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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...

Model developed by UConn and UCSF researchers to be used for myriad of applications, most notably to evaluate safety and efficacy of drugs on the cardiovascular system By Courtney Chandler - UConn Health Researchers in the Biomedical Engineering Department at UConn...

"Our test’s accuracy was roughly about as accurate as you would see for a normal blood test." By Madeleine Aitken Researchers at MIT have developed a test that measures immune protection against COVID-19 by measuring the level of neutralizing antibodies in a blood...

Breaking News in #maculardegeneration! First time in USA! Commencement of a Phase 1/2a clinical safety trial using #IPSC stem cells to treat for advanced dry age-related macular degeneration. NIH and #JohnHopkins surgical team implanted a patch of tissue made from...

By Susan Buckles - Mayo Clinic "The sky's the limit," "possibility" and "potential cure for disease" are aspirational ways Mayo Clinic physicians and scientists described regenerative medicine in a recent virtual presentation at the World Stem Cell Summit 2022. Mayo's...

By Vivienne Raper, PhD - Genengnews.com The future of cell therapies should be in off-the-shelf products using multiplex gene editing during the manufacturing process. That’s according to Rachel Haurwitz, PhD, CEO of Caribou Biosciences. Haurwitz, whose colleague...

By Kara Manke - Berkley News UC Berkeley postdoctoral scholar Chi Zhu is part of a team of researchers who are developing a new COVID-19 therapeutic that can be administered as a nasal spray. The experimental treatment is effective against all SARS-CoV-2 “variants of...

By Katie Brighton - Technology Networks T-cell therapy is a growing field, with applications moving beyond treating blood cancers to treating solid tumors too. Progress is also being made towards using T-cell therapy to treat infectious diseases such as human...

Just published! Some are hailing this promising discovery the next Fountain of Youth, but let's not get carried away. Brief exposure to drug #rapamycin has the same anti-aging effects as lifelong treatment. The #MaxPlanckInstitute made headlines in the #longevity and...

Has public enthusiasm for #IPSCs waned in Japan? The subject article addresses the topic by focusing on three ongoing studies. Transplanting reprogrammed heart muscle stem cells into a patient. Transplanting IPSC derived #cornea cells- with some vision improvement...

by University of New South Wales - Phys.org Imagine if one day blood transfusions from strangers were not needed because they could be produced from cells that line your own blood vessels' cells. While that day is still some years off, medical researchers at UNSW...

Regenerative Medicine Foundation director highlights the need for patient advocacy in longevity and calls for treatments to be made available to all – not just the few. Author: Danny Sullivan - Link to Article Regenerative medicine is one of the most promising areas...

Image Caption: Courtesy of the Conklin lab, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA With just a few clicks of a mouse and taps on a keyboard, researchers around the world can now order stem cells that National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Alzheimer’s and...

A continental race within a global race? Here's the byline- "In the world's fastest-aging societies, regenerative therapies attract the rich and curious." There's way too much info to unpack from from this lengthy article from #NikkeiAsia. Bottom line is that...

By Antonio Regalado - MIT Technology Review With plans to create realistic synthetic embryos, grown in jars, Renewal Bio is on a journey to the horizon of science and ethics. The company, Renewal Bio, is pursuing recent advances in stem-cell technology and artificial...

Written by: Foley & Lardner LLP  - JDSupra.com A major step forward in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for scientific discovery in the field of stem cell research was recently reported1, reflecting the continued growth of the technology and stressing the need...