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How Kyoto Is Rebuilding Itself As A Nanotech And Regenerative Medicine Powerhouse
Porous coordination polymers can be a form of carbon-capture technology, says discoverer Susumu Kitagawa, second from left, with (left to right) Atomis CTO Masakazu Higuchi, CEO Daisuke Asari, R&D officer Kenji Sumida, and COO Dai Kataoka. (Japan BrandVoice) As...
Mayo Clinic discovers a molecular switch for repairing central nervous system disorders
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A molecular switch has the ability to turn on a substance in animals that repairs neurological damage in disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Mayo Clinic researchers discovered. The early research in animal models could advance an already...
Mohamad Khazaei’s Research in Spinal Cord Injury Earns Him Young Investigator Award
Durham, NC – Mohamad Khazaei, Ph.D., scientific associate in Dr. Michael Fehlings’ lab at Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, is the latest recipient of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine’s (SCTM) Young Investigator Award. Launched in 2013, the award fosters...
Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Action Awards to be Presented at World Stem Cell Summit on January 23 at Hyatt Regency Miami #WSCS20
2020 Honorees include Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Emily Whitehead Foundation, Gift of Life Marrow Registry and Ret. Major General Bernard “Burn” Loeffke (US Military) Miami, FL - January 8, 2019 - The formal ceremony of the 2020 Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine...
New Protocol Could Signal Shift in Bone Regenerative Medicine
A new, safe and efficient way to coax stem cells into bone cells is reported in a recently published article from STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM). DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB) January 06, 2020 - A new, safe and efficient way to coax stem cells into bone cells is...
Chinese Scientist Who Genetically Edited Babies Gets 3 Years in Prison
He Jiankui’s work was also carried out on a third infant, according to China’s state media, in a new disclosure that is likely to add to the global uproar over such experiments. By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING — A court in China on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the researcher...
Study Indicates Treating Perianal Fistula With Patient’s Own Stem Cells Promotes Sustained Healing
A study published today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine indicates that treating cryptoglandular perianal fistula with autologous adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) is safe and can in fact promote long-term and sustained healing. DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB)December 30,...
Commentary: The sobering truth about tracheal regeneration
By: Pierre R. Delaere, MD, PhD, and Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD Figure 2 (top image): Left, nude synthetic trachea: suture lines will never heal, leading to anastomotic breakdown (red circles) with serious complications in the short term. Right, synthetic trachea...
NIH launches first U.S. clinical trial of patient-derived stem cell therapy to replace dying cells in retina
Image Caption: The researchers will take a patient’s own blood cells, and in a lab, convert them into iPS cells capable of becoming any type of cell in the body. The iPS cells are then programmed to become retinal pigment epithelial cells, the type of cell that dies...
WFIRM scientists 3D bioprint multi-material tracheal tissue
The bioprinted tissue combines smooth muscle and cartilage cells Tess Boissonneault December 11, 2019 A team of scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) in North Carolina has successfully bioprinted a tracheal tissue construct made...
NYSCF Collaboration Sends Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease Brain Cells to Space
Brain cells derived from the stem cells of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease patients are on their way up to the International Space Station! Dr. Valentina Fossati, Dr. Scott Noggle, and Jason Stein prepare cells for launch This afternoon, SpaceX flight...
Public Safety Notification on Exosome Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing the public, especially patients, health care practitioners, and clinics, of multiple recent reports of serious adverse events experienced by patients in Nebraska who were treated with unapproved products marketed as...