By The Stem Cellar - The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is proud to announce the allocation of $26 million to support clinical research targeting a range of cancers, heart conditions, and rare diseases. This significant funding underscores...

By UCI News - Irvine, Calif., Sept. 5, 2024 — With newly awarded funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Keck School of Medicine of USC will seek to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases...

by Murdoch Children's Research Institute - Melbourne researchers have made a world first breakthrough into creating blood stem cells that closely resemble those in the human body. And the discovery could soon lead to personalised treatments for children with leukaemia...

by Jennifer Kite-Powell - Forbes - Regenerative medicine is a segment of medicine that focuses on treatments to repair or replace damaged tissues, organs or cells and restore function from disease, ageing, trauma or congenital abnormalities. The market is estimated to...

by Blake Forman - Technology Networks - Impairing a particular stem cell surface protein could improve mobilization and availability for transplantation. Stem cell transplants have become widely used to treat diseases such as cancer, blood disorders and autoimmune...

By Michael Franco - New Atlas - A new study from MIT has revealed the exact mechanism by which fasting causes intestinal stem cells to regenerate, which is one of the practice's benefits. However, the study also showed a downside that needs to be considered when...

by Rebecca Roberts, PhD - The Scientist - With the power of self-renewal and multipotency, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer the possibility of regenerative treatment for a variety of medical conditions, including spinal cord injury and damage following a heart...

by Anne Trafton - MIT News - Fasting helps intestinal stem cells regenerate and heal injuries but also leads to a higher risk of cancer in mice, MIT researchers report. Low-calorie diets and intermittent fasting have been shown to have numerous health benefits: They...

By University of Missouri School of Medicine - There may be a way to slow the growth of endometrial cancer through targeted cancer cell therapy, according to new research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. This year, around 65,000 women are expected...

By Gareth John MacDonald - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - A new generation of automated technologies in cell and gene therapy manufacturing systems will help more people benefit according to research identifying high production cost as the main impediment...

By Cliff Brass - Drug Target Review - Resolution Therapeutics is pioneering a novel approach to the treatment of chronic liver disease – by engineering the patient’s own macrophages to include regenerative properties. Cliff Brass, Chief Medical Officer at Resolution...

By Abe Rosenberg - City of Hope - When Camila Quino's acute lymphoblastic leukemia returned for a third time, a stem cell transplant was the 24-year-old's last option. Finding a new best friend wasn't a part of the plan Back in 2022, when they were total strangers,...