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Rutgers researchers discover crucial link between brain and gut stem cells

Study paves the way for healthy aging and treatment of colorectal cancers. The organs in our bodies house stem cells that are necessary to regenerate cells when… Read more »

UC San Diego Health treats first cancer patient with stem-cell derived natural killer cells

UC San Diego Health treats first cancer patient with stem-cell derived natural killer cells

Fate Therapeutics, in collaboration with UC San Diego researcher, developed first off-the-shelf immunotherapy from human induced pluripotent stem cells that is now in clinical trials. After 10… Read more »

Effects of spaceflight on heart cell formation from stem cells

Effects of spaceflight on heart cell formation from stem cells

  Researchers used time-lapse imaging to show that mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) grown during spaceflight differentiated into cardiomyocytes significantly faster than similar cells grown at… Read more »

Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice

Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate… Read more »

Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves

Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves

UCLA study sheds new light on critical role of heart-derived macrophages. UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays… Read more »

Mayo Clinic researchers develop more efficient system to reprogram stem cells

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Induced pluripotent stem cells, the workhorse of many regenerative medicine projects, start out as differentiated cells that are reprogrammed to pluripotent stem cells by… Read more »

A Look Back on 20 Years of Stem Cell Technology

A Look Back on 20 Years of Stem Cell Technology

Twenty years ago, Dr. Jamie Thomson turned the possibility of working with stems cells into reality. We take a look back on where we came from, where… Read more »