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By Cedars Sinai Cedars-Sinai Investigators Confirm Safety of a Novel Therapy Targeting Motor Neurons That Die in Patients With ALS Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed an investigational therapy using support cells and a protective protein that can be delivered...

The Francis Crick Institute Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a group of latent stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. If a similar type of cell exists in humans, they could offer a new therapeutic approach to...

By University of Cambridge A drug typically used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has shown promise as a potential new therapy for motor neuron disease, according to a new study. Motor neuron disease (MND) is a group of rare diseases that destroy...

Web portal marks new phase in the iPSC Neurodegenerative Disease Initiative by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD - ALS News Today A number of stem cell lines developed to better understand how certain genetic factors might contribute to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and...

By The Science Advisory Board staff writers August 16, 2022 -- The Mayo Clinic and biotech company National Resilience have announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions, with a focus on...

By Helen Ford - Health Correspondent, ITV News Tyne Tees A young patient from County Durham is the first in Europe to take part in a new trial to discover whether stem cell treatment can improve recovery from strokes. Harrison Kingsley, 28, suffered a serious stroke...

By Michael Hiltzik | Business Columnist | Los Angeles Times A federal judge in Riverside declared a California stem cell treatment firm to be exempt from Food and Drug Administration regulations, opening the door to the further proliferation of clinics offering...

by University of British Columbia A University of British Columbia research team has developed a new, fast, efficient process for producing cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. The discovery could help transform the field of immune cell therapy from an expensive,...

Shingles infection may activate dormant neurological herpes viruses, causing inflammation and accumulation of Alzheimer’s associated proteins in the brain by Mike Silver  - TuftsNow Alzheimer’s disease can begin almost imperceptibly, often masquerading in the early...

by Tyler Patchen and Kyle LaHucik - EndpointsNews Above image caption:  Chaim Lebovits, BrainStorm CEO After a rare public rejection from the FDA last year, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics is headed back to the regulator with what it claims is a “correction” to Phase III...

by Brian Mattmiller In order to tap the tremendous potential of CRISPR gene editing technology for reversing human disease, Wisconsin scientists are working with a star pupil. The human eye — though one of the body’s most complex and intricate structures — happens to...

By The Endocrine Society The findings suggest stem cell-based replacement therapy has the potential to manage blood sugar levels and may eventually replace the requirement for external insulin injections or dosing. Stem-cell therapy has promise in the treatment of...

The country has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into research on induced pluripotent stem cells to treat diseased organs. by: Smriti Mallapaty - Nature Some of the first trials to test whether reprogrammed stem cells can repair diseased organs have begun to...

Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging they copied technology that Moderna first developed years before the pandemic in producing the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the U.S., the company announced Friday. Driving the news: Moderna is seeking unspecified...

By Sarah Collins and Jacqueline Garget - University of Cambridge Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of all the other organs of the body – a new avenue...

By Michael Irving - New Atlas Joint pain is a common ailment of aging, thanks to cartilage’s tendency to wear out. Now, researchers at Duke University have developed a new hydrogel that’s stronger and more durable than the real thing, which could make for longer...

AUDIO -Science Friday Article   CAR T cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy in which a patient’s own immune cells are modified to create a hybrid immune cell that destroys cancer cells, was first developed over a decade ago. Now, researchers are continuing to...

One of the great patient advocates of our time, Susan Solomon, has passed away. Susan was a visionary leader and true force of nature. A diabetes mom, she launched the New York Stem Cell Foundation that has supported cutting edge research and constructed a major...

DNA damage caused by factors such as ultraviolet radiation affect nearly three-quarters of all stem cell lines derived from human skin cells, say Cambridge researchers, who argue that whole genome sequencing is essential for confirming if cell lines are usable. Stem...