Tag: Stem Cells

A Respiratory Model of COVID-19, Made From Patient-Derived Stem Cells

February 9, 2022
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Boston, MA — What happens in our respiratory tract once we’re exposed to COVID-19? A three-dimensional airway model, made from patient-derived stem cells, could provide answers about the initial stages...

Mouse Experiments Show How Sugar Molecules Can Be Used to Track Stem Cells

February 7, 2022
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Baltimore, MD — A Johns Hopkins Medicine scientist who spent 30 years figuring out how to put chemical labels into cells to track their movement in living tissues has found that certain self-renewing...

Different Autism Risk Genes, Same Effects on Brain Development

February 2, 2022
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Cambridge, MA — Autism spectrum disorder has been associated with hundreds of different genes, but how these distinct genetic mutations converge on a similar pathology in patients has remained a mystery....

Origin of Rare Disease FOP Rooted in Muscle Regeneration Dysfunction

January 14, 2022
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Philadelphia, PA — Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disease characterized by extensive bone growth outside of the normal skeleton that pre-empts the body’s normal responses to...

Adult Stem Cells Transform Faster With Two Lasers

October 26, 2021
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Gauteng, South Africa — Stem cell therapy needs a lot of human cells, of a specific type. Shining a near-infrared laser on adult stem cells derived from human body fat, makes the stem cells replicate...

Reactivating Ageing Stem Cells in the Brain

February 25, 2021
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Zürich, Switzerland — The stem cells in our brain generate new neurons throughout life, for example in the hippocampus. This region of the brain plays a key role for a range of memory processes. With...

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...

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...

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...

Heart Attack Damage Reduced by Shielded Stem Cells

August 19, 2020
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Houston, TX — Bioengineers and surgeons from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have shown that shielding stem cells with a novel biomaterial improves the cells’ ability to...

Real Reason Behind Goosebumps

July 21, 2020
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Cambridge, MA — If you’ve ever wondered why we get goosebumps, you’re in good company — so did Charles Darwin, who mused about them in his writings on evolution. Goosebumps might...

Primitive Stem Cells Point to New Bone Grafts for Stubborn-To-Heal Fractures

June 17, 2020
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College Station, TX — Although most broken bones can be mended with a firm cast and a generous measure of tender loving care, more complicated fractures require treatments like bone grafting. Researchers...

Magnetic Guidance Improves Stem Cells’ Ability to Treat Occupational Lung Disease

June 16, 2020
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Durham, NC — Results of a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine(SCTM) may point the way to a cure for a serious lung disease called silicosis that affects millions of workers worldwide....

Critical Window for Re-Infection With HIV After Stem Cell Transplantation

May 15, 2020
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Heidelberg, Germany — Some people with HIV need to undergo an allogeneic stem cell transplantation in order to treat different types of blood cancer. Most of the patient’s immune cells are eliminated...

Stem Cells Shown to Delay Their Own Death to Aid Healing

May 11, 2020
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Ithaca, NY — Already known for their shape-shifting abilities, stem cells can now add “death-defying” to their list of remarkable qualities. A new study shows how stem cells –...

‘Primitive’ Stem Cells Shown to Regenerate Blood Vessels in Eye

March 10, 2020
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Baltimore, MD — Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of time, coaxing adult human cells in the laboratory to revert to a primitive state, and...

Computer Simulations Visualize How DNA is Recognized to Convert Cells into Stem Cells

February 18, 2020
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Swansea, Wales — Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW – The Netherlands) and the Max Planck Institute in Münster (Germany) have revealed how an essential protein helps to activate genomic...

Research Could Be Step Toward Lab-Grown Eggs and Sperm to Treat Infertility

February 7, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA — A new study on how and when the precursors to eggs and sperm are formed during development could help pave the way for generating egg and sperm cells in the lab to treat infertility....

Kidney Stem Cells can be Isolated from Urine

February 6, 2020
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Düsseldorf, Germany — Researchers from the Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine (ISRM) at the medical faculty of Heinrich Heine University-Duesseldorf under the directorship of...

New Hydrogels Wither While Stem Cells Flourish for Tissue Repair

February 5, 2020
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College Station, TX — Baby diapers, contact lenses and gelatin dessert. While seemingly unrelated, these items have one thing in common — they’re made of highly absorbent substances called...

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