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Stem Cells Use Piston-like Engine to ‘Drive’ to Their Destinations

January 12, 2021
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Stanford, CA — Our bodies often dispatch stem cells to mend or replace biological damage, but how these repair agents make their way through dense tissue to arrive at the scene had been a mystery....

Molecules Derived from Omega-3 can Regenerate Inflamed Periodontal Tissue

December 17, 2020
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São Paulo, Brazil — Maresin and resolvin, produced by the body from omega-3 fatty acids, can help repair tissue damaged by periodontal disease. A recent study shows that even in the presence of inflammation...

Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Ease Brain Bleeding in Newborn Rats

December 16, 2020
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Durham, NC — Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) – or bleeding in the brain – is a devastating condition common to premature babies, especially those born more than 10 weeks early. Injuries...

Development of New Stem Cell Type may Lead to Advances in Regenerative Medicine

December 4, 2020
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Dallas, TX — A team led by UT Southwestern has derived a new “intermediate” embryonic stem cell type from multiple species that can contribute to chimeras and create precursors to sperm...

Researchers Uncover the Unique Way Stem Cells Protect Their Chromosome Ends

November 27, 2020
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London, UK — Telomeres are specialised structures at the end of chromosomes which protect our DNA and ensure healthy division of cells. According to a new study from researchers at the Francis Crick...

Mapping Out the Mystery of Blood Stem Cells

November 26, 2020
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Toronto, ON — Princess Margaret scientists have revealed how stem cells are able to generate new blood cells throughout our life by looking at vast, uncharted regions of our genetic material that hold...

Scientists Regenerate Skin with Stem Cells to See How DNA Defects in Kids Cause Cancer

November 24, 2020
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Cincinnati, OH — Physicians and scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center used new stem cell technology to regenerate and study living patient-specific skin in the lab, giving...

Right Tune for Blood

November 17, 2020
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Freiburg, Germany — Hematopoietic stem cells can replenish all the different cell types of our blood system. For this reason, hematopoietic stem cells are the cells used in many blood diseases when...

Study Points Way to Possible New Treatment for Ligament Injuries

November 5, 2020
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Durham, NC — Each year ligament injuries sideline thousands of athletes and regular citizens. Recovery is long and painful, and sometimes a return to full function is never realized due to scar formation...

Stem Cells: New Insights for Future Regenerative Medicine Approaches

October 29, 2020
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Oeiras, Portugal — Stem cells are considered one of the most promising tools in the field of regenerative medicine because they are a cell type that can give rise to all the cells in our bodies and...

Identified a Subgroup of Stem Cells that Resists Ageing and Maintains Muscle Regeneration

October 29, 2020
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Barcelona, Spain — Researchers at UPF, the National Centre for Cardiovascular Research, ICREA and Ciberned have identified a physiological mechanism that maintains the regenerative capacity of muscle...

New Therapeutic Approach Against Leukaemia

October 27, 2020
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Martinsried, Germany — Leukaemia frequently originates from the so-called leukaemia stem cell, which resides in a tumour promoting and protecting niche within the bone marrow. Scientists from the Max...

Researchers Make Counterintuitive Discoveries About Immune-Like Characteristics of Cells

October 19, 2020
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Nashville, TN — Vanderbilt University researchers have reported the counterintuitive discovery that certain chemotherapeutic agents used to treat tumours can have the opposite effect of tissue overgrowth...

Study Indicates that Hair Loss might be Prevented by Regulating Stem Cell Metabolism

October 15, 2020
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Helsinki, Finland — Hair follicle stem cells, which promote hair growth, can prolong their life by switching their metabolic state. In experiments conducted with mice, a research group active in Helsinki...

Computational Approach to Optimise Culture Conditions Required for Cell Therapy

October 13, 2020
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Singapore / Melbourne, Australia — Cellular therapy is a powerful strategy to produce patient-specific, personalised cells to treat many diseases, including heart disease and neurological disorders....

Damaged Muscles Don’t Just Die, They Regenerate Themselves

October 13, 2020
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Kumamoto, Japan — While building a muscle damage model in a cultured system, a research collaboration between Kumamoto University and Nagasaki University in Japan has found that components leaking...

When It Comes to Arthritic Bone Spurs, Stem Cells Hurt Instead of Heal

October 12, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA — The same stem cells that heal broken bones can also generate arthritic bone spurs called osteophytes, according to a new study in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. “Although...

Terahertz Zaps Alter Gene Activity in Stem Cells

October 12, 2020
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Kyoto, Japan — Terahertz light pulses change gene expression in stem cells, report researchers from Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and Tokai University...

Coupling Antibiotics with Stem Cells to Fight Off Bone Infections

October 5, 2020
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Kanazawa, Japan — Bone infections caused by implants are difficult to treat and usually require a prolonged course of antibiotic treatment. In a new study, researchers from Kanazawa University discovered...

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