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White House unveils $2 billion biotech spending plan ahead of industry summit
By Jarrett Renshaw - Reuters The White House released new details on Wednesday on how it plans to invest more than $2 billion in the U.S. biotechnology sector as it hosts a meeting of government leaders to discuss the emerging industry. President Joe Biden on Monday...

CIRM awards UCI $2.7 million to create regenerative medicine training program
Brian Cummings, UCI professor of physical medicine & rehabilitation and founding member of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, has received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to establish a training...

KU Leuven stem cell biologists create new human cell type for research
By Ku Leuven Professor Vincent Pasque and his team at KU Leuven have generated a new type of human cell in the lab using stem cells. The cells closely resemble their natural counterparts in early human embryos. As a result, researchers can now better study what...

Research, DeSci, and Advocacy at Longevity Summit Dublin
This collaborative event featured luminaries from across the longevity spectrum. by Arkadi Mazin - lifespan.io It was all about collaboration: maybe not a lot of shiny new discoveries and unpublished data, but Longevity Summit Dublin 2022 brought together researchers,...

Patient’s own immune cells effective as living drug for melanoma
By Netherlands Cancer Institute A patient's own immune cells, expanded into an army of billions of immune cells in a specialized laboratory, can be used as a living drug against metastatic melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer, as the TIL trial has shown. The...

Stem Cell-Gene Therapy Shows Promise in ALS Safety Trial
By Cedars Sinai Cedars-Sinai Investigators Confirm Safety of a Novel Therapy Targeting Motor Neurons That Die in Patients With ALS Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed an investigational therapy using support cells and a protective protein that can be delivered...

Untapped potential of stem cells could aid repair of spinal cord damage
The Francis Crick Institute Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a group of latent stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. If a similar type of cell exists in humans, they could offer a new therapeutic approach to...

Drug shows promise for motor neuron disease
By University of Cambridge A drug typically used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has shown promise as a potential new therapy for motor neuron disease, according to a new study. Motor neuron disease (MND) is a group of rare diseases that destroy...

Initiative Makes Stem Cell Lines Available for Research Worldwide
Web portal marks new phase in the iPSC Neurodegenerative Disease Initiative by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD - ALS News Today A number of stem cell lines developed to better understand how certain genetic factors might contribute to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and...

Mayo Clinic, National Resilience to create center for biomanufacturing regenerative technologies
By The Science Advisory Board staff writers August 16, 2022 -- The Mayo Clinic and biotech company National Resilience have announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions, with a focus on...

Virtual Discussion Advancements Toward a Diabetes Cure
JUST IN! Major breakthrough for Type 1 diabetes that will provide an endless source of stem cell derived #isletcells for transplantation! When fully developed and deployed, there will be no longer be a need for organ transplants. Renowned researcher, first author of...

European first as County Durham stroke patient, 28, takes part in stem cell treatment trial
By Helen Ford - Health Correspondent, ITV News Tyne Tees A young patient from County Durham is the first in Europe to take part in a new trial to discover whether stem cell treatment can improve recovery from strokes. Harrison Kingsley, 28, suffered a serious stroke...