‘Ageless’ Review: The Long Run
A Galápagos tortoise. PHOTO: ALAMY https://www.wsj.com/articles/ageless-review-the-long-run-11614352340
Tag Archives: Regenerative Medicine
Army Prepared to Sacrifice Unit Readiness to Defeat COVID-19, McConville Says
U.S. Army Soldiers and a FEMA employee work together at a mass vaccination site at California State University, Los Angeles, Feb. 15, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard/Spc. Simone Lara) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/02/17/army-prepared-sacrifice-unit-readiness-defeat-covid-19-mcconville-says.html?ESRC=eb_210218.nl
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
Researchers invent new gene-editing tool
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain https://phys.org/news/2021-02-gene-editing-tool.html
The Neu-ChiP Project Aims To Revolutionize Computing Power
Cell Therapies: What’s in the Tube?
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
Boosted by celebrity endorsements and a controversial research program, clinics are peddling stem cell autism treatments questioned by experts
Hope for children with rare heart condition: novel stem cell therapy to save the day
IMAGE: IN THIS STUDY, EXOSOMES WERE ISOLATED FROM PATIENT-DERIVED CARDIOSPHERES AND VISUALIZED USING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY. view more CREDIT: OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/ou-hfc011221.php
Cell Therapy DA01 Cleared for Phase 1 Trial in Advanced Disease Patients
Stem Cell Clinic Doctor Settles Consumer Case for $2.5 Million
A researcher handles apparatus inside a laboratory. Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/stem-cell-clinic-doctor-settles-consumer-case-for-2-5-million
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/
Stem cell therapy helps broken hearts heal in unexpected way
In this microscopic histology image, macrophage immune cells (shown in red and green) flock to the injured region of a damaged mouse heart three days after researchers injected adult heart […]
Stem cells: The secret to change
Neurons created from induced stem cells in Iqbal Ahmad’s lab glow red with fluorescent dye. The neuroscientist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is researching whether the nerve cells […]
Study clarifies the impact of getting old on hematopoietic stem 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/
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 Recruitment Therapy?
New Protocol Advances Toward Lab-Made Universal Red Blood Cells
ABOVE: A red blood cell generated from a human induced pluripotent stem cell BENOIT MALLERET, DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY, YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/new-protocol-advances-toward-lab-made-universal-red-blood-cells-68296
Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days, Suggesting Lost Cognitive Ability is Not Permanent
Is the Dawn of the Stem Cell Revolution Finally Here?
Dopaminergic neurons can be derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs. (Credit: The Buck Institute) https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/is-the-dawn-of-the-stem-cell-revolution-finally-here
Doctor admits mRNA altering COVID vaccine “can get transcribed into your own DNA”
BLOCKING A SINGLE PROTEIN MAKES AGING MICE WAY STRONGER AND HEALTHIER
Mesoblast shares savaged on poor trial results for COVID treatment
Mesoblast chief executive Silviu Itescu. The company was hoping to show its flagship product, remestemcel-L, would help patients with moderate to severe respiratory distress because of coronavirus.CREDIT:CREDIT: ARSINEH HOUSPIAN https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/mesoblast-shares-savaged-on-poor-covid-trial-results-20201218-p56onp.html
Adult Stem Cell Therapy for COVID-19 Sequelae Begins in Japan for the First Time in the World
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant With NG-01 Treatment Shows Promise in Progressive MS
UCSD Researchers Discover Clue How To Protect Neurons and Encourage Growth
Hematologist/Stem Cell Biologist to Direct Hematology and Cellular Therapy at Cedars-Sinai
John Chute, MD, has been selected to direct the Division of Hematology and Cellular Therapy in the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Cancer. Photo by Cedars-Sinai https://www.newswise.com/articles/hematologiststem-cell-biologist-to-direct-hematology-and-cellular-therapy-at-cedars-sinai
Study Shows No Increased Frequency of Cancer-Causing Mutations in Naïve Pluripotent Stem Cells
Human embryonic stem cell colonies that have been stained for alkaline phosphatase (red). Credit: Yuhuan Wang, Cell Image Library https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/news/study-shows-no-increased-frequency-of-cancer-causing-mutations-in-nave-pluripotent-stem-cells-343957
Doctors Are Preparing to Implant the World’s First Human Bionic Eye
The same implants could potentially treat paralysis as well. VICTOR TANGERMANN https://futurism.com/doctors-preparing-implant-the-worlds-first-human-bionic-eye
FDA approves genetically altering pigs, to potentially make food, drugs, and transplants safer
LUKAS SCHULZE/GETTY IMAGES https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/14/fda-approves-genetically-altering-pigs/
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine gets a second lease on life
California, the state of sun, sand, surf, Botox, tech and stem cells. https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/the-california-institute-for-regenerative-medicine-gets-a-second-lease-on-life/13648
Vitamins and aminoacids regulate stem cell biology
Credit: National Research Council of Italy https://phys.org/news/2017-02-vitamins-aminoacids-stem-cell-biology.html
Stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles ease brain bleeding in newborn rats
IMAGE: RECENT REPORTS SHOWED THAT STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTATION WAS EFFECTIVE ON IMPROVING BRAIN INJURY FROM SEVERE INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE IN NEWBORN RATS. AS A NEXT STEP, BECAUSE STEM CELLS SECRETE BIOACTIVE […]
A genetic control of stem cell differentiation and organ maintenance by induction of fat metabolism
The planarian Schmidtea mediterranea consists of 25% stem cells and are almost immortal. They can maintain their organs forever by regenerating completely and not ageing in the process. Credit: FLI […]
Researchers uncover the unique way stem cells protect their chromosome ends
Chromosome fusions in TRF2-knockout MEFs. Credit: The Francis Crick Institute https://phys.org/news/2020-11-uncover-unique-stem-cells-chromosome.html
