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Test animals, hold your breath
By Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Animal experimentation may not be a thing of the past just yet, but work on human iPS cell technology may someday grant emancipation for lab mice and other species. Renal proximal tubules play a major role in our kidneys' ability to...
First-of-its-kind noninvasive CRISPR method knocks out anxiety gene
By Paul McClure - New Atlas Researchers have developed a noninvasive method of delivering CRISPR gene editing technology to the brains of mice, knocking out a gene that causes anxiety Anxiety affects many people, and for some, medication doesn’t help. Researchers have...
ALS Breakthrough – Parkinson’s Drug Safely Slows Disease Progression by Over 6 Months
Photo of iPSCs-derived Motor neurons derived from an ALS patient. Credit: Morimoto et al/Cell Stem Cell By Cell Press - SciTechDaily Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a lethal neurological disorder that progressively results in...
How a Scientific Fraud Reinvented Himself
By David Cyranoski - New York Times Science is known for rigorous self-policing by the research community, yet it can seem that scientific fraud is rampant. Why do frauds think they can get away with it? The story of Hwang Woo-suk, a South Korean scientist who gained...
Life or death choices ahead for California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
By David Jensen - Capitol Weekly Directors of the $12 billion California stem cell agency will face a fundamental question next week that could determine whether its efforts to produce revolutionary treatments for afflictions ranging from heart disease to cancer will...
The secret to longevity lies in stem cell research
By Silicon Republic PhD researcher Áine Varley from the University of Galway explains her stem cell research which aims to unlock the secret to immortality in jellyfish-like sea creatures. “As a young child, I was a massive fan of the Horrible Science books written by...
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New universal donor stem cell therapy to treat degenerative brain diseases
By Sejal Sharma - Interesting Engineering The researchers believe that this therapy could one day be applied to children with fatal brain conditions. Demyelinating diseases, one of the most debilitating diseases in neurology, are caused by damage to the protective...
Real-world evidence study of regenerative medicine and shoulder surgery
By Susan Buckles - Mayo Clinic Applying regenerative medicine to a common shoulder surgery could have an impact on the need for follow-up revision surgery in some patients, according to a Mayo Clinic study of real-world evidence. Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed the...
Can you 3D print human tissue in space? Wake Forest University puts it to the test
By Brad jones - WGHP News WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Our state is becoming a hotbed for innovation. One high-profile research program is making headlines after going to a whole new level. Wake Forest University recently hosted the Regenerative Medicine Essentials...
Inside ProKidney’s decision to add 330 jobs, invest $485M in NC’s growing biotech industry
By Christopher Capot. WRAL Tech Wire News RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – ProKidney LLC, a Winston-Salem-based clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in 2015 and targeting chronic kidney disease (CKD) with a proprietary cell therapy, plans to create up to 330 jobs and...
Reanimated hearts donated after death work just as well for transplants, study finds
By Elaine Chen - Stat News A new method of heart transplantation that uses machines to reanimate donor hearts from people who have died is just as good as traditional heart transplantation, a new study finds. If adopted broadly in the U.S., the procedure that could...
NC’s governor receives award for role in life sciences development
By WRAL News North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was recognized June 6 at the 20th annual World Stem Cell Summit in Winston-Salem for his role in developing the life sciences. Cooper received the Regenerative Medicine Action Leadership Award from the Regenerative Medicine...