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Human Stem Cells Enable Model to Test Drug Impact on Brain’s Blood Barrier

July 2, 2021
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Stockholm, Sweden — Using an experimental model to simulate the blood-brain barrier, scientists in Sweden reported in unprecedented detail how antioxidants protect the brain from inflammation caused...

AI Spots Healthy Stem Cells Quickly and Accurately

June 24, 2021
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Tokyo, Japan — Stem cell therapy is at the cutting edge of regenerative medicine, but until now researchers and clinicians have had to painstakingly evaluate stem cell quality by looking at each cell...

Hair Follicles Heal Blisters at Personal Cost

June 15, 2021
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Hokkaido, Japan — A team of scientists has shown that the healing of skin blisters is driven by hair follicle stem cells, which delay their own development in the process. The healing process of...

How is the Genome Like an Open Book? New Research Shows Cells’ ‘Library System’

June 4, 2021
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New York, NY — The organization of the human genome relies on physics of different states of matter – such as liquid and solid – a team of scientists has discovered. The findings, which...

Researchers Find Cell Division Machinery that Makes Brain Cells

May 19, 2021
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Eugene, OR — High-resolution imaging of fruit flies at the University of Oregon has captured mechanical motions that stem cells use to make neurons, the cells that make up the brain. These motions...

Connection Between Senescence and Stem Cells Caused by a Breast Cancer-Initiating Protein

May 19, 2021
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Madrid, Spain — Early diagnosis and improvement of breast cancer treatments have reduced breast cancer mortality in recent years, with survival rates reaching 85% today. In spite of these data, breast...

Research Finds New Way to Reduce Scarring

May 13, 2021
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Brisbane, Australia — Researchers have been able to reduce scarring by blocking part of the healing process in research that could make a significant difference for burns and other trauma patients. University...

Stem Cell Therapy Promotes Recovery from Stroke and Dementia in Mice

April 22, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — A one-time injection of an experimental stem cell therapy can repair brain damage and improve memory function in mice with conditions that replicate human strokes and dementia, a...

Researchers Grow Stem Cells to Cure Glaucoma

April 19, 2021
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Moscow Oblast, Russia — A joint research carried out by MIPT scientists and Harvard researchers have presented retinal cells that can integrate into the retina. This is the first successful attempt...

Aged Bone Marrow Niche Impedes Function of Rejuvenated Hematopoietic Stem Cells

April 15, 2021
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Durham, NC — When leukaemia strikes an older person, it is in part due to the aging of his or her hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). These immature cells can develop into all types of blood cells, including...

Neural Stem Cells Age Rapidly, Study Reveals

April 13, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, a team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Dr. Michael Bonaguidi, demonstrates that neural stem cells – the stem cells of the nervous...

Targeting MicroRNAs could Unmask Hidden Vulnerability in Breast Cancer Stem Cells

April 7, 2021
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New York, NY — Researchers in Italy have identified a pair of microRNA molecules that help maintain a population of cancerous stem cells that drive the growth of breast cancers and initiate tumor relapse...

Stem Cell Study Identifies Molecular ‘Switch’ that Turns Precursors into Kidney Cells

April 6, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — Kidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and expand their numbers, and the differentiation of these cells into more...

Robust Cell Hunctions are Critical for Maintaining Stem Cell Function

March 29, 2021
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Bengaluru, India — The skin is the largest organ in the human body, and its outermost part, called the epidermis, is replenished every three weeks. The cells fueling this renewal of the epidermal stem...

Study Reveals How Long-Term Infection and Inflammation Impairs Immune Response as We Age

March 26, 2021
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Houston, TX — Humans are born with tens of thousands of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that collectively ensure lifelong production of blood and immune cells that protect us from infections. HSCs...

Antioxidant-Primed Stem Cells Show Promise in Repairing Bone Damaged by Radiation

March 24, 2021
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Durham, NC — The standard of treatment for bone tumours is often two-fold: surgery to remove the cancerous section followed by radiation therapy to ensure all the cancerous cells have been killed off....

Stem Cell Scientists Start a Buzz around Fruit Flies in Hearing Research

March 17, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — Even though a fruit fly doesn’t have ears, it can hear with its antennae. In a new study published in the journal Development, USC Stem Cell scientists describe how adult flies...

Researchers Find Ribosome Assembly Essential for Stem Cell Regeneration

March 15, 2021
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Philadelphia, PA — Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified genes responsible for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) regeneration via the assembly of the ribosome,...

Biological Artificial Organs Like Skin, Vessels…Now Produced More Easily

March 9, 2021
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Yeongi-gun, South Korea — A Korean research group has developed a technology that allows for the differentiation of stem cells into desired cell types, such as vascular mural cells or osteoblasts,...

Study Reveals How a Longevity Gene Protects Brain stem cells from stress

February 22, 2021
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New York, NY — A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. Studies...

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