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Exosomes: The rising stars of regenerative medicine
BY: Delia von Neuschatz “Is this the fountain of youth?” I ask Mayo Clinic dermatologist, Saranya Wyles, about exosomes. The rising star in regenerative medicine, Dr. Wyles’ field of expertise, exosome therapy offers enormous potential in the treatment of a host of...
The future of blood stem cell gene therapy is in vivo
From the Lieber and Kiem Labs, Hematologic Malignancies Program, Cancer Consortium. By AE Spens - FredHutch.org - Science Spotlight Nestled in the pillowy, marrow-filled interior of your bones is a special group of cells called hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that are...
Stem cell therapy offers a new hope to repair brain damage in newborns
by Nienke Wagenaar, Lisanne Baak and Niek Van Der Aa, medicalxpress.com A few hours after Tom (not his real name) was born, he became restless and did not want to be breastfed. His mother noticed that his left arm and leg were shaking rhythmically—something was not...
Human Urine-derived Stem Cells Have Robust Regenerative Potential
by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers, who were the first to identify that stem cells in human urine have potential for tissue regenerative effects, continue their investigation into...
FDA releases 5-year action plan to combat neurodegenerative diseases
By Ken Downey Jr. at Healio.com The FDA on June 23 announced a 5-year strategy for improving and extending the lives of people with rare neurodegenerative diseases by advancing development of safe and effective medical products and facilitating access to novel...
Automated Stem Cell Factories Are Coming to Space
By Maddie Bender - The Daily Beast Some time in the not-too-distant future, a patient who suffers a heart attack will spend time recovering in the hospital before a transplant. Oddly, though, their surgery date will be timed around a resupply mission to a space...
University Of Colorado To Invest $200 Million In New Regenerative Medicine Institute. (Forbes)
By Michael T. Nietzel - Forbes The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has announced that it will make a $200 million investment over the next five years to create the Gates Institute, a research and treatment center that will focus on the development of...
WFIRM combines organoids, artificial intelligence to study viral threats
Image Caption: WFIRM Director Anthony Atala, MD, explains PATMOS program WINSTON-SALEM, NC, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022 -- A $36 million award from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a part of the Department of Defense, will enable the Wake Forest Institute for...
Human-Robot-AI Teamwork Accelerates Regenerative Medicine
Link to article A joint research group led by Genki Kanda at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has developed a robotic artificial intelligence (AI) system for autonomously determining the optimal conditions for growing replacement retina layers...
Researchers have developed a tiny, 3D-printed cell “cradle” to boost IVF success, with the treatment of cancer, diabetes, cystic fibrosis and spinal cord injury also advanced by the invention.
By Lynne Minion – HealthcareITNews A tiny new medical device has been developed by Australian researchers that will transform the only fertility treatment procedure available for men with low sperm counts, with implications for the success of IVF and beyond into...
California cosmetic surgeon, Mark Berman, pusher of unproven stem cell therapies, dies while awaiting verdict in #FDA lawsuit.
By Michael Hiltzik - Business Columnist Los Angeles Times For years, California cosmetic surgeon Mark Berman was a leader of that corner of the healthcare world pushing unproven and unapproved stem cell treatments for a host of medical conditions. Berman aired his...
Video Premiere of 2022 Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Action Awards
On June 9 at 7:00 PM EDT, Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) broadcast the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Action Awards as part of the combined virtual 17th annual World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS) and Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and RMF’s...