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A 'memory wipe' for stem cells may be the key to better therapies

Stem cells are special kinds of cells in our body that can become any other type of cell. They have huge potential for medicine, and trials are currently under way using stem cells to replace damaged cells in diseases like Parkinson’s.

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How to grow rhinos in a lab: the science that could save an endangered species

There are several parallel projects running across the world to save the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum), one of Africa’s captivating and iconic wildlife species. With the death of last male in 2018 and with only two females alive, the species is functionally extinct.

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Organ Donation Day: Doctor explains why India still lags behind in organ donation; myths we need to stop believing in

Organ failure has been one of the leading causes of morbidities, with many needy patients losing their lives because of the lack of organ availability. One organ donation drive can save eight to 10 lives, by donating hearts, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, livers, intestines, hands, faces, tissues, bone marrow and stem…

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Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts' work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 17.9 million people lose their lives to it each year, accounting for 32% of global deaths.

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Zebrafish are a scientist's favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders

Scientists have relied on animal models as an alternative to testing on human tissues and cells for decades. But not just any organism can adequately model how human cells behave. Researchers take into account how quickly the organism can mature, how many offspring it can produce and how often it…

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Synthetic human embryos could allow for research beyond the 14-day limit, but this raises ethical questions

On June 14, 2023, developmental biologist presented her research on creating human embryos using stem cells. What are the ethical conundrums with such research

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Study suggests how neonatal stem cells from heart help in Crohn’s disease treatment

Crohn's disease-like ileitis, a condition marked by chronic intestinal inflammation and progressive tissue damage, researchers from Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago discovered that direct injection of neonatal mesenchymal stem cells, derived from heart tissue removed during surgery, reduces intestinal inflammation and promotes wound healing in a…

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Spherical 'minibrains' to be grown on the International Space Station

An upcoming resupply mission to the International Space Station will include stem cells destined to be grown into tiny, 3D models of the human brain.

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Synthetic human embryos could allow for research beyond the 14-day limit, but this raises ethical questions

On June 14, 2023, developmental biologist Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz presented her research on creating human embryos using stem cells at the 2023 annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR).

The Conversation

Making meat in the lab

Lab-cultured meat is a cleaner, better option than killing animals for meat. It is healthier, cheaper and has less environmental impact. In India, DBT has granted funds to research labs and private firms are producing it. It is made from stem cells of living animals, grown in petri dishes and…

The Hindu

Stem cell therapies: why they're expensive, unproven and often dangerous

Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world, and they claim to be able to cure everything from autism to cerebral palsy.

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Zebrafish share skin-deep similarities with people, making them helpful models to study skin conditions like vitiligo and melanoma

Melanocytes are a small subset of epidermal cells that play an outsize role in protecting your skin from the damaging effects of sun exposure. They do this by synthesizing melanins, which are pigments sent to other skin cells to shield them from harmful ultraviolet light. A lack of functioning melanocytes…

The Conversation

Are human embryo models a cause for hope or alarm?

A recent breakthrough in the race to create ‘synthetic’ embryos has sparked criticism. But the findings could be valuable in understanding miscarriages and genetic disorders

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Stem cells role in protecting gastric mucosa, finds study

The parietal, chief, pit, and neck cells make up the gastric corpus, which is a major component of the glandular stomach. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Human embryo model created from stem cells could help understand why some pregnancies fail

A model of the human embryo derived from stem cells has been created in the lab which could help understand early human development and why and how some pregnancies fail

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Hairy moles may provide antidote for baldness, UCI researchers find

The guy whose naked skull is pale and shiny — save that discolored mole shaped like Cuba near his ear, which inexplicably bristles with hair — may harbor an antidote to baldness.

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Lab-Grown Steak: The Future Of Sustainable Meat Production?

Israeli food-tech company Aleph Farms develops unique method to cultivate steak meat from isolated cow cells.

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Baldness breakthrough to stimulate hair growth as new treatment found

Hair follicles stiffen as people age

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Baldness breakthrough as new treatment found to stimulate hair growth

Scientists found that treating hair follicles to soften them can help stimulate hair growth in promising news for those battling with hair loss.

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Stem Cell Breakthrough Paves Way For Personalized Medicine

Australian researchers develop new technique to study the relationship between human genetics and biology at a large scale.

Bangkok Post

Lab-grown human-like embryos spark calls for regulation

PARIS - Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in a laboratory, a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on stem cells and embryos: creating life’s likeness in a lab

Editorial: New technology raises hopes and ethical dilemmas. Society will have to work out what it thinks

The Guardian - UK

Model embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancy

Exclusive: Scientists used stem cells to create the structures, which were unable to develop into a foetus

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Alzheimer’s May Begin In Womb, New Research Shows

Abnormalities in brain development could lay the foundations for the memory-robbing illness, say scientists.

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Scientists have created embryo models from stem cells – it could help us better understand infertility and miscarriage

Scientists recently announced that they have developed embryo models using just stem cells. No sperm or egg cells (oocytes) were involved.

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