NEWS and OPINIONS
Australian approach enhances particle therapy for cancer treatment
by Imma Perfetto - Cosmos Magazine - A new addition to charged particle therapy cancer treatment developed by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has been shown to enhance its efficacy in cell studies. The Neutron Capture Enhanced Particle...
Recent Insights Into Resetting Stem Cells Pave Way For Regenerative Medicine
by Oyvind Dahle - Foley & Lardner, LLP - On May 20 a major advance in stem cell and regenerative medicine was reported in Nature by a team from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi) at Kyoto University. The team, led by Dr. Mitinori Saitou,...
Researchers reveal promising treatment target for resistant brain cancer
By John Pastor - Virginia Tech News - Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists identify key cell pathway in glioblastoma, potentially opening new avenues for therapy. For many patients with a deadly type of brain cancer called glioblastoma, chemotherapy...
Some scientists seriously believe we could live forever by the 2030s. Here’s what you need to know about the ‘longevity escape velocity’ theory.
By Hilary Brueck - MSN News Insider - Eternal youth-seekers and investors alike are getting increasingly excited about a concept called "Longevity Escape Velocity." This hypothetical idea borrows its name from "escape velocity," the basic physics principle which...
Signs of Alzheimer’s were everywhere. Then his brain improved
By Sandee LaMotte - CNN - Preventive neurologist Dr Richard Isaacson stared at the numbers on the fax in astonishment. Blood biomarkers of telltale signs of early Alzheimer’s disease in the brain of his patient, 55-year-old entrepreneur Simon Nicholls, had all but...
Building More Homes for Hematopoietic Stem Cells
By Columbia University Irving Medical Center - A new study reveals how stem cell niche generation is regulated in bone marrow, which could lead to improvements in stem cell transplantation for the treatment of blood diseases. Bone marrow transplants give patients new...
Inhale, exhale, in vitro: generating epithelial iPSCs
by Kadeja Johnson - RegMedNet - A new study details findings that provide an alternative way to study human lung regeneration. A team of researchers from the Boston Medical Center (BMC; MA, USA) and Boston University (BU; MA, USA) have developed a method using...
Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims.
Eduardo Cuevas - USA TODAY - Health experts are alerting travelers considering medical care abroad about a trio of recent drug-resistant bacterial infections caused by stem cell injections at Mexican clinics. After stem cell treatments abroad, three Americans became...
How hematopoietic stem cells retain their regenerative potential
By Drug Target Review - Researchers found that genetic depletion of cyclophilin A results in stem cells distinctively lacking intrinsically disordered proteins. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered the enzyme cyclophilin A is crucial for...
Parkinson’s patient moves freely again after world-first implant of lab-grown cells into his brain
By Roselyne Min with EBU - Euronews.Health Parkinson’s patient Thomas Matsson was the first in the world to receive 7 million lab-grown brain cells in 2023. Today, he can smell and play sports. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have successfully implanted 7...
Regenerative Medicine Is Changing the Way We Age
By Amy Marturana Winderl - HealthCentral - A look at the next-gen therapies that hope to turn the field of medicine—and treating age-related chronic conditions—upside down. Taking a person’s own cells out of their body and then putting them back in to heal damaged...
Cell Therapy is Now on The Table for Metastatic Melanoma
By: Rachel Tompa, Ph.D. - U. of Miami - Miller School of Medicine - There’s good news for patients with advanced melanoma. The first cellular therapy for metastatic melanoma was recently approved by the FDA. This is the first cellular therapy approved for any solid...