Medications
An informed perspective on the quest for immortality
A new research perspective published in Oncoscience by Mikhail Blagosklonny, M.D., Ph.D., looks at the possibility of immediate life extension using rapamycin.
May 11, 2022
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News tagged with cell reprogramming
Medical research
Researchers first to unlock key molecular mystery of premature aging syndromes
New research from Florida State University is beginning to piece together the stubborn puzzle posed by a family of rare and debilitating premature aging disorders.
Nov 27, 2017
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Medical research
Knotty problem of cell reprogramming solved
USC scientists have surmounted a big roadblock in regenerative medicine that has so far constrained the ability to use repurposed cells to treat diseases.
Sep 12, 2019
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Medical research
Heart attack study could change the game in regenerative medicine
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have identified a group of proteins that could be the secret to cellular reprogramming, an emerging approach in regenerative medicine in which scientists transform cells to repair damaged ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Medical research
Scientists make single-cell map to reprogram scar tissue into healthy heart cells
Every year 790,000 Americans suffer a heart attack, which leaves damaged scar tissue on the heart and limits its ability to beat efficiently. But what if scientists could reprogram scar tissue cells called fibroblasts into ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Medical research
Red blood cells derived from stem cells could offer a limitless supply for transfusions
As the Singapore Red Cross says, the need for blood never stops. But the demand for blood from living donors could become a thing of the past, as A*STAR researchers make red blood cells (RBCs) from stem cells in an efficient ...
Apr 19, 2017
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Medical research
'Primitive' stem cells shown to regenerate blood vessels in the eye
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 unlocking their potential to replace and ...
Mar 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Direct conversion of non-neuronal cells into nerve cells
In 2012, a team of scientists headed by Professor Benedikt Berninger first succeeded in reprogramming connective tissue cells present in the brain into neurons. Until now, however, it was completely unknown which intermediate ...
Jul 2, 2018
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Medical research
Scientists design way to track steps of cells' development
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described as a "flight data recorder" for developing cells, illuminating the paths cells take as they progress from one type to ...
Dec 5, 2018
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Medical research
New advancements in 3D designs for neural tissue engineering
It is well known that neurological diseases and injuries pose some of the greatest challenges in modern medicine, with few if any options for effectively treating such diagnoses, but recent work suggests a unique approach ...
Apr 6, 2015
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