By University of Oxford - A team of international researchers at the University of Oxford (Oxford) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new process for repairing damaged DNA that is particularly relevant for patients...

By Drug Target Review - Cincinnati Children’s have made a significant achievement in organoid medicine, with their new study detailing how lab-grown human tissue successfully repaired damaged intestines in a rodent model. This moves decades of research efforts closer...

By Dr. Sushama R. Chaphalkar, PhD. - NewsMedical.net - Unlocking the potential of renewable β cells and precision gene editing, researchers aim to revolutionize diabetes care and bring us closer to a functional cure for type 1 diabetes. In a recent study published in...

by Jennifer Leavitt - The Cardiology Advisor - Following the approval of Casgevy for the treatment of sickle cell disease, a crusade of clinical trials are centering the therapeutic potential of CRISPR technologies. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic...

By The Stem Cellar - The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is proud to announce the allocation of $26 million to support clinical research targeting a range of cancers, heart conditions, and rare diseases. This significant funding underscores...

By UCI News - Irvine, Calif., Sept. 5, 2024 — With newly awarded funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Keck School of Medicine of USC will seek to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases...

by Murdoch Children's Research Institute - Melbourne researchers have made a world first breakthrough into creating blood stem cells that closely resemble those in the human body. And the discovery could soon lead to personalised treatments for children with leukaemia...

by Jennifer Kite-Powell - Forbes - Regenerative medicine is a segment of medicine that focuses on treatments to repair or replace damaged tissues, organs or cells and restore function from disease, ageing, trauma or congenital abnormalities. The market is estimated to...

by Blake Forman - Technology Networks - Impairing a particular stem cell surface protein could improve mobilization and availability for transplantation. Stem cell transplants have become widely used to treat diseases such as cancer, blood disorders and autoimmune...

By Michael Franco - New Atlas - A new study from MIT has revealed the exact mechanism by which fasting causes intestinal stem cells to regenerate, which is one of the practice's benefits. However, the study also showed a downside that needs to be considered when...

by Rebecca Roberts, PhD - The Scientist - With the power of self-renewal and multipotency, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer the possibility of regenerative treatment for a variety of medical conditions, including spinal cord injury and damage following a heart...

by Anne Trafton - MIT News - Fasting helps intestinal stem cells regenerate and heal injuries but also leads to a higher risk of cancer in mice, MIT researchers report. Low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting have been shown to have numerous health benefits: They...