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By Amanda Morris - Northwestern Medicine - New therapy triggers neurite growth, reduces scarring in injured organoids Northwestern University scientists have developed the most advanced organoid model for human spinal cord injury to date. In a new study published in...

By Michael Le Page - NewScientist - The idea of self-amplifying gene editing is to get cells to pass on packages of CRISPR machinery to their neighbours, boosting the effect Imagine if, instead of delivering a leaflet individually to each home, a postal worker just...

By Nature | Bone Research - Skeletal aging associated with diverse age-related disorders is increasing due to unhealthy diets, stressful lifestyles, and rapid aging. Repair and regeneration of aging skeletons are a global issue. Despite the self-healing ability of...

By Smarica Pant - India Today - hinese researchers say a patient with Type 2 diabetes is now insulin-free after stem cell treatment. Experts call it promising but caution that more large-scale trials are needed. In what is being described as a major medical milestone,...

By University of California - Irvine - ScienceDaily - Scientists have created the most detailed maps yet of how genes control one another inside the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Using a powerful new AI-based system called SIGNET, the team uncovered...

By Tim Newcomb - Popular Mechanics - They could be ready by 2030. A sliver of what makes sharks so intriguing comes with their ability to regrow teeth. And while a group of Japanese researchers aren’t claiming that we should be trying to be the most shark-like...

By Benjamin Boettner - Harvard School of Engineering - The human kidney filters about a cup of blood every minute, removing waste, excess fluid and toxins from it, while also regulating blood pressure, balancing important electrolytes, activating Vitamin D, and...

By Drug Target Review - Researchers have developed 3D human brain organoids that reveal how glioblastoma interacts with brain and immune cells, discovering hidden drivers of tumour invasion. UCLA scientists have created advanced miniature 3D tumour organoid models...

By ScienceDaily - New findings reveal a subtle but powerful breakdown that may help explain early memory loss in Alzheimer’s. When the brain rests, it usually replays recent experiences to strengthen memory. Scientists found that in Alzheimer’s-like mice, this replay...

By NewScientist - Gene-editing citrus fruits to make them less bitter could not only encourage more people to eat them, it might also help save the industry from a devastating plague If you never eat grapefruit because you find them far too bitter, CRISPR varieties...

By Suzanne Day - Harvard Medical School - The future of federally funded research at Harvard Medical School — supported by taxpayers and done in service to humanity — remains uncertain. Learn more. One of the most enduring goals in regenerative medicine is deceptively...

by Weizmann Institute of Science - MedicalXpress - What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low compared to other...

by Mariam Issimdar - BBC - A mother who donated umbilical cord blood after giving birth has described how her own daughter's life was saved by a similar donation just a few years later. Natasha Kirkpatrick donated her daughter Ellaria's cord blood when she was born in...

By HealthDay - US NEWS - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it will stop funding all research that uses human fetal tissue, ending support for studies both inside and outside the agency. In a statement, the NIH said it will no longer fund “grants,...

By CNN News - The Trump administration announced Thursday that human fetal tissue derived from abortions can no longer be used in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The policy, long urged by anti-abortion groups, expands restrictions issued during...

By University of Miami Miller School of Medicine - A pair of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine stroke experts are examining how stem cells interact with the immune system to protect and repair the brain after stroke. Dileep R. Yavagal, M.D., professor of...

By Science Daily - Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based cancer therapy. Helper T cells act as the immune system’s coordinators, helping other immune cells fight longer and harder. The...

By Carissa Wong - NewScientist - Cancer that spreads to bones can be deadly, and it also tends to be painful. Now, a drug seems to address both problems by disrupting the interplay between nerves and tumours, suggesting the approach could provide a more comfortable...

By Christina Elston - Cedars Sinai - Peggy Whitson, America’s Most Experienced Astronaut, Discusses the Next Generation of Off-Planet Science With Cedars-Sinai Space Medicine Research Expert Astronaut Peggy Whitson, PhD, has spent more time in space than any astronaut...