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ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A molecular switch has the ability to turn on a substance in animals that repairs neurological damage in disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Mayo Clinic researchers discovered. The early research in animal models could advance an already...

Durham, NC – Mohamad Khazaei, Ph.D., scientific associate in Dr. Michael Fehlings’ lab at Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, is the latest recipient of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine’s (SCTM) Young Investigator Award. Launched in 2013, the award fosters...

2020 Honorees include Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Emily Whitehead Foundation, Gift of Life Marrow Registry and Ret. Major General Bernard “Burn” Loeffke (US Military) Miami, FL - January 8, 2019 - The formal ceremony of the 2020 Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine...

A new, safe and efficient way to coax stem cells into bone cells is reported in a recently published article from STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM). DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB) January 06, 2020 - A new, safe and efficient way to coax stem cells into bone cells is...

Washington, DC - January 2, 2020 - The Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of ethical research and patient advocacy for the development of curative medicine utilizing advanced cell and gene therapies,...

He Jiankui’s work was also carried out on a third infant, according to China’s state media, in a new disclosure that is likely to add to the global uproar over such experiments. By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING — A court in China on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the researcher...

A study published today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine indicates that treating cryptoglandular perianal fistula with autologous adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) is safe and can in fact promote long-term and sustained healing. DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB)December 30,...

By: Pierre R. Delaere, MD, PhD, and Dirk Van Raemdonck, MD, PhD Figure 2 (top image): Left, nude synthetic trachea: suture lines will never heal, leading to anastomotic breakdown (red circles) with serious complications in the short term. Right, synthetic trachea...

Image Caption: The researchers will take a patient’s own blood cells, and in a lab, convert them into iPS cells capable of becoming any type of cell in the body. The iPS cells are then programmed to become retinal pigment epithelial cells, the type of cell that dies...

The bioprinted tissue combines smooth muscle and cartilage cells Tess Boissonneault December 11, 2019 A team of scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) in North Carolina has successfully bioprinted a tracheal tissue construct made...

Brain cells derived from the stem cells of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease patients are on their way up to the International Space Station! Dr. Valentina Fossati, Dr. Scott Noggle, and Jason Stein prepare cells for launch This afternoon, SpaceX flight...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing the public, especially patients, health care practitioners, and clinics, of multiple recent reports of serious adverse events experienced by patients in Nebraska who were treated with unapproved products marketed as...

Summary, September 2019 Capitol Hill Briefing - It is not enough to just offer opinions about fixing the vexing bottlenecks that constrain regenerative medicine. We also need to advance strong public policy, funding and laws to advance the field and fully restore...

Cover photo via the Mayo Clinic News Network November 30, 2019 - Rochester, NY - After suffering a traumatic spinal cord injury in a surfing accident, Chris Barr thought he would never walk again. “The prognosis was — was bad,” Barr said in a recent interview with...

Benefits of stem cell heart therapy may have nothing to do with stem cells, a study on mice suggests.A new study shows that heart stem cells don't regenerate the heart, but trigger the body's own immune response to help an injured heart heal The discovery will have to...

Researchers at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the National Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine describe how multiple doses of a type of stem cell called mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) might offer a new way to treat people...

Image Caption: Robert Klein is finalizing a ballot initiative that asks California voters to re-fund the state’s stem cell agency. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images By Kelly Servick - Nov. 15, 2019 , 5:25 PM As California’s stem cell research agency...

ISCT Statement of Concern Regarding Speculative Commercial Cell Banking Services The International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT), in conjunction with the undersigned partner professional and educational societies in the field of Cell and Gene Therapy,...

Bronx, NY, - October 2019 - The multi-phased development, Fordham Landing, will bring waterfront access to the area and will feature a revamped Metro North station, office space, residential units, a life sciences research center, hotel, retail, e-sports arena,...