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Damaged small intestine repaired with hPSC-derived organoids

Damaged small intestine repaired with hPSC-derived organoids

By Drug Target Review - Cincinnati Children’s have made a significant achievement in organoid medicine, with their new study detailing how lab-grown human tissue successfully repaired damaged intestines in a rodent model. This moves decades of research efforts closer...

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Tiny Test Tubes Sort Stem Cells for Improved Therapy

Tiny Test Tubes Sort Stem Cells for Improved Therapy

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...

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Study reveals the benefits and downside of fasting

Study reveals the benefits and downside of fasting

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...

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Targeted Cancer Cell Therapy May Slow Endometrial Cancer

Targeted Cancer Cell Therapy May Slow Endometrial Cancer

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...

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