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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.

LiveScience

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

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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.

The Conversation

The growing burden of blood cancer in India: How awareness and early detection can save lives

Blood Cancer clock is ticking- Every 5 minutes someone in India is diagnosed with blood cancer or a blood disorder such as Thalassemia or Aplastic Anemia.

The Times of India

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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.

AAP

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’

The Independent UK

'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.

LiveScience

Scientists breed most human-like mice yet

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

LiveScience

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

The Independent UK

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.

LiveScience

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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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The Times of India

What are stem cells and how do they work in therapy?

Stem cells, often heralded as the building blocks of life, have emerged as a beacon of hope in the realm of modern medicine. Their transformative potential in regenerative therapies is rewriting the narrative of medical treatment, especially in the context of combating cancer. As India witnesses a surge in the…

LiveScience

New immunotherapy could make blood more 'youthful,' mouse study hints

In mice, a new type of immunotherapy appeared to partly turn back the clock of "immune aging."

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Startup Makes Breakthrough In Reprogramming Elephant Stem Cells For Mammoths

Colossal Biosciences advances in de-extincting woolly mammoth through reprogrammed elephant stem cells.

LiveScience

Woolly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough

Scientists at the company Colossal Biosciences have derived induced pluripotent stem cells from elephants, which they say could boost efforts to resurrect woolly mammoths.

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Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson's: Where We Stand Globally?

The use of stem cells to treat Parkinson's Disease has shown promise in clinical trials around the world, with results that far exceed the effects of other therapies.

LiveScience

Could mini space-grown organs be our 'cancer moonshot'?

Scientists say they're growing "organoids" in space to better understand cancer, neurological diseases and aging, and to hopefully uncover treatments.

Evening Standard

Heart disease breakthrough as scientists grow 'heart in a dish' using stem cells in London lab

Researchers say findings could lead to better treatments for heart disease

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