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Engineered stem cells target autoimmune diseases

Engineered stem cells target autoimmune diseases

By Adam Boros, PhD - Drug Discovery News - Genetically modified stem cells show promise in a targeted approach to taming inflammation in autoimmune diseases. Researchers developed an immunotherapy using chimeric antigen receptors and mesenchymal stromal cells, paving...

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Scientists create a cell that precludes malignant growth

Scientists create a cell that precludes malignant growth

By University of Helsinki - Phys.org - Cell therapies could help in the treatment of hereditary diseases, myocardial infarction and hundreds of other diseases. For many blood diseases, new cells can already be transplanted into human patients, and diabetes has also...

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Prime Editing Corrects Cystic Fibrosis Mutation

Prime Editing Corrects Cystic Fibrosis Mutation

by Gorm Pamgren - CRISPR Medicine News - Researchers have refined prime editing (PE) to correct the cystic fibrosis (CF) related gene CFTR. Results demonstrated improved efficiency and minimal off-target effects in correcting the F508del mutation in human airway...

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Eyesight from a 3D Printer

Eyesight from a 3D Printer

By Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - KIT Researchers and Industry Partners Develop Process for Printing Personalized Corneas; Project Wins NEULAND Innovation Contest Printing a new cornea during an operation to restore a patient’s eyesight: This groundbreaking step...

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Growth factors linked to stem cell aging in bone marrow study

Growth factors linked to stem cell aging in bone marrow study

by Jackson Laboratory - Medical Express - Our bone marrow—the fatty, jelly-like substance inside our bones—is an unseen powerhouse quietly producing 500 billion new blood cells every day. That process is driven by hematopoietic stem cells that generate all of the...

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Stem Cell Therapy Development Embraces New Technologies

Stem Cell Therapy Development Embraces New Technologies

By Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News - Stem cell research recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. Although the first publications in this field appeared in the early 1960s, it took another 20 years before the first embryonic stem cells could be isolated....

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