by Imma Perfetto - Cosmos - An Australian researcher has been awarded $60,000 to build more complex models of the human lung, with the hope to discover new therapies for respiratory diseases. Dr Rhiannon Werder, team leader at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute...

By Frank Vinluan - MedCity News - Autolus Therapeutics’ Aucatzyl is now FDA approved for treating advanced cases of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. While it goes after the same target as Gilead Sciences’ Tecartus, Autolus engineered its CAR T-therapy...

By Smriti Mallapaty - Nature - The treatment, given to four people with damaged corneas, seems safe but needs to be tested in larger trials. Three people with severely impaired vision who received stem-cell transplants have experienced substantial improvements in...

By By Jordana Lenon - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart defect sometimes present at birth in humans, according to new research from the University...

by Christiane Klasen - Phys.org - Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have a great potential for scientific and medical applications. They are used in research laboratories to model human diseases, helping to uncover underlying mechanisms and developing new...

By Texas A&M College of Medicine News - A new therapy may delay Alzheimer’s disease progression by years, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University College of Medicine. Published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, the research aims to...

Arun Sharma, PhD By Cedars Sinai News - Cedars-Sinai investigators are one step closer to manufacturing stem cells in space, which could speed up the development of new medical therapies on Earth. The first published data from the experiments conducted on a private...

by International Society for Stem Cell Research - MedicalXpress - When thinking about the immune system, most people think about B and T cells and how they can be trained to recognize pathogens, preventing re-infections. Besides this adaptive immune system, we also...

By Healio News - Top-line results of a phase 2 clinical trial for an adipose-derived autologous mesenchymal stem cell therapy to address mild to moderate relapsing-remitting MS found the treatment improved mental and physical health at 52 weeks. According to a press...

By UNH Manchester - The University of New Hampshire at Manchester has been awarded $10 million to lead workforce development efforts within the ReGen Valley Tech Hub, an initiative aimed at establishing Southern New Hampshire as a global leader in biofabrication....

By Inside Precision Medicine - U.S. researchers have shone further light into the precise way that CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing actually works and circumvents unintended off-target effects, which could lead to more accurate cellular therapies. The preclinical research,...

by Mrigakshi Dixit - Interesting Engineering - Think of a future where injuries heal faster, diseases are cured more effectively, and lab-grown meat is a reality. This future is one step closer, thanks to the innovative work of Dr. Hao Liu from ETH Zurich. Liu uses...