By Fay Ghani, Abba C. Zubair - Nature - Stem cell research performed in space has provided fundamental insights into stem cell properties and behavior in microgravity including cell proliferation, differentiation, and regeneration capabilities. However, there is...

by Julia Evangelou Strait - Washington University College of Medicine - Detailed blueprint of nerve cells’ dramatic changes could help identify ways to heal spinal cord damage. Zebrafish are members of a rarefied group of vertebrates capable of fully healing a severed...

By University of Cambridge - Researchers have discovered a way to extend the shelf life of blood stem cells outside the body for use in gene therapy, providing patients with better options and improving their outcomes. We were able to identify a key molecular...

By The National Cancer Institute - In November 2023, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was investigating more than 20 instances of second cancers—specifically, T-cell lymphomas—in people who had been treated with CAR T-cell therapies. In several...

By Technology Networks - Research offers new hope for treating neurodevelopmental disorders by activating dormant neural stem cells. Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have...

By University of Louisville School of Medicine - A new stem cell therapy for heart failure is being tested in patients at the University of Louisville and UofL Health. The trial is the first in the U.S. to test umbilical cord-derived stem cells in patients for heart...

By Natalie Healey - Nature Medicine Going from the laboratory to an approved therapy in 11 years is no mean feat. That is the story of the world’s first approved CRISPR–Cas9 therapy, greenlit by the US Food and Drug Administration in December 2023....

By Inside Precision Medicine - The immunotherapy afamitresgene autoleucel (afami-cel) for the treatment of adults with the rare soft tissue cancer called synovial sarcoma was granted accelerated approval late last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....

By University of Barcelona - A study published in The EMBO Journal opens new perspectives to better understand how the molecular mechanisms involved in regenerative medicine work. The study focuses on tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and its receptors TNFR, molecules...

By Neuroscience News - Researchers have developed a model that quickly converts stem cells to brain cells with Parkinson’s disease (PD) protein structures, allowing for personalized study and treatment. This new approach can transform stem cells into brain cells...

by Molly Coddington - Technology Networks - Like many young girls in elementary school, Victoria Gray wanted to be a cheerleader, until she was told by her doctor that this simply wouldn’t be possible; the exertion placed on her body by the training regimen could have...

by Marla Broadfoot, Ph.D. - Mayo Clinic - Pancreatic cancer is a formidable disease, often diagnosed too late for effective treatment. However, new research from Mayo Clinic represents a promising step toward identifying biological signals or biomarkers that may aid...