by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Red: Newly synthesized DNA. Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Tsunetoshi Nakatani A totipotent cell is a single cell that can give rise to a new organism, if given appropriate maternal support. Totipotent cells have many properties, but we do not know all of them yet. Researchers at Helmholtz...
by Melissa Rohman, Northwestern University Representative immunostainings of brain sections harvested from mice treated with LM008 anti-HER2 neural stem cells (NSCs). The amount of anti-HER2 antibodies released by NSCs (green) was measured with antihuman IgGs (yellow). Presence of HER2 antibodies binding to the membrane of HER2-positive BT474-Br cells (red). Nuclear staining (DAPI) is shown in...
by John Ready, Yale University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Daniel Wiznia, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Yale School of Medicine, is practicing a surgical technique designed to render 10% of hip replacements unnecessary. Regenerative properties from a patient’s own stem cells are responsible for regrowing bone, restoring blood flow, and being able to avoid further interventional...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Nov. 14, 2021 — Stem cell therapy helped to reduce the number of heart attacks, strokes, and death among people with chronic, high-risk, NYHA class II or III heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), especially among those who have higher levels of inflammation, yet hospitalization was not reduced, according to...
by King’s College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Despite many advances in treating the COVID-19 virus there remains no specific cure for patients with infection. This is especially the case with hospitalized patients who end up in the ICU requiring mechanical ventilation support. Key members of UNESCO’s International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD) including Georgina...
ALPHAMED PRESS IMAGE: THE GROUP TREATED WITH STROMAL VASCULAR FRACTION SHOWED A FINAL TENDON DIAMETER AND A PERCENTAGE HARDNESS EXPRESSION THAT WERE SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL HEALTHY TENDON. CREDIT: ALPHAMED PRESS Durham, NC – Tendon injuries in sheep that were treated with stem cell grafts achieved, in just two months, diameter and hardness similar to...
by AlphaMed Press Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study released in Stem Cells Translational Medicine has confirmed the safety of a novel type of cellular therapy for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. Conducted by a multi-institutional team of researchers in Japan who had developed the new therapy, the study was designed to confirm that their treatment—which involves...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – DAVIS HEALTH IMAGE: HIV DISRUPTS THE LYMPHOID IMMUNE BATTLEGROUND CREDIT: UC REGENTS In a groundbreaking study, a team of UC Davis researchers has discovered a special type of stem cell that can reduce the amount of the virus causing AIDS, boosting the body’s antiviral immunity and repairing and restoring the gut’s...
by Salk Institute Functional beta cells made from human pluripotent stem cells. Insulin (red) and NKX6.1 (green) indicate two proteins produced by beta cells. Credit: Salk Institute Type 1 diabetes, which arises when the pancreas doesn’t create enough insulin to control levels of glucose in the blood, is a disease that currently has no cure...
by Hudson Institute of Medical Research Graphical abstract. Credit: Applied Materials Today (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100890 Pelvic organ prolapse—POP—is a hidden disease. While the injury happens during childbirth, the patient may not know about the damage until many years later, often during menopause. A potential new stem cell treatment, which is being developed in the laboratory but is not yet...
