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New inhaled COVID-19 therapeutic blocks viral replication in the lungs
By Kara Manke - Berkley News UC Berkeley postdoctoral scholar Chi Zhu is part of a team of researchers who are developing a new COVID-19 therapeutic that can be administered as a nasal spray. The experimental treatment is effective against all SARS-CoV-2 “variants of...
A New Approach to T-Cell Therapy
By Katie Brighton - Technology Networks T-cell therapy is a growing field, with applications moving beyond treating blood cancers to treating solid tumors too. Progress is also being made towards using T-cell therapy to treat infectious diseases such as human...
Time’s Arrow – Brief exposure to rapamycin has the same anti-ageing effects as lifelong treatment
Just published! Some are hailing this promising discovery the next Fountain of Youth, but let's not get carried away. Brief exposure to drug #rapamycin has the same anti-aging effects as lifelong treatment. The #MaxPlanckInstitute made headlines in the #longevity and...
Pioneering stem-cell trials in Japan report promising early results
Has public enthusiasm for #IPSCs waned in Japan? The subject article addresses the topic by focusing on three ongoing studies. Transplanting reprogrammed heart muscle stem cells into a patient. Transplanting IPSC derived #cornea cells- with some vision improvement...
Mystery cells that create blood stem cells in mammals identified
by University of New South Wales - Phys.org Imagine if one day blood transfusions from strangers were not needed because they could be produced from cells that line your own blood vessels' cells. While that day is still some years off, medical researchers at UNSW...
Regenerative medicine is now ready to drive longevity forward
Regenerative Medicine Foundation director highlights the need for patient advocacy in longevity and calls for treatments to be made available to all – not just the few. Author: Danny Sullivan - Link to Article Regenerative medicine is one of the most promising areas...
New web portal gives scientists access to dozens of neurodegenerative disease stem cells
Image Caption: Courtesy of the Conklin lab, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA With just a few clicks of a mouse and taps on a keyboard, researchers around the world can now order stem cells that National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Alzheimer’s and...
Defying death: Japan and Singapore lead Asia’s stem cell research race
A continental race within a global race? Here's the byline- "In the world's fastest-aging societies, regenerative therapies attract the rich and curious." There's way too much info to unpack from from this lengthy article from #NikkeiAsia. Bottom line is that...
This startup wants to copy you into an embryo for organ harvesting
By Antonio Regalado - MIT Technology Review With plans to create realistic synthetic embryos, grown in jars, Renewal Bio is on a journey to the horizon of science and ethics. The company, Renewal Bio, is pursuing recent advances in stem-cell technology and artificial...
Artificial Intelligence Enters Stem Cell Research
Written by: Foley & Lardner LLP - JDSupra.com A major step forward in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for scientific discovery in the field of stem cell research was recently reported1, reflecting the continued growth of the technology and stressing the need...
Scientists Partially Revived Pig Organs An Hour After Death In ‘Stunning’ New Research
Here's a headline you don't see every day. Stunning- #organs revived after death! Could this one day be an answer to organ shortages? Or a plot straight out of a dystopian TV show on the SyFy Channel. Article in #Forbes provides the quick takeaway: "The research works...
Ageing and rejuvenation of tissue stem cells and their niches
Abstract Most adult organs contain regenerative stem cells, often organized in specific niches. Stem cell function is critical for tissue homeostasis and repair upon injury, and it is dependent on interactions with the niche. During ageing, stem cells decline in their...