Critical window for re-infection with HIV after stem cell transplantation
Scanning electron microscopic image of a HIV (yellow) infected T cell (red). Credit: NIAID https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-critical-window-re-infection-hiv-stem.html
Tag Archives: Science and Technology
Current advances in stem cell-based therapies for hair regeneration
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 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
Scientists uncover ‘switch-flipping’ stem cell mechanism that could lead to new breast cancer therapies
Hacked Fat Cell Repair and Heal Injuries in Mice
Colin Behrens / Pixabay.com https://edgy.app/hacked-fat-cell-repair-and-heal-injuries-in-mice
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
Cell Therapy DA01 Cleared for Phase 1 Trial in Advanced Disease Patients
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 […]
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/
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons with multiple sclerosis: Early findings from a survey on disruptions in care and self-reported outcomes
The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to make us human
DNA and brain, abstract illustration (stock image). Credit: © Giovanni Cancemi / stock.adobe.com https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216085039.htm
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
Gene pathway linked to schizophrenia identified through stem cell engineering
These are neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells from a schizophrenia patient. (Photo by Laura Stertz, PhD/UTHealth) https://www.uth.edu/news/story.htm?id=73ef25cd-7512-401f-a376-e6b2a08f3d3c
Where do stem cells come from? Expert answers
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant With NG-01 Treatment Shows Promise in Progressive MS
NASA-partnered Pluristem crashes to Earth as it axes leading therapy
(Tiia Monto/CC BY-SA 3.0) https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/nasa-partnered-pluristem-crashes-down-to-earth-as-it-axes-leading-therapy
In a stem cell experiment that seemingly failed, scientists see a possible way to prevent a devastating disease
In the new study, fertilized mouse eggs, made from stem cells, divided into two, four, and eight cells, but no further. COURTESY KATSUHIKO HAYASHI https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/16/stem-cell-experiment-scientists-see-possible-way-to-prevent-devastating-inherited-disease/
Eight Proteins Turn Mouse Stem Cells into Egglike Cells
Customized programming of human stem cells
Three transgenic iPS lines, in each of which a different transcription factor can be activated, were mixed and induced to form a synthetic tissue within four days. Vascular cells are […]
Lab-grown meat to make historic debut at Singapore restaurant
The restaurant will start serving it from Saturday, the company said. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lab-grown-meat-to-make-historic-debut-at-singapore-restaurant-2339257
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
Stem cell therapy
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 […]
Steaks Grown From Human Cells Spark Interest and Outrage
Scientists unlock ‘sugar code’ to regulate in vivo and ex-vivo blood stem cell production
Credit: CC0 Public Domain https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-12-scientists-sugar-code-vivo-ex-vivo.html
Why mRNA vaccines like those being made to treat coronavirus are a quantum leap for biotech
COVID-19 vaccine | DNA double helix close-up (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Images) https://www.salon.com/2020/12/05/mrna-history-vaccines-coronavirus-moderna-immunology-lipid-nanoparticles/
Biomarkers and ageing: The clock-watcher
Brad Swonetz/Redux/Eyevine https://www.nature.com/news/biomarkers-and-ageing-the-clock-watcher-1.15014
Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites – who will be the first to try them?
Are ‘Stem Cell Factories’ The Future Of Regenerative Medicine? Scientists Eye Possible Breakthrough [VIDEO]
Researchers at the University of Nottingham in the U.K., have found a synthetic substrate that can be used in the production of billions of stem cells. In this photo, dated […]
This record-breaking baby is 27 years old — 2 years younger than her mom
Molly Everette Gibson. Haleigh Crabtree Photography https://nypost.com/2020/12/01/baby-is-27-years-old-just-two-years-younger-than-her-mom/
Freezing bodies for ‘reanimation’ in China and why the country’s cryonics tech has the potential to leapfrog the West
Scientists Reverse the Aging Clock: Restore Age-Related Vision Loss Through Epigenetic Reprogramming
Women Can Make New Eggs After All, Stem-Cell Study Hints
A human egg surrounded by sperm, magnified 400 times (file image). IMAGE FROM CLOUDS HILL IMAGING/CORBIS https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/3/120229-women-health-ovaries-eggs-reproduction-science/
CRISPR tagging improves accuracy of model cells grown from stem cells
CRISPR-based activation of gene networks implicated in human stem cells becoming neuronal cells led to the generation of cells with neuronal shapes and markers (left) and enhanced function and electrophysiological…more […]
