Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells Technologies

In many ways, stem cells are the divas of the biological world. On the one hand, these natural shapeshifters can transform themselves into virtually any type of cell in the body. In that regard, they hold the promise of being able to cure ills ranging from spinal cord injuries to cancers.

Minuscule blobs of human brain tissue have come a long way in the four years since scientists in Vienna discovered how to create them from stem cells.

Doctors in Europe used gene therapy to grow sheets of healthy skin that saved the life of a boy with a genetic disease that had destroyed most of his skin, the team reported on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

The results of a study investigating whether blood plasma taken from young people can reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease are in. Unfortunately, it seems that the technique doesn’t hold as much potential as many had hoped, yet the scientists behind the work are quick to note that the research is still in its nascent stages.

Inspired by the Labyrinth of Greek mythology, a new chip etched with fluid channels sends blood samples through a hydrodynamic maze to separate out rare circulating cancer cells into a relatively clean stream for analysis. It is already in use in a breast cancer clinical trial.

CureOne, Washington University Partner to Link NGS Data With Treatment Information

There’s no miracle medicine to combat signs of aging, such as fatigue, muscle weakness and loss of balance.

Scientists have uncovered a link between an individual’s gut bacteria and their response to anticancer immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (ICT). A team of researchers at the Harold C

Transcriptional programs control cellular lineage commitment and differentiation during development.

A new gene editing breakthrough allows scientists to easily snip out problems in genetic code, potentially removing thousands of deadly inherited diseases.