Assessment of immune modulation strategies to enhance survival and integration of human neural progenitor cells in rodent models of spinal cord injury

by admin | Feb 20, 2025 | News & Opinions

By Stem Cells Translational Medicine – Our study demonstrates the advantage of using genetically immunodeficient rodents over traditional pharmacological methods in cell therapy research for spinal cord injury (SCI). This approach preserves the integrity and...

Disruption of a single amino acid in a cellular protein makes breast cancer cells behave like stem cells

by admin | Feb 19, 2025 | News & Opinions

By Queen Mary University of London – New research led by Queen Mary’s Institute of Dentistry has found that changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumour growth. Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF)...

Stem Cells in the Brain Use Childlike Signals to Trigger Regeneration

by admin | Feb 18, 2025 | News & Opinions

By Neuroscience News – Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia. This parent-child relationship helps regulate...

Researchers Make Breakthrough in Bioprinting Functional Human Heart Tissue

by admin | Feb 17, 2025 | News & Opinions

By Technology Networks – Researchers at University of Galway have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ development. The breakthrough...

Tailoring cell therapies for diabetic metabolic phenotypes: a comparative study on the efficacy of various umbilical cord-derived cell regimens

by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | News & Opinions

By Stem Cells Translational Medicine Given the high heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), it is imperative to develop personalized stem cell infusion regimen for targeted metabolic phenotype in order to ensure optimal therapeutic efficacy. In this study,...

New study shows stem cell therapy ‘jump-start’ brain repair after stroke

by admin | Feb 13, 2025 | News & Opinions

by Gladstone Institutes – MedicalXpress – Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ischemic stroke, only about 5 percent fully recover. Most others suffer from long-term...