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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 […]
Is Liz Parrish the world’s most genetically modified person? Why it might not be such a good thing
Is Liz Parrish the world’s most GM person? Maybe. What are the risks for her and the community? https://ipscell.com/2024/05/is-liz-parrish-the-worlds-most-genetically-modified-person/
Hacking the immune system could slow ageing — here’s how
Researchers think that the immune system could be the key to healthy ageing. Credit: Ami Vitale/Panos Pictures https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01274-3
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
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/
Revolutionizing Lupus Care: How Stem Cell Innovations Are Changing Lives?
Unveiling Lupus: Why is it a Big Deal? Can Stem Cell Treatment Make a Difference? Explains Dr Aravind Badiger, Technical Director of BDR Pharmaceuticals. https://www.thehealthsite.com/photo-gallery/revolutionizing-lupus-care-how-stem-cell-innovations-are-changing-lives-1090607/amp/#
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
Your Body’s Cells Could Age Years in a Single Day, Challenging Past Research
(Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images) https://www.sciencealert.com/your-bodys-cells-could-age-years-in-a-single-day-challenging-past-research
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, […]
A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce Build-Up of Alzheimer’s Proteins, Study Finds
(Tero Vesalainen/iStock/Getty Images) https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-sleeping-pill-may-reduce-build-up-of-alzheimers-proteins-study-finds
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 plasticity, not just neurons
An international team of researchers from USA, Italy, and Germany demonstrates a new mechanism of neural plasticity underlying learning and memory processes. https://pressroom.unitn.it/comunicato-stampa/brain-plasticity-not-just-neurons
UMSOM Preclinical Study Finds Novel Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Neural Repair After Cardiac Arrest
New stem cell therapy in animal model could eventually lead to viable treatment option https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/umsom-preclinical-study-finds-novel-stem-cell-therapy-boosts-neural-repair-after-cardiac-arrest-.html
Brain-cell transplants are the newest experimental epilepsy treatment
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
Canadian grandad flies to Sheffield to meet lifesaving stem cell donor
Tom Marshall (left) said it was an honour to donate to Mr Neander (right) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68961347.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
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