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New RNA injection could help hearts heal after heart attacks
By Drug Target Review - A new RNA-based therapy developed at Columbia University could help the heart repair itself after a heart attack without invasive surgery. After a heart attack, it is possible for cardiologists to reopen blocked vessels and restart blood flow...
Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread
By Washington University in St. Louis - Science Daily - Scientists have discovered that cells can sense far beyond the surfaces they touch. While individual cancer cells can probe about 10 microns ahead by tugging on surrounding collagen fibers, clusters of normal...
U.S. judge upends Kennedy’s overhaul of childhood vaccine policies
By CNBC NEWS - A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for children. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston...
Scientists Are Trying to Train Lab-Grown Brains. The Brains Have Started to Solve Problems.
By Darren Orf - Popular Mechanics - Scientists trained a brain organoid to solve a well-known engineering task, and its success demonstrates the increasing complexity of lab-grown brains. While creating organs sounds like sci-fi fodder, scientists have actually...
New hope for treating a rare genetic disease before birth
By Stanford Medicine News - Stanford Medicine scientists are launching a clinical trial of prenatal transplants, using stem cells from the mother, to treat a rare genetic disease called Fanconi anemia before a baby is born. Stanford Medicine pediatric hematologist...
Giving stem cells room to breath
By Kyoto University - Nanogel integrated spheroids increase cell retention and repair injured swallowing muscles Kyoto, Japan -- Swallowing is a fundamental human function that supports nutrition and communication. Damage to swallowing muscles can reduce quality of...
Gene-based therapies poised for major upgrade thanks to Oregon State University research
By Steve Lundeberg - Oregon State University - by overcoming the challenge of consistently getting genes and gene-editing tools where they need to be within cells. Findings of the study spearheaded by Oregon State University College of Pharmacy graduate student Antony...
FDA must regulate stem cell therapies to mitigate risks to patients and the public
By PNAS.org - In December 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review (CBER) approved a gene-based stem cell therapy for Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome, a rare and life-threatening genetic disease. This decision was...
CAR T-cell Therapy Improves Survival in Relapsed or Refractory Lymphoma
By Melissa Rohman - NorthWwestern Medicine - CAR T-cell immunotherapy improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma, according to a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet. Marginal zone lymphoma...
Woman shares leukemia battle, partial-match stem cell treatment with 1.5 million on social media
By Jamie Bartosch - UChicago Medicine - “I was so sick and tired; I knew I couldn’t keep doing chemo,” said Cordle, 51, who lives in Mapleton, Illinois, just outside Peoria. The next step would be stem cell transplantation, also known as bone marrow transplantation....
Teenage daughter’s bone marrow saves dad’s life
By Erin Baily - UC Davis Health - For Hai Trinh, his disease started gradually. Fatigue. Bruising easily. He thought little of it. As a mechanic, husband and father of two girls, he just kept pushing forward, attributing the persistent health challenges to his long...
The Gene Fixer – For five decades, Stuart Orkin has harnessed new genetic tools
By Elizabeth Dougherty - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - In the early 1970s, the field of genetics was confined to the study of bacteria and viruses. Conventional wisdom at the time was that the tools of molecular biology couldn't be used to study human diseases. Human...