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by Admin | Dec 16, 2019 | News & Opinions
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...
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by Admin | Dec 12, 2019 | News & Opinions
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...
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by Admin | Dec 7, 2019 | News & Opinions
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...
by Admin | Dec 6, 2019 | News & Opinions
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...
by Admin | Dec 5, 2019 | News & Opinions
Summary, September 2019 Capitol Hill Briefing – It is not enough to just offer opinions about fixing the vexing bottlenecks that constrain regenerative medicine. We also need to advance strong public policy, funding and laws to advance the field and fully...
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by Admin | Dec 2, 2019 | News & Opinions
Cover photo via the Mayo Clinic News Network November 30, 2019 – Rochester, NY – After suffering a traumatic spinal cord injury in a surfing accident, Chris Barr thought he would never walk again. “The prognosis was — was bad,” Barr said in a recent...
