By Grace Huckins - MIT Technology Review - Imagine this: You’ve been feeling unwell, so you call up your doctor’s office to make an appointment. To your surprise, they schedule you in for the next day. At the appointment, you aren’t rushed through describing your...

By Stem Cells Translational Medicine - Introduction While lung research has made great strides in understanding lung physiology, lung pathology still presents a major burden to patients and healthcare systems globally. To develop new effective therapeutics to improve...

By Alison Satake - Mayo Clinic - More than 4 million people worldwide have end-stage kidney disease that requires hemodialysis, a treatment in which a machine filters waste from the blood. Hemodialysis is a precursor to kidney transplant. To prepare for it, patients...

by Bioengineer.org - The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has unveiled an innovative and comprehensive resource entitled Best Practices for the Development of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cellular Therapies, marking a pivotal advancement in the...

by Technology Networks - In a first-in-human Phase 1/2a clinical trial, adult stem cells improved vision in patients with macular degeneration. In the United States, age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in people who are 60...

By Drug Target Review - A USC Stem Cell-led research team have made a big breakthrough in their efforts to build mouse and human synthetic kidneys. In a new paper published in Cell Stem Cell, the scientists describe generating more mature and complex lab-grown...

By Chandrika Abburi, University of Chicago Medical Center - SciTechDaily - In a recent study, scientists at the University of Chicago found that zeaxanthin, a carotenoid derived from plants and traditionally recognized for supporting eye health, may also enhance...

By Bernadette Gillis - Duke university School of Medicine - A new study from Duke University School of Medicine has uncovered a surprising role for what was once considered “junk DNA.” Researchers found that these overlooked parts of our genetic code help stem cells...

By MIT Technology Review - Artificial intelligence can draw cat pictures and write emails. Now the same technology can compose a working genome. A research team in California says it used AI to propose new genetic codes for viruses—and managed to get several of these...

By Katie Hunt - CNN - Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The proof-of-concept study, published Tuesday in...

by Drug Target Review - A new experimental stem cell therapy shows promise in repairing brain damage after ischemic strokes – potentially allowing for the development of future treatments that extend the recovery window. Strokes are a leading worldwide cause of death...