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'Breakthrough' stem-cell patches stabilized woman's heart as she awaited transplant

A woman with heart failure was kept alive long enough to receive a heart transplant, in part thanks to newly developed stem-cell-derived heart tissue grafts.

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Man, 31, donates stem cells twice to help two different people

Brad Green, from Sheffield, said he would make a third donation if he could.

Evening Standard

Study finds relationship between stem cells and mechanical signals

A new study by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Institut Curie demonstrates how stem cells. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Study finds critical relationship between stem cells, mechanical signals

A new study by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Institut Curie demonstrates how stem cells sense and adapt to their surroundings, with implications for inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Transplanting insulin-making cells to treat Type 1 diabetes is challenging − but stem cells offer a potential improvement

Diabetes develops when the body fails to manage its blood glucose levels. One form of diabetes causes the body to not produce insulin at all. Called Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, this autoimmune disease happens when the body’s defense system mistakes its own insulin-producing cells as foreign and kills them.…

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Can Stress Really Make Your Hair Go Grey?

Yes, stress can make your hair go grey, but it's not the only factor.

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In a 1st, scientists reversed type 1 diabetes by reprogramming a person's own fat cells

Scientists reprogrammed a woman's fat cells to become insulin-making beta cells, reversing her type 1 diabetes.

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Couple beat odds as both called to donate stem cells

Officials said there was a one in four million chance they would both be called to donate.

The Independent UK

Stem cell therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in world first

A groundbreaking discovery has recently brought hope to millions of people living with type 1 diabetes around the world. In a world first, scientists have successfully used stem cell therapy to reverse type 1 diabetes in a woman.

The Conversation

Scientists restore monkey's vision with a patch made from human stem cells

Scientists were able to treat a "macular hole" in a monkey, helping to restore the animal's vision thanks to human stem cells.

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White women added to NHS eligibility list to donate stem cells

Health service aims to sign up 30,000 people a year to meet rising demand and reduce use of more expensive imports

The Guardian - UK

A Novel Discovery Hints At Why We Stop Producing New Brain Cells — And What We Can Do About It

A new study from Stanford Medicine shows how a gene editing tool identified a gene to knock out that could promote activation of neural stem cells.

Inverse

Is stress turning my hair grey?

When we start to go grey depends a lot on genetics.

The Conversation

World’s first eye transplant was a giant leap forward – but vision remains elusive

Three years ago, Aaron James, a utility lineman, lost half of his face and his arm when he was struck by a high-voltage electrical cable.

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World-first stem cell breakthrough for bone marrow

Australian scientists have created lab-grown blood stem cells that survive in animals, sparking hopes of better medical treatments.

The Independent UK

World-first study to identify stem cell super donors launched

Scientists will analyse DNA samples from up to 5,000 past donors to find out which genes make some people super donors.

The Independent UK

Umbilical cord stem cells donated in 2008 transform life of five-year-old boy with rare genetic disorder

Gunner Lewis-Vale’s parents say they are ‘eternally grateful to the incredible mother who donated their baby’s umbilical cord’

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'We can't answer these questions': Neuroscientist Kenneth Kosik on whether lab-grown brains will achieve consciousness

So much is still unknown about consciousness, nevermind whether brain organoids will achieve it, explains a leading neuroscientist.

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Scientists breed most human-like mice yet

Scientists have bred mice that are just like us — at least in terms of their immune systems.

The Independent UK

Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can't

Attorneys general across the U.S. have a new fight on their hands: protecting Americans from unproven and expensive stem cell treatments that salespeople claim can cure almost anything

LiveScience

In a 1st, scientist grow mini brains with functional blood-brain barriers

New "assembloids" grown from stem cells offer a tiny, working model of the blood-brain barrier.

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Action Sports Legend Travis Pastrana Is Trying To Rebuild His Body Through Stem Cells

In a personal vlog, Travis Pastrana opens up about how his many injuries have affected his day-to-day life, and how he's working on rebuilding it through stem cell treatments.

The Guardian - UK

Secret to eternal youth? John Cleese extols virtues of stem cell treatment

Therapy has remarkable medical potential but experts say private clinics making far-reaching claims operate in regulatory grey zone

LiveScience

Scientists just grew super realistic, miniature colons in the lab and gave them cancer

The tiny colons were grown from mouse stem cells, but human versions could one day be used to test new drugs for colorectal cancer, scientists say.

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Stem Cell Treatment Helped A Man Who Was Paralyzed From The Neck Down To Stand On His Own

After surfing incident that left him paralysed from neck down, Chris made a remarkable recovery thanks to the experimental treatment. The post Stem Cell Treatment Helped A Man Who Was Paralyzed From The Neck Down To Stand On His Own first appeared on Bored Panda.

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