KOBE (JP), February 2020 — Researchers at Kobe University's Graduate School of Medicine have developed the world's first congenital pituitary hypoplasia (CPH) model using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
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Coverage of the latest news and updates from the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine.
February 18, 2020
February 14, 2020
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (US), February 2020 — Two distinct approaches are predominantly used to recapitulate physiologically relevant in vitro human organ models.
February 14, 2020
COLLEGE STATION, TX (US), February 2020 — Baby diapers, contact lenses and gelatin dessert. While seemingly unrelated, these items have one thing in common — they’re made of highly absorbent substances called hydrogels that have versatile applications.
February 10, 2020
YORK (UK), February 2020 — New research has deciphered how rogue communications in blood stem cells can cause leukemia. The discovery could pave the way for new, targeted medical treatments that block this process.
February 10, 2020
HOKKAIDO (JP), February 2020 — Scientists suggest a new strategy that uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to regulate immune reaction to transplanted tissues.
February 6, 2020
FREIBURG (DE), February 2020 — Neural stem and progenitor cells (NSPCs), from the so-called subventricular zone (SVZ), can help to repair a brain damaged by central nervous system disorders.
February 6, 2020
GRONINGEN (NL), February 2020 — Scientists at the University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen used molecular motors to manipulate the protein matrix on which bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells are grown.
February 3, 2020
LA JOLLA, CA (US), February 2020 —Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a unique pattern of DNA damage that arises in brain cells derived from individuals with a macrocephalic form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
February 3, 2020
TEMPE, AZ (US), February 2020 — During the past decade, the gene editing tool CRISPR has transformed biology and opened up hopeful avenues to correct deadly inherited diseases.
January 31, 2020
UTRECHT (NL), January 2020 — Researchers have developed a method to grow snake venom gland cells as organoids. These lab-grown mini glands produce and secrete active toxins found in snake venom.
