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The race is on to regenerate damaged tissue as a result of brain injury from the likes of stroke. But one of the many barriers to the success of stem cell biotechnology has been keeping cells alive long enough for them to get to work.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Biological oxygen tank for stem cells boosts brain tissue repair
More than six million Americans suffer from chronic heart failure, a disease that progressively weakens the heart’s muscle and destroys its ability to pump enough oxygen and blood to other organs.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Heart Fa… Continue reading Strong signs for cell therapy in the fight against heart failure
Unlike the tissue in other parts of the body, such as the skin, the neuronal tissue in the brain doesn’t regenerate after being damaged. It may one day be able to do so, however, with a little help from a new type of hydrogel.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Electrically charged hydrogel could help heal brain injuries
A 53-year-old from Düsseldorf in Germany has become the third person in the world to be completely cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant using donor cells with a particular genetic mutation.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: HIV an… Continue reading German man third to be completely cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
In what sounds like dystopian sci-fi, researchers have recently shown that infusions of youthful blood can improve the health of older people. A new study has found that an existing arthritis drug can effectively rejuvenate blood stem cells, mimicking … Continue reading Arthritis drug mimics “young blood” transfusions to reverse aging in mice
In what sounds like dystopian sci-fi, researchers have recently shown that infusions of youthful blood can improve the health of older people. A new study has found that an existing arthritis drug can effectively rejuvenate blood stem cells, mimicking … Continue reading Arthritis drug mimics “young blood” transfusions to reverse aging in mice
Scientists in Israel have for the first time created male and female stem cells from the same person. This breakthrough means the cells are genetically identical except for the sex chromosomes, which could enable a new platform for scientists to invest… Continue reading Male and female stem cells created from single person for the first time
Scientists have grown mini eyes from human cells in the lab. These eye organoids provide good models of the real thing to help scientists study diseases that cause blindness and potentially find treatments.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: organoi… Continue reading Scientists grow mini eyes in lab dishes to study blindness
The Sumatran rhino is critically endangered and difficult to breed. But now, researchers have created induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from the genetic material of a male, potentially providing new ways to help conservation efforts. They even use… Continue reading Stem cells (and mini brains) grown from critically endangered rhinos
For the first time ever, human patients have received transfusions of blood cells that were grown from stem cells in a lab. A clinical trial investigating the safety of the procedure is currently underway, which could revolutionize blood transfusions.C… Continue reading First human patients receive transfusions of lab-grown blood cells