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Biology https://scitechdaily.com/new-model-maps-the-development-of-stem-cells-in-the-human-body/
Twins With Covid Help Scientists Untangle the Disease’s Genetic Roots
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
Army is working on Frankenbots with living tissue to better robot capabilities
A Scalable Suspension Platform for Generating High-Density Cultures of Universal Red Blood Cells from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Study Reveals How Cardiac Stem Cells Replenish Damaged Tissues
Neurology – Traumatic Brain Injury: A Success Stemming from Stem Cells
Masha Savelieff, PhD Eva L. Feldman, MD, PhD https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/mneuronet/portfolio-item/neurology-traumatic-brain-injury-success-stemming-stem-cells
Eye stem cell transplant to treat blindness bolsters retinal function in monkeys
An international team of researchers showed that retinal cells derived from adult human stem cells survived when transplanted into the eyes of monkeys, pointing way to a potential new approach […]
“Invisible” Stem Cells Evade Natural Killer Cells Using Immune Off-Switch
Natural killer cell. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/news/invisible-stem-cells-evade-natural-killer-cells-using-immune-off-switch-344452?utm_campaign=NEWSLETTER_TN_Breaking%20Science%20News&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=106235484&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9WomCV1R6WgWunlqHc-cBbR6JPt1cgqJjHnRsD5IFjEsBE6rrn-vDMzy7GFMLOzoygCoDDprxSxVQPOZ9SJcouH2L4Kg&utm_content=106235484&utm_source=hs_email
California’s $12 Billion Stem Cell Agency and Fresh Ruckus over Conflicts of Interest
Marcia Darnovsky. CGS photo https://californiastemcellreport.blogspot.com/2021/01/californias-12-billion-stem-cell-agency.html
Reversing The Aging Clock With Epigenetic Reprogramming
Editorial Article: Max Planck pioneers push boundaries in stem cell biology with the humble flatworm
Adult flatworm stem cells floating in suspension https://www.selectscience.net/editorial-article/max-planck-pioneers-push-boundaries-in-stem-cell-biology-with-the-humble-flatworm/?artid=53517
How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells within Mere Hours
Human lung cells (blue) infected with SARS-CoV-2 (red). Courtesy of Hekman, et al. https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/how-coronavirus-damages-lung-cells/
Singapore sets sights on soaring stem cell demand
Image: iStock/dk_photos https://bioprocessintl.com/bioprocess-insider/therapeutic-class/singapore-sets-sights-on-soaring-stem-cell-demand/
Israel performs first-ever augmented reality, 3D eye socket surgery
Surgeons are seen examining a model skull ahead of eye surgery using AR technology. (photo credit: ROEE BELCHENS/DENTAL PRO VIDEO) https://www.jpost.com/health-science/israel-performs-first-ever-augmented-reality-3d-eye-socket-surgery-653901
Stem cells seed a new thymus, clinical hope?
Thymus stained with H&E. Note the denser staining cortex on the outside and lighter staining medulla in the middle. https://ipscell.com/2020/12/stem-cells-seed-a-new-thymus-clinical-hope/?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nichenews
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
Stem cell therapy: a new MS breakthrough in 2021?
Brain stem cells https://www.dvcstem.com/post/stem-cell-therapy-for-ms
Hey, soldiers and spies — think twice about that home genetic ancestry test
In this photo illustration, an Ancestry.com logo is displayed on a smartphone. (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) https://www.rollcall.com/2020/12/24/hey-soldiers-and-spies-think-twice-about-that-home-genetic-ancestry-test/
Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days, Suggesting Lost Cognitive Ability is Not Permanent
Stem Cells for Everyone: Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine with Mass Manufacturing of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)
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