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Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Costs Limiting Access

Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Costs Limiting Access

By Gareth John Macdonald - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News High production costs are limiting patient access to cell and gene therapies, according to researchers who say optimizing manufacturing methods and increasing capacity industry-wide would help. Cell...

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How to generate new neurons in the brain

How to generate new neurons in the brain

by University of Geneva Some areas of the adult brain contain quiescent, or dormant, neural stem cells that can potentially be reactivated to form new neurons. However, the transition from quiescence to proliferation is still poorly understood. A team led by...

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This Injectable Biomaterial Heals Tissues From the Inside Out

This Injectable Biomaterial Heals Tissues From the Inside Out

By Ioana Patringenaru - UC San Diego Today A new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously, reduces inflammation in tissue and  promotes cell and tissue repair. The biomaterial was tested and proven effective in treating tissue damage caused by heart attacks in...

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Engineering skin grafts for complex body parts

Engineering skin grafts for complex body parts

By Sharon Reynolds - NIH website Skin grafts are a vital treatment for burns and other extensive skin injuries. Since the 1980s, advances in bioengineering have allowed researchers to grow new patches of skin in the lab. Such engineered grafts are less traumatic for...

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An Inflammatory View of Early Alzheimer’s Disease

An Inflammatory View of Early Alzheimer’s Disease

by Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D. - NIH Director's Blog Detecting the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in middle-aged people and tracking its progression over time in research studies continue to be challenging. But it is easier to do in shorter-lived...

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5th Man Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

5th Man Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

By Ty Roush - Forbes A 53-year-old man from Germany has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant in 2014, according to findings published Monday in Nature Medicine, as researchers say he is the fifth to be cured of the virus—which affects more than 30...

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