Tag Archives: Regenerative Medicine
Participants of pioneering CRISPR gene editing trial see vision improve
In early 2020, surgeons at the OHSU Casey Eye Institute performed the first in-body CRISPR gene editing procedure as part of the Phase 1/2 BRILLIANCE clinical trial. Now, new trial […]
Doctor remains “cancer-free” a year after world-first treatment
GBM cells (credit: Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at Queen Mary Univerity of London) https://braintumourresearch.org/en-us/blogs/latest-news/doctor-remains-cancer-free-a-year-after-world-first-treatment
John Hancock and MIT AgeLab launch longevity collaboration
Five-year, multimillion dollar collaboration will develop cutting-edge longevity preparedness index to drive better health and wealth outcomes. https://longevity.technology/news/john-hancock-and-mit-agelab-launch-longevity-collaboration/
New study reveals the key role of mitochondrial proteins in cardiac regeneration
From left to right: Immunofluorescence image of a section of a cryoinjured zebrafish heart, showing proliferating cells (white), cardiomyocytes (red), and cell nuclei (blue); Electron microscopy image of mitochondria; Blue […]
How aging clocks tick
https://portal.uni-koeln.de/en/universitaet/aktuell/press-releases/single-news/how-aging-clocks-tick
Researchers Discover “Training Program” That Turns Stomach Stem Cells Into Acid-Producers
Credit: Julien Tromeur/ Pixabay https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/news/researchers-discover-training-program-that-turns-stomach-stem-cells-into-acid-producers-386677
First patient to get gene-edited pig kidney transplant dies
Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, March 16, 2024. (Massachusetts General Hospital via AP) https://www.voanews.com/a/first-patient-to-get-gene-edited-pig-kidney-transplant-dies-/7607872.html
Regeneron’s Gene Therapy Shows ‘Dramatic’ Hearing Improvement in Deaf Kids
Pictured: Regeneron logo on a light brown building/Shutterstock/Lev Radin https://www.biospace.com/article/asgct24-regeneron-s-gene-therapy-shows-dramatic-hearing-improvement-in-deaf-kids/
Fulfilling the promise of cell & gene therapies through manufacturing (Part I)
The Top Line (Questex) https://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/fulfilling-promise-cell-gene-therapies-through-manufacturing-part-i
World’s 1st ‘tooth regrowth medicine’ to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024
A tooth that grew in a mouse with a congenital tooth deficiency, is seen growing after it was given the medicine, in this photo provided by Kitano Hospital. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240503/p2a/00m/0sc/012000c
Incredible medicine that regrows teeth is about to enter human trials
Image: puhhha / Adobe https://bgr.com/science/incredible-medicine-that-regrows-teeth-is-about-to-enter-human-trials/
Amazingly Detailed Images Reveal a Single Cubic Millimeter of Human Brain in 3D
A rendering of the excitatory neurons in a section of the sample. (Google Research & Lichtman Lab/Harvard University. Renderings by D. Berger/Harvard University) https://www.sciencealert.com/amazingly-detailed-images-reveal-a-single-cubic-millimeter-of-human-brain-in-3d
Met investigates ‘stem-cell autism cure’ claim
The Royal Borough of Greenwich says it is aware of concerns surrounding “experimental procedures” on autistic children https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68759263.amp
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Natural Repair After Cardiac Arrest
[Figure 1. Schematic of novel stem cell therapy with metabolic glycoengineering (MGE) for brain repair after cardiac arrest (CA). Conditions were characterized and optimized in vitro to modify human neural […]
59-year-old Man Who Had Type 2 Diabetes for 25 Years is Cured by Stem Cells
Regular insulin and a syringe from ampoules and vials of medicines https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/59-year-old-man-who-had-type-2-diabetes-for-25-years-is-cured-by-stem-cells/
University Hospitals first in Northeast Ohio to offer outpatient stem cell therapies
Signal of Benefit for Stem Cell Therapy in Progressive MS
Microautophagy is essential for preventing aging
Researchers from Osaka University have shown for the first time that damaged lysosomes are repaired by a process called microautophagy, which is essential for preventing aging. https://resou.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/research/2023/20231121_1
New Research Links Popular Hormone Drugs to Brain Tumors
A recent study indicates a significant increase in the risk of developing intracranial meningioma associated with prolonged use of certain progestogens, hormones commonly used in women’s health. This first-of-its-kind study, […]
Study challenges one-size-fits-all approach to vitamin D supplementation guidelines
EPA, FDA, and USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan for Biotechnology
Stem Cell Therapy Improves Post-Stroke Motor Function
Gene-therapy breakthrough allows congenitally deaf children to hear
Zheng-Yi Chen of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School co-led the team that developed the gene therapy. https://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/01/gene-therapy-breakthrough-allows-congenitally-deaf-children-to-hear/
BioRestorative Therapies propelling cell-based therapies for lower back pain, Obesity, Type 2 diabetes and more
Researchers identify genetic factors that help some reach 100 years with sharp minds
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) https://www.psypost.org/researchers-identify-genetic-factors-that-help-some-reach-100-years-with-sharp-minds/#google_vignette
Brain-cell transplants are the newest experimental epilepsy treatment
SCG and A*STAR to develop better stem cell manufacturing
ISTOCK/DAVIZRO https://www.bioprocessintl.com/deal-making/scg-and-a-star-to-develop-better-stem-cell-manufacturing
Researchers identify new genetic form of Alzheimer’s that is present in millions of people
A researcher handles a brain sample. INMA FLORES https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-05-06/researchers-identify-new-genetic-form-of-alzheimers-that-is-present-in-millions-of-people.html?outputType=amp
Scientists are trying to get cows pregnant with synthetic embryos
STEPHANIE ARNETT/MITTR https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/06/1092055/scientists-are-trying-to-get-cows-pregnant-with-synthetic-embryos/amp/
Uncovering the secret of long-lived stem cells
The levels of cyclophilin A, shown here in red, decline as hematopoietic stem cells age. Image courtesy of the authors/Nature Cell Biology, 2024. https://blogs.bcm.edu/2024/04/30/from-the-labs-uncovering-the-secret-of-long-lived-stem-cells/
USC-led study introduces a new and improved way to grow the cells that give rise to the kidney’s filtration system
Lab grown human nephron progenitor cells (Image by Biao Huang/Li Lab) https://stemcell.keck.usc.edu/usc-led-study-introduces-a-new-and-improved-way-to-grow-the-cells-that-give-rise-to-the-kidneys-filtration-system/
Toward Ageless Muscles: The Stem Cell Solution
An adult woman shows strength. getty https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2024/05/02/toward-ageless-muscles-the-stem-cell-solution/?sh=3973e84fee2b
Man who lived in cave with no concept of time ended up experiencing unbelievable effect on his body clock
Michel Siffre is a man who NASA were taking notes from, so listen up https://www.ladbible.com/news/science/michel-siffre-cave-experiment-body-clock-sleep-667774-20240429
Walgreens expands specialty pharmacy business to gene and cell therapy services
It’s Walgreens’ latest move to leverage its neighborhood pharmacies into fast-growing areas of healthcare, including innovative gene therapies. (Walgreens) https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/walgreens-expands-specialty-pharmacy-business-gene-and-cell-therapy-services
Stressed? Depressed? Anxious? Blame Your Mitochondria
Source: RDNE Stock project / Pexels https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brainstorm/202405/stressed-depressed-anxious-blame-your-mitochondria?amp
Clene Nanomedicine developing first nanotherapeutic for neurodegenerative disease
Putting our organs on chips
Stéphanie Descroix, a specialist in microfluidics, in her laboratory at Institut Curie in Paris, in 2023. Jonathan Deekwe-Candale/Institut Curie https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/putting-our-organs-on-chips
Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system
A population of neurons in the brain stem, the stalk-like structure that connects the bulk of the brain to the spinal cord, acts as the master dial for the immune […]
Will cholesterol-busting gene therapy become the ‘true inheritor’ of statins?
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