How Stem Cells Contribute to Aging and Age-Related Diseases with Rob Signer
What challenges does aging pose to both individuals and society at large? What causes aging at the cellular and molecular level? Stem cell research is be key to finding solutions that increase our healthspan and change how we think about aging. Robert A.J. Signer, Ph.D., shares what is on the horizon. Video Transcript: [MUSIC] What […]
2022 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize Awarded to Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte – Award Ceremony
On November 17, 2022, Gladstone Institutes honored the 2022 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize winner, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte. Izpisua Belmonte is a celebrated scientist known for his regenerative medicine and aging research, as well as his work leading to improved methods of generating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In a translational leap, his group was […]
Merakris Announces Review in Biomedicines Medical Journal Highlighting Therapeutic Potential of Cell-Free Amniotic Fluid
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A review published recently in the international scientific journal Biomedicines highlights the therapeutic benefits of amniotic fluid in restoring, repairing and regenerating damaged tissue across a range of human diseases and disorders. The article – Cell-Free Amniotic Fluid and Regenerative Medicine: Current Applications and Future Opportunities https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/11/2960 – evaluates a […]
Researchers Say They Are Close To Reversing Aging
Researchers at Harvard University are investigating whether human genes could reverse the effects of aging. NBC Medical Fellow Dr. Akshay Syal got exclusive access to Dr. David Sinclair and his lab to discuss the future of how to defy aging.
Namocell Highlighted in Nature Publication for Efficient Single Cell Cloning of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) today announced the publication of a single-cell cloning workflow study using the Namocell™ Single Cell Dispenser in Nature Protocols: Efficient and safe single-cell cloning of human pluripotent stem cells using the chroman 1, emricasan, polyamines, and trans-ISRIB (CEPT) cocktail. This publication outlines a robust and scalable workflow for cloning human pluripotent stem cells […]
Stem Cell Clinical Trials and New Therapies for Patients: Alpha Clinic Director’s Panel
CIRM-funded Alpha Stem Cell Clinics are a network California medical centers that specialize in delivering stem cell clinical trials to patients. Sandra Dillon shares how their work has impacted treatments for her rare cancer. Maria T. Millan, M.D., Mehrdad Abedi, M.D., Daniela A. Bota, M.D., Ph.D., Sheila Chari, Ph.D., Noah Federman, M.D., Catriona Jamieson, M.D., […]
I Peace partners with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine [CIRM]
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — I Peace, Inc. (https://www.ipeace.com) announced that the company has agreed to join the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s (CIRM) Industry Resource Partner Program to pave way for the provision of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) iPSCs for various research programs funded by CIRM. I Peace has been providing GMP Induced Pluripotent […]
Developing Regenerative Medicines featuring Dr. Stefan Irion
In episode 228 of the Stem Cell Podcast, Dr. Dayklin James and Dr. Arun Sharma chat with Dr. Stefan Irion, Senior Vice President of Research at BlueRock Therapeutics, a leading engineered cell therapy company with a mission to develop regenerative medicines for intractable diseases. He talks about the company’s Parkinson’s disease trial and the challenges […]
The Journey of a Cancer-Fighting Stem Cell Therapy
Frontiers in Medicine 2022 gathered Stanford Medicine’s scientific and philanthropic communities in the historic Frost Amphitheater to explore a future of medicine that is both innovative and human-centered. A future that harnesses AI and big data to transform how we deliver care. A future where knowledge of human biology at a cellular, molecular, and genomic […]
How Stem Cells Can Treat Avascular Necrosis – Yale Medicine Explains
Dr. Wiznia explains what avascular necrosis is and how stem cells can treat this condition. Video Transcript: Stem cells are really important because they give us the ability to regenerate. We have cells in our bone marrow that are stem cells that then can become new blood vessels, new muscle, new bone. Orthopedics is very […]