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An mRNA drug reengineers stem cells
by Samantha Borje - Drug Discovery News Scientists developed an alternative to bone marrow transplantation by using technology similar to that of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Blood disorders such as sickle cell anemia, immunodeficiencies, and bone marrow failure...
UCLA-led team finds a stem-cell derived mechanism that could lead to regenerative therapies for heart damage
By Enrique Rivero - UCLA Health A UCLA-led team has identified an essential internal control mechanism that can promote the maturation of human stem cell-derived heart muscle cells, offering a deeper understanding of how heart muscle cells develop from their immature...
N.Y. State’s first cell and gene therapy hub coming to Roswell Park
By Adam Penale - Spectrum News New York state's first cell and gene therapy hub is coming to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. State officials say the $98 million cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility in Buffalo will...
Scientific leaders issue global Dublin Longevity Declaration
By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology Consensus recommendation to immediately expand research on extending healthy human lifespans. The Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation (LEVF) has welcomed the publication today of the Dublin Longevity Declaration. This...
Scientists have bioprinted fully functional human skin
By Chrissy Sexton - Earth.com For the first time, scientists have successfully bioprinted fully functional skin. Researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine report that they have printed skin samples containing all six major cell types found in...
Nobel Prize in medicine won by two scientists for ‘groundbreaking findings’ on mRNA Covid-19 vaccines
By Christian Edwards, Katie Hunt and Ed Upright, CNN This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccines, a crucial tool in curtailing the spread of Covid-19. The Nobel Prize committee...
Stem cell therapy to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS)
By Taylor Mixides - Drug Target Review Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT), a medical procedure typically employed in the treatment of blood cancers, holds promise as a potential therapy for individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple...
Healthspan Action Coalition Endorses the Dublin Longevity Declaration
Wellington, FL, October 9, 2023—On October 3, 2023, the Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation released its historic Dublin Longevity Declaration, a groundbreaking document addressing one of humanity’s most pressing needs: extending healthy longevity for all humankind....
CIRM approves new plan to invest $110 million into basic research in neuropsychiatric diseases
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the world’s largest institute dedicated to regenerative medicine, announced its approval of a new program called ReMIND at the September Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC) meeting that will eventually...
The Dublin Longevity Declaration
Scientific Leaders Issue global “Dublin Longevity Declaration” Consensus Recommendation to Immediately Expand Research on Extending Healthy Human Lifespans SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 3, 2023—The Longevity Escape Velocity Foundation (LEVF) welcomes the publication...
Stanford University Aims to Bioprint a Human Heart and Implant It In a Pig
by CardioVascular Learning Network Under a new $26.3 million federal contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a multidisciplinary team of researchers at Stanford University aims to bioprint a fully functioning human heart and implant it...
International Longevity Day and a Death-Defying Congressional Caucus
OPINION By Edward Hudgins There are over 200 congressional caucuses sharing economic, ideological, and every imaginable interest. Some have only a few members. But the new bipartisan Longevity Science Caucus, co-founded by Congressmen Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Paul...