Researchers find genetic signature of ancient MacDougall bloodline
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Tag Archives: Regenerative Medicine
Heart Tissue Regeneration: A “Cell-Less” Therapy May Be The Key To Solve Many Cardiac Diseases
Artificial cells drive neural differentiation
Researchers find method to regrow cartilage in the joints
Michael Longaker https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/Researchers-find-method-to-regrow-cartilage-in-the-joints.html
‘Cellular compass’ guides stem cell division in plants
A developing seedling showing the cellular outlines in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the leaf. Credit: Andrew Muroyama https://phys.org/news/2020-09-cellular-compass-stem-cell-division.html
To Repair a Damaged Heart, Three Cells are Better Than One
Megan Monsanto, a recent doctoral candidate, worked in SDSU Heart Institute principal investigator Mark Sussman’s lab, to develop a 3D bioengineering technique to repair the heart from a heart attack. […]
Aging, longevity and age-related diseases
New info on how skin heals after severe burns
A wound on the skin https://www.drewreportsnews.com/2020/09/14/new-info-on-how-skin-heals-after-severe-burns/
Study of Prostate Tissue Regeneration Could Lead to Prostate Cancer Prevention
When building an embryo, timing is everything
The repeated light and dark pattern you can see down the side of this embryo is caused by the presence of somites. Flickr user Lunar Caustic https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/how-embryos-set-the-clocks-that-time-their-development/
Scientists find ‘secret molecule’ that allows bacteria to exhale electricity
The electricity conducted by Geobacter’s nanowires can be used to power small electronics, as this illustration shows. (Image: © Ella Maru Studio) https://www.livescience.com/electron-breathing-geobacter-microbes.html
Ketamine Device Could Be The Future Of Pain Management
Researchers Get First-Ever Look at a Rare but Vital Stem Cell in Humans
This is a false-colored, scanning electron micrograph of a neutrophil. Credit: UC San Diego School of Medicine https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/news/researchers-get-first-ever-look-at-a-rare-but-vital-stem-cell-in-humans-338778
New hydrogel can take organoids from dish to clinic
Two fluorescent microscopy images of intestinal organoids growing in synthetic hydrogels. Credit: N. Gjorevski/EPFL https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-hydrogel-organoids-dish-clinic.html
Engineers seek to mimic properties of human body
Professor Justin Cooper-White … viscoelasticity is crucial to future biomedical implants https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2020/09/engineers-seek-mimic-properties-of-human-body
Study focuses on new discovery in regenerative medicine
The future is cyborg: Kaspersky study finds support for human augmentation
The survey found that most people wanted any human augmentation to work for the good of humanity https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/features/the-future-is-cyborg-kaspersky-study-finds-support-for-human-augmentation-2296974
Transplanted Stem Cells Produce Sperm in Sterilized Livestock
Generation of three-dimensional heart organoids
VIDEO: THIS HEART ORGANOID HAS ATRIA- AND VENTRICLE-LIKE STRUCTURES AND ALSO EXHIBITS BEATING MOVEMENT. view more CREDIT: DEPARTMENT OF EPIGENETICS,TMDU https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/tmad-got091620.php
New research connects the hormones we’re born with to lifetime risk for immunological diseases
This research shows that it’s our perinatal hormones, not our adult sex hormones, that have a greater influence on our risk of developing mast cell-associated disorders throughout the lifespan. Credit: […]
Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia
Pulverized ancient bone can provide DNA to scientists for analysis. Xin Xu Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CC BY-ND https://news.yahoo.com/ancient-dna-revealing-genetic-landscape-192835988.html
Stem cells engineered to evade immune system hold promise for ‘off-the-shelf’ grafts
IMAGE: ENGINEERED HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS…view more CREDIT: ALPHAMED PRESS https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/ap-sce091420.php
This hummingbird survives cold nights by nearly freezing itself solid
A black metaltail hummingbird (Metallura phoebe) perches on a branch in the Peruvian Andes. To survive cold nights, this bird cools down to 3° Celsius, putting itself in a state […]
Scientists engineer customized blood vessels to support organ regeneration and identification of cancer treatments
Transplantable human pancreatic islets (red) with integrated network of blood vessels (green) in laboratory dish. Credit: Nature https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2020/09/scientists-engineer-customized-blood-vessels-to-support-organ-regeneration-and
75% of multiple sclerosis patients experiencing ‘financial toxicity,’ radiology experts warn
Intestinal grafts grown using stem cells could lead to personalized transplants for children
Stem cell function may explain higher colon cancer rate in males
A Breakthrough in Anti-Aging Science?
Protein causes mutations that lead to breast cancer cell aggression
In a new study, U of A biochemist Ing Swie Goping uncovered a mechanism that helps explain why a protein called BCL-2 interacting killer is linked with aggressive breast cancers […]
Rapamycin may suppress muscle aging and prevent sarcopenia
Muscle size decreases at high age and is preserved by rapamycin treatment (from left to right: mouse muscle cross sections from adult, old and rapamycin treated old mice). Credit: University […]
Loss of Single Gene Fuels Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
The cause of ATRT is primarily linked to inactivation of a gene called SMARCB1, part of a larger complex that helps regulate gene expression and developmental processes. Image is in […]
Gen Z not ready to eat lab-grown meat
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Longevity interventions: find out what’s working – and what isn’t
Drug That Bulked Up Mice In Space Might Someday Help Astronauts Make Long Voyages
The mouse on the right has been engineered to have four times the muscle mass of a normal lab mouse. A drug to achieve the same effect was recently tested […]
Scientists May Have Discovered a Way to to Slow Aging by Direct Reprogramming of Human Cells
Skin fibroblasts were successfully reprogrammed into the smooth muscle cells (red) and endothelial cells (white) which surround blood vessels. The cells’ nuclei are shown in blue. Credit: Bersini, Schulte et […]
Researchers find conserved regeneration-responsive enhancers linked to tail regeneration in fish
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CALORIE RESTRICTION CAN EXTEND LIFE — STUDY EXPLAINS ONE FACTOR INVOLVED
Continuing importance of stem cell research: Expanding medical knowledge
(Image courtesy of the L.A. Times) https://highschool.latimes.com/los-altos-high-school/continuing-importance-of-stem-cell-research-expanding-medical-knowledge/
Why hacking the nervous system could be the next big medical treatment
DARPA Wants to Jolt the Nervous System with Electricity, Lasers, Sound Waves, and Magnets
Illustration: Getty Images https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/darpa-wants-to-jolt-the-nervous-system-with-electricity-lasers-sound-waves-and-magnets
