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Gene therapy employing genetic engineering approaches involves the direct manipulation of DNA using biotechnology and may or may not include the manipulation of stem cell populations. The first description of ...
News neuroscience neurology AI robotics psychology about newsletter trending rejuvenating the brain: more stem cells improve learning and memory of old mice
Critical aspects of hippocampal function can be reversed in old age, or compensated for throughout life, with the help of neural stem cells. Read more of the article, here.
Plant-derived SVC112 hits cancer stem cells, leaves healthy cells alone
"Proteins are the keys to initiating genetic programs in the cells to tell them Now you grow, now you stay put, now you metastasize. And those proteins are called transcription ...
MS Trial Begins Comparing Stem Cell Transplantation to Best Available Drugs
Researchers have begun trial testing an experimental stem cell treatment against the best available biologic therapies for severe forms of relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). The trial, sponsored by the National ...
New treatment for ‘silent’ heart attack survivors could make hearts stronger and repair scar tissue
People who suffer "silent" heart attacks could make dramatic recoveries under a new treatment that could also revolutionize the repair of scar tissue throughout the body, researchers say. Read more ...
Partnerships, broad support helping UNMC close in on a cure for HIV
OMAHA — Human immunodeficiency virus was deemed incurable for decades as scientists were unable to overcome its resistance to vaccines and were incapable of preventing it from mutating and integrating ...
Editorial: Here are New Year’s wishes for 2020 progress for the Midlands
The arrival of 2020, only a few days away, provides an occasion to turn our thoughts toward the opportunities and challenges of the new year. Let’s consider some of the ...
CIRM funded study may help explain why some people with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection
Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that mostly affects the lungs. It is caused by a mutation in a gene called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). As a result of ...
Patient’s own cells engineered to wage war on cancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlpgwfPmaTs&feature=emb_title CAR T-cell Therapy Two Years Later: Nick's Story - Nebraska Medicine After traditional therapies weren't effective, lymphoma patient Nick Howe was one of our first patients to take part ...
Can stem cells help people recovering from a stroke? You asked, and the experts answered
We recently held our first ever Facebook Live event. It was focused on the use of stem cells and recovery from a stroke and featured three great guests: Dr. Gary Steinberg, ...