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by Steve Martin - Purdue University - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14...

By – ISSCR – The international Society for Stem Cell Research will host a free webinar celebrating Earth Day April 22, 2024 Program Description: Celebrate Earth Day by diving into the science of conservation, where the potential of stem cells is harnessed to foster a...

By CiRA - Kyoto University - In a recent study, Professor Shimpei Gotoh (Department of Clinical Application) and Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) teamed up to construct a novel in vitro culture system for...

By Aspen Neuroscience SAN DIEGO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. announced that the first patient has been dosed in the ASPIRO trial, a Phase 1/2a open label clinical trial to assess safety and tolerability of ANPD001, an autologous,...

by Joseph Choi - The Hill - An increase in cancers among people 55 years old and younger may be related to accelerated aging in recent generations, according to a study presented at a conference earlier this month. Experts say years of research support this, though...

By Jamie Morton - The New Zealand Herald - A groundbreaking, home-grown cancer therapy trial just hit another milestone and there are hopes to bring it to Kiwis, writes Jamie Morton. Michele Leggott remembers the morning of February 8, 2023, with crystal clarity. The...

by Mayo Clinic - MedicalXpress - A Mayo Clinic study shows stem cells derived from patients' own fat are safe and may improve sensation and movement after traumatic spinal cord injuries. The findings from the Phase I clinical trial appear in Nature Communications. The...

by Elena Garrido, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche - MedXpress - The development of the cerebral cortex largely depends on the stem cells responsible for generating neurons, known as radial glial cells. Until now, it was believed that these stem cells generated...

by Jen Brogan - PharmaTimes - Researchers from King’s College London’s (KCL) Comprehensive Cancer Centre have identified a key mechanism that governs how bone marrow stem cells work, which could potentially lead to new therapeutic pathways. The findings from the study...

by Susan Buckles -  Mayo Clinic - Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) could provide a revolutionary approach to organ transplantation for patients who are hard to match and susceptible to rejection, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered. Their...

by Greta Harrison - USC School of Engineering - USC Viterbi and Keck USC researchers, aided by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant, seek to control how cells grow into tissue, with game-changing applications in neuromuscular diseases and more. It may sound like something...

By University of Galway - Medical Xpress - Neuroscientists at the University of Galway have made an exciting discovery that could revolutionize stem cell-based brain repair therapy for Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative condition in which brain...

By Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News - T cells are not able to create their cellular energy, called adenosine triphosphate or ATP, when they are inside a solid tumor. Now, researchers led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center may have discovered the...

By Jules Adam - Labiotech - In recent months, the United States has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in biotech investments, marking a significant turnaround from the preceding challenges faced by the sector. This revival is characterized by a robust increase in...

By ATMP Sweden – It’s that time of year again, time to register for the ATMP world tour! We are very excited this year to host Peter Marks from the FDA and Bernard Siegel founder of the World Stem Cell Summit, Regenerative Medicine Foundation. and more recently...

By Babraham Institute Research conducted by Dr Shota Nakanoh in a collaboration between Dr Teresa Rayon’s lab at the Institute and Professor Ludovic Vallier’s lab at the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute has determined that the degree of cell crowding in the...

By Anne Trafton - MIT NEWS - With the new technique, MIT researchers hope to identify mutations that could be targeted with new cancer therapies. Tumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different genes, and each of those genes may be mutated in different ways — some...

Milestone Announced at the Inaugural Livelong Summit in West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL, March 15, 2024—The Healthspan Action Coalition today announced a major milestone—the joining of 150 organizations in its global mission to extend healthy longevity to all...

JOIN US at the Pam Beach Convention Center, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16. The Livelong Summit, March 15 & 16, with our very own Bernard Siegel speaking. This exclusive 2-day event features some of the greatest minds in medicine and longevity science....