Neuroscience
Stem cell treatment for dementia clears major hurdle
A new stem cell-based treatment for progressive dementia just took a big step closer to the clinic.
Aug 12, 2021
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Stem Cell Research
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Cardiology
Early biomarker warning of heart disease for diabetic patients
New research has shown that people with type 1 diabetes may have features of premature heart disease induced by the condition often before they even get their diagnosis.
May 14, 2021
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Genetics
Understanding the genetic factors that drive Klinefelter syndrome and related diseases
The largest cohort of stem cell lines derived from patients with Klinefelter syndrome has been developed by KAUST researchers. These powerful cellular tools could be used to develop regenerative medicine therapeutic approaches ...
Jan 26, 2021
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Medical research
Renewed battle over using fetal tissue in medical research
Lawmakers clashed over science, ethics and politics at a House hearing Thursday on using fetal tissue in critically important medical research, as the Trump administration reviews the government's ongoing support for such ...
Dec 13, 2018
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Medical research
New stem cell method sheds light on a tell-tale sign of heart disease
While refining ways to grow arterial endothelial cells in the lab, a regenerative biology team at the Morgridge Institute for Research unexpectedly unearthed a powerful new model for studying a hallmark of vascular disease.
Jan 9, 2018
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Medical research
Scaffold-free iPS cell-based hyaline cartilage for joint repair
Cranky knees and other joint pains are normal in the elderly and sometimes even in the young. While these pains are rarely life threatening, those who have them know the burden and effect on quality of life. In many cases, ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Cardiology
A scalable platform for growing heart muscle cells may lead to repair of damaged heart cells
The ability to grow human heart muscle cells in bulk could help routine replacement of heart cells damaged during a heart attack and may also improve testing of pharmaceutical drugs on heart cells, shows A*STAR research1.
Jan 21, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers unlock protein key to harnessing regenerative power of blood stem cells
(Medical Xpress)—UCLA scientists have for the first time identified a protein that plays a key role in regulating how blood stem cells replicate in humans.
Dec 10, 2014
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Medical research
Replacing insulin through stem cell-derived pancreatic cells under the skin
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and UC San Diego School of Medicine scientists have shown that by encapsulating immature pancreatic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC), and implanting them under ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Medical research
Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and autism now can be studied with mature brain cells reprogrammed from skin cells
Difficult-to-study diseases such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and autism now can be probed more safely and effectively thanks to an innovative new method for obtaining mature brain cells called neurons from reprogrammed ...
Jun 6, 2013
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