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2 new molecules help destroy leukemia cells by targeting protein key to tumor ‘seeds’
By Kyle LaHucik - Fiercebiotech.com Relapses in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the white blood cell cancer that affects blood and bone marrow, remain an obstacle despite new treatments, as the average five-year survival rate sits at 25%. Now, researchers say they’ve...
Using mRNA delivery to improve muscle strength
By Anke Brodmerkel - MDC website - Link to article Berlin Germany, March 14 2022 - Mutations that lead to muscle atrophy can be repaired with the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9. A team led by ECRC researcher Helena Escobar has now introduced the tool into human muscle stem...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Treatment of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35203418/ David A Yefroyev 1 , Sha Jin 1 Affiliations PMID: 35203418 PMCID: PMC8869146 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020208 Free PMC article Abstract Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of debilitating pathologies in which neuronal...
Breaking News! 2022 Virtual World Stem Cell Summit and Regenerative Medicine Essentials Course to be Held June 6-11
The Regenerative Medicine Foundation, in partnership with the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, is proud to announce the 2022 VIRTUAL WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT & REGENERATIVE MEDICINE ESSENTIALS COURSE, June 6 - 11, 2022. This famed six-day interactive...
A ‘living’ cancer drug helped two patients stay disease-free for a decade
image Caption: two red cells attack a white cell, the cells have been pseudo-colored - Two T-cells (red) attack an oral squamous cancer cell (white)—a fight that's part of the natural immune response. Clinical researchers are developing a new type of therapy that...
Utrecht researchers volumetrically 3D print functional liver tissue units
Remarkable achievement in volumetric bioprinting opens new opportunities for regenerative medicine and drug development By Davide Sher - 3D Printing Network - Link to article A team from Utrecht University (Netherlands), working on novel 3D bioprinting technologies...
iPS researchers discover genetic traits of people prone to Alzheimer’s
Japanese researchers say they have tracked down the genetic traits of people prone to develop Alzheimer's disease by studying brain nerve cells created from induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells. The research team at Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell...
Patient with leukemia, virus infection cured post stem transplant
By Archana Jyoti - The Daily Pioneer - Link to article Adopting a newer approach that may make the treatment available to people afflicting with HIV, scientists have cured a US patient with leukemia and virus infection after attempting a stem transplant on her from a...
Will This Stem Cell Breakthrough Spell the End of Parkinson’s? We’re About to Find Out.
Fingers Crossed. If it works, it will forever turn the tide in our fight against the disease. by Sebastian Skov Andersen - The Daily Beast - Link to article Last year, Jette Oppelstrup, 49, invested in a bathroom on the ground floor of her townhouse in Herlev, a...
First transplants of insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells an ‘early success’: study
Image Caption: James Shapiro, professor of surgery, medicine and surgical oncology at the U of A, led a new clinical trial that shows insulin-producing cells grown from stem cells are safe for transplant. (Source: University of Alberta / Richard Siemens) By Andrea...
Regenerative pipeline for spinal cord repair
Article by Sara Tiner - Link to article Mayo Clinic research is learning how stem cell therapy can treat neurodegenerative diseases. Mayo is among the first to study whether stem cell therapy might trigger healing for spinal cord injury. Research is ongoing in...
Fixing a broken heart: These incredible images show how regenerative medicine can rebuild you
By Jason Goodyer - ScienceFocus.com - Link to article The British Heart Foundation has announced a £3-million round of funding to help to search for a cure for heart failure . This set of stunning images are some of the highlights from eight cutting-edge projects that...