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Dear Friends, We hope that in the midst of these unprecedented times that this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. At present - and without hyperbole - our world is faced with crisis that knows no borders, race, or creed. While an invisible foe,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 9, 2020 After a lightning round of proposals and reviews, an international team of scientists led by Dr. Camillo Ricordi was granted immediate FDA authorization for a 24-patient clinical trial to test the safety and exploratory efficacy of...

As the situation with COVID-19 evolves, Gift of Life wanted to shine a light on the doctors, nurses and health care workers who are tirelessly serving on the front lines. To support their important work, Gift of Life donated 10,000 urgently-needed swabs to Baptist...

March 26, 2020 Dear President Trump, Secretary Azar, and Director Collins: We write to you out of concern that the current Fetal Tissue Ban that took effect in June 2019 is hampering our Nation’s ability to address COVID-19. Scientists at the National Institutes of...

Durham, NC – Researchers have potentially made a breakthrough in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs – including MRSA, which kills an estimated 20,000 people in the United States alone each year – with a new discovery whose details are published today in STEM...

March 20, 2020 - The ISSCR announces its endorsement for the California initiative to invest $5.5 billion in stem cell research to continue the research and development of new therapies for life-threatening and devastating diseases. The new initiative will build on...

Durham, NC – A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine could provide a major breakthrough in finding a cure for gastroparesis, a painful condition in which the stomach is unable to empty itself of food. Among the symptoms are heartburn, abdominal...

Latest notification from Harvard Medical School concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic... Dear Members of the HMS, HSDM and Harvard Chan School Research Communities: Given the COVID-19 pandemic, our shared goal is clear: we must lower the risk of infection within our...

by Erin Hare and Emily Durham A team of researchers from CMU has partnered with Pitt and secured a $22 million DARPA grant to develop a device combining artificial intelligence, bioelectronics, and regenerative medicine to regrow muscle tissue, especially after combat...

Durham, NC – In a new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), researchers at the University of California, Davis and the Chinese Academy of Science demonstrate how induced pluripotent stem cells can provide a renewable supply of endothelial...

March 6, 2020 - ISSCR has become aware of recent claims that stem cells can be used to treat people infected with COVID-19. While stem cell research shows promise for numerous diseases and conditions, there currently are no approved stem cell-based approaches for the...

Recognized as a Pioneer in Vascular and Lung Engineering and Biomedical Imaging Humacyte, an innovator in biotechnology and regenerative medicine, announced today that company founder, Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D., a world leader in tissue engineering and cellular...

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - March 2, 2020 - Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) have developed the world's most sophisticated laboratory model of the human body, creating a system of miniaturized organs that can be used to detect harmful...

By Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center February 24, 2020 Link to article Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have improved upon the 3D bioprinting technique they developed to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy for replacing...

By Robert F. Service - Feb. 17, 2020 , 4:35 PM (ScienceMag.org Link to Article) Normal daily life has come to a virtual standstill in large parts of China as a result of the epidemic of COVID-19—and so has science. Universities across the country remain closed; access...

Durham, NC – A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine is the first to illustrate the presence of oxygen-deprived clusters throughout the damaged site of a compressed spinal cord. It is also the first to show how transplanting basic growth factor...

By David A. Pearce February 6, 2020 - StatNews.com Link to Full Article Rogue stem cell clinics continue to victimize hopeful patients seeking cures for cancer, Parkinson’s disease, autism, chronic pain, and more. Most of these treatments are unproven and unsupported...

Durham, NC - Rohan Kulkarni, Ph.D., is named STEM CELLS's Young Investigator of 2019 for his work on the aging process of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). This award fosters advancements in the fields of stem cells and regenerative medicine by honoring a young...

By Mike Moradi, Co-Founder & CEO, Sensulin for World Economic Forum The current market for stem cell therapies is growing at 36% per year and will rapidly expand when a breakthrough treatment for non-communicable disease or a lifestyle factor occurs. Funding is...

Image Caption: The research team (left to right): Jia-Shiuan Tsai, Meng-chieh Lin, Wen-Ting Luo, Hua-Jung Li, Pei-Lin He, Shih-Yin Chen Durham, NC – When it comes to regenerating damaged brain cells, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) induced using an EP4 antagonist are...