by Elena Garrido - Neuroscience News - Researchers uncovered a crucial mechanism in brain stem cells that prevents identity conflicts during gene expression, enabling these cells to maintain stemness while being primed for neuronal differentiation. The team found that...

By Ewen Callaway - Nature - Some of the AI-designed gene editors could be more versatile than those found in nature. In the never-ending quest to discover previously unknown CRISPR gene-editing systems, researchers have scoured microbes in everything from hot springs...

by Moffit Cancer Center - TAMPA, Fla. — Cells constantly navigate a dynamic environment, facing ever-changing conditions and challenges. But how do cells swiftly adapt to these environmental fluctuations? A new Moffitt Cancer Center study, published in iScience, is...

By Patrick O’Neill - ISS National Laboratory - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), April 30, 2024 – Research on a novel vision loss therapy and space-manufactured optical fibers were among the nearly 565 pounds of science and technology payloads sponsored by the International...

By Carleigh Gabryel - UNC Research News - In a new study published in Nature Chemistry, Carolina researcher Ronit Freeman and her colleagues describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins — essential building blocks of life — to create cells that look and...

by Heather Landi  - Fierce Healthcare - Walgreens is expanding its specialty pharmacy services to offer gene and cell therapy services, supported by a dedicated 18,000-square-foot center in Pittsburgh, the company announced Thursday. The service is part of the retail...

by Steve Martin - Purdue University - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14...

By - ISSCR - The international Society for Stem Cell Research will host a free webinar celebrating Earth Day April 22, 2024 Program Description: Celebrate Earth Day by diving into the science of conservation, where the potential of stem cells is harnessed to foster a...

By CiRA - Kyoto University - In a recent study, Professor Shimpei Gotoh (Department of Clinical Application) and Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) teamed up to construct a novel in vitro culture system for...

By Aspen Neuroscience SAN DIEGO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. announced that the first patient has been dosed in the ASPIRO trial, a Phase 1/2a open label clinical trial to assess safety and tolerability of ANPD001, an autologous,...

by Joseph Choi - The Hill - An increase in cancers among people 55 years old and younger may be related to accelerated aging in recent generations, according to a study presented at a conference earlier this month. Experts say years of research support this, though...