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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,...

Image caption: Clinical trials funded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) includes work on so-called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), which are depicted here. (Courtesy of California Institute for Regenerative Medicine) Promising...

September 13, 2019 - Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine scientists have fine-tuned their delivery system to deliver a DNA editing tool to alter DNA sequences and modify gene function. The improved "hit and run" system...

Dear Colleagues, For 16 years, I have been engaged in creating trans-disciplinary conferences aimed at advancing regenerative medicine, stem cell research and advanced therapies. The overarching mission is to improve health and deliver cures. We all know that this is...

September 19th 12pm – 1:30pm ET (lunch will be served) at 902 Hart Senate Office Building Regenerative cellular therapies represent the next generation of groundbreaking treatments that are showing great promise in cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics,...

DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB)September 10, 2019 - A new study released today in STEM CELLS demonstrates that mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) expanded from adipose tissue (ASC) outperform those expanded from bone marrow (BM-MSCs). Importantly, while several previous studies...