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Study shows Mesenchymal Stromal Cells importance of tissue origin in predicting function
DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB)September 10, 2019 - A new study released today in STEM CELLS demonstrates that mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) expanded from adipose tissue (ASC) outperform those expanded from bone marrow (BM-MSCs). Importantly, while several previous studies...
Bernie Siegel: Observations on my 70th birthday
Today (9/11), I am entering my 8th decade! I’m remembering snippets from the lyrics from the old Simon and Garfunkel song “Old Friends”: “Old Friends. Old Friends. Sat on the park bench like bookends… Preserve your memories. They’re all that’s left you…How terribly...
At last! Google policy bars ads for unproven stem cell and gene therapies – acknowledges “good actors”
September 6, 2019 - Digital advertising helps fuel an open internet for people all over the world -- allowing billions of people to ask questions, find answers, and discover new ideas. We know the digital ads ecosystem can only flourish if it’s a place that is safe...
Study shows stem cells may be better choice than tissue transplantation for treating LSCD
Durham, NC – Results of a phase II clinical trial released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) indicate that a limbal stem cell (LSC) transplantation is superior to a tissue graft in treating limbal stem cell deficiency syndrome (LSCD). This could result...
Woman is first to receive cornea made from ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells
The transparent cornea protects the eye from damage. Image credit: Ralph C. Eagle Jnr/Science Photo Library The Japanese woman’s vision has improved since the transplant, say her doctors. By: David Cyranoski - Nature.com A Japanese woman in her forties has become the...
The ‘unwarranted hype’ of stem cell therapies
Clinics claim that expensive stem cell therapies can help patients with dementia, autism, multiple sclerosis and even cerebral palsy - and crowdfunding campaigns to pay for the treatments are increasingly common. But are the patients and the donors being misled about...
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Releases Statement of Principles on Genome Editing
Washington, D.C. – August 27, 2019 - The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), the international advocacy organization representing the cell and gene therapy and broader regenerative medicine sector, today released a Therapeutic Developers’ Statement of...
UC San Diego Receives $9 Million in Grants to Pinpoint Cellular Cause of Type 1 Diabetes
In a multi-institutional research project, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers have teamed up to create a human cell model of type 1 diabetes that includes a vascularized human pancreatic islet in a dish. Pictured are blood vessels in green and islets (cell...
Health & Business: Mayo, UNF centers boost city’s innovation ecosystem
Mayo Clinic’s Life Sciences Incubator, UNF’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, “a powerful addition” to the city. by: Katie Garwood - Jacksonville Daily Record Vic Nole, executive director of the Life Sciences Incubator. In the six years since Jim Stallings...
Mayo Clinic opens business incubator, lung restoration lab and stem cell center
Construction began on the Discovery and Innovation Building in 2017. By Katie Garwood - Jacksonville Daily Record Above photo from left, Dr. Kent Thielen, CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida; Christina Zorn, chief administrative officer, Mayo Clinic in Florida; Martine...
$4.96 million CIRM grant awarded to Sanford Burnham Prebys to help the tiniest patients
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded a $4.96 million grant to Sanford Burnham Prebys Professor Evan Y. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D. The funding will allow Snyder to complete pre-investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies, a step toward...
Your New Heart Could Be Made in China
Chinese labs have fewer compunctions about animal research. Photographer: STR/AFP/Getty Images The country’s researchers are racing to grow replacement organs for humans in animals. By Adam Minter - Bloomberg News Recently, a Chinese startup named Qihan Biotech...