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Scientists Are About to Try to Create Stem Cells in Space
Cedars-Sinai researchers are working with Axiom Space to test if stem cells can be easily produced and grown aboard the International Space Station. By Ed Cara - Gizmodo Stem cell research is expanding beyond earthly confines. Scientists from Cedars-Sinai in...
Regenerative Medicine Companies Explore Diverse Approaches
by Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News If you want to know if a medical field is progressing, you can start by checking a couple of obvious indicators: the number of clinical trials, and the growth projections offered by market researchers. Both of these...
BrainStorm files ALS drug application over FDA protest
The medicine, a personalized stem cell treatment, will be reviewed by an FDA advisory committee sometime in the future, the company said. by Ned Pagliarulo - Biopharma Dive A yearslong disagreement between the Food and Drug Administration and a developer of an...
One AI Tool Bests Another in Enzyme Prediction Match
By Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News In this corner: the state-of-the-art enzyme function prediction tool … the Bioinformatic Brawler … the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool for proteins … BLASTp! And in this corner: the contender … the In Silico Kid …...
UCF Researchers Create Bioabsorbable Implants for Better Bone Healing
The UCF team is developing screws, pins, rods and other medical implants that are made of magnesium and dissolve within the body, eliminating the need to remove them. By Eric Eraso - UCF news When children break a bone, the traditional process of inserting metal...
Effective Patient Advocacy and Call to Action Impact Sessions showcased at upcoming World Stem Cell Summit, Winston-Salem, NC, June 5-9
The hallmark of successful patient advocacy is COLLABORATION. Even the most well-organized and well-endowed advocacy organizations must collaborate with multiple stakeholders. But how? Can the current and future stakeholder communities be effective while facing the...
Human stem cells used to create new type of biohybrid neural implant
By Paul McClure - New Atlas Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new type of neural implant that combines stem cells with electronics and has the potential to help amputees or those who’ve lost the use of their limbs. Developments in implantable...
A Parkinson’s ‘game changer,’ backed by Michael J. Fox, could lead to new diagnostics and, someday, treatments
Huge #parkinsonsdisease breakthrough illustrating the power of dedicated patient advocacy- forging coalitions supporting research and trials. It's a game changer! Ace science journalist Matthew Herper in #STAT covered the breaking announcement, "The trophy is science...
World Stem Cell Summit to feature Special Symposium on the Intersection of Regenerative Medicine and Healthspan – June 5-9
The 20th World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS), in association with the Healthspan Action Coalition, announced that it will showcase a Special Symposium and Focus Sessions on the "Intersection of Regenerative Medicine and Healthspan" - focusing on the science, technologies...
Bacterial ‘Nanosyringe’ Could Deliver Gene Therapy to Human Cells
By Ingrid Wickelgren - Scientific American This novel injection system could help advance gene therapy by nimbly inserting gene-editing enzymes into a variety of cell types nside the gut of a caterpillar lives a worm, and inside the worm lurks a bioluminescent...
New RNA-based toolkit to regulate gene activity could advance regenerative medicine, gene therapy and biotechnology
By Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Turning genes on and off as easily and predictably as flicking a switch could be a powerful tool in medicine and biotech. A type of technology called a riboswitch might be the key. The Okinawa Institute of Science and...
Veterans Affairs to Be First Major Insurer to Cover Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi
Roughly 168,000 veterans receiving care have Alzheimer’s dementia By Joseph Walker - The Wall Street journal Eisai Co.’s new Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi will be covered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the first major insurer to agree to pay for the...