New protein neutralizes COVID in tiny human kidney
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new protein that acts as a trickster to neutralize the COVID-19 infection in a human kidney organoid, a miniature organ made from stem cells in the lab.
New research sheds light on vision loss in Batten disease
Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or CLN3-Batten disease.
New clues to how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells
The molecular details of how SARS-CoV-2 enters cells and infects them are still not clear. Researchers at Uppsala University have tested the bioinformatic predictions made by another research group and have identified receptors that could be important players in the process.
Yale Scientists Unlock “Sugar Code” to Regulate in vivo and ex-vivo Blood Stem Cell Production
Yale scientists have identified a crucial biological link in the process that transforms certain complex sugars into hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
Brachyury engineers cardiac repair competent stem cells
To optimize the regenerative proficiency of stem cells, a cardiopoietic protein‐based cocktail consisting of multiple growth factors has been developed and advanced into clinical trials for treatment of ischemic heart failure.
