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Researchers Build Embryo-Like Structures from Human Stem Cells

September 24, 2021
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Pasadena, CA — Research on human embryos is vital to understanding the earliest stages of human development. Currently, this research is conducted on surplus embryos willingly donated by individuals...

Researchers Explore Promising New Stem Cell Treatment for MRSA Superbug

September 21, 2021
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Durham, NC – A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), by researchers at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, part of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine,...

Building the Ovarian Environment from Stem Cells

September 16, 2021
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Fukuoka, Japan — Researchers led by Kyushu University have succeeded in using mouse stem cells to reconstruct structures in the ovarian environment critical for the generation of mature egg cells....

Lab-Grown Cochlear Organoids Enable Screening for Hair Cell-Inducing Drugs

September 15, 2021
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Nanjing, China — New research published in Stem Cell Reports found that organoid culture-based models for cochlear hair cell formation can be used to identify drugs that promote hair cell regeneration...

Fountain of Youth for Ageing Stem Cells in Bone Marrow

September 15, 2021
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Munich, Germany — As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur. One responsible mechanism involves the impaired...

Stem Cell Model for Early Human Embryo Development

September 10, 2021
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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — The creation of cellular structures similar to blastocysts has enabled KAUST scientists to build an in vitro model that mimics the earliest moments of human embryogenesis. A...

New Research Shows a Link between Cell Identities and Childhood Cancer Type Neuroblastoma

September 9, 2021
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Solna, Sweden — Neuroblastoma often starts in the sympathetic nervous system or the adrenal glands. This cancer has a high variability in outcome, ranging from spontaneous regression and complete disappearance...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Implanted Cells that Release Drug

September 7, 2021
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St. Louis, MO — With a goal of developing rheumatoid arthritis therapies with minimal side effects, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically engineered...

Researchers Use Stem Cells to Make Insulin-Producing Pancreatic Beta Cells

September 1, 2021
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State College, PA — The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type...

Scientists Develop Brain Organoids with Complex Neural Activity

August 27, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed brain organoids — 3D, brain-like structures grown from human...

Stem Cell Therapy Restores Injured Tendons to Full Health in Study on Sheep

August 23, 2021
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Durham, NC — Tendon injuries in sheep that were treated with stem cell grafts achieved, in just two months, a diameter and hardness similar to the original healthy tendon, according to the results...

New Blood: Lab-Grown Stem Cells Bode Well for Transplants, Ageing Research

August 19, 2021
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La Jolla, CA — Hematopoietic stem cells — the precursors to blood cells — have been notoriously difficult to grow in a dish, a critical tool in basic research. Scientists at University of California...

New CRISPR/Cas9 Technique Corrects Cystic Fibrosis in Cultured Human Stem Cells

August 12, 2021
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Utrecht, Netherlands — Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most prevalent genetic diseases worldwide and has grave consequences for the patient. The mucus in the lungs, throat and intestines is sticky...

Scientists Explore the Latent Regenerative Potential of the Inner Ear

August 3, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Neil Segil have identified a natural barrier to the regeneration of the inner ear’s sensory cells, which are lost in hearing and balance...

Imaging Method Predicts How Well Stem Cells can Differentiate into Cardiac Muscle Cells

July 29, 2021
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Madison, MI — Stem cell research holds great potential for regenerative therapies and treatments to combat cardiovascular disease, which is responsible for over 30% of all deaths worldwide. Highly...

Researchers Identify a Cellular Defect Common to Familial and Sporadic Forms of ALS

July 29, 2021
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Baltimore, MD — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive and fatal degenerative disease affecting the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for controlling voluntary...

“Noisy” Gene Expression may Help Improve Stem Cell Therapies

July 27, 2021
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San Francisco, CA — To speed up a chemical reaction, a chemist might place the reactants over a Bunsen burner. Adding heat increases the degree of random movements and collisions of particles, accelerating...

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...

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