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Engineered Bone Marrow

Atificial bone marrow cells
In order to study abnormalities in born marrow—leading to leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma, Swiss researchers in [MORE]

Fetal Stem Cell Transplant to Treat Alpha Thalassemia

Fetus in utero
An ultrasound showed fearful evidence—an enlarged heart and rapid blood flow in the brain; signs of the worst [MORE]

Blueprint for Building Kidneys

 
Nephron formation
University of Southern California regenerative medicine scientists have found a key element in timing for nephron development.  They “. [MORE]

Regenerating Brain Tissue

Brain tissue regenerated in mice after stroke
Using an alginate hydrogel infused with vascular endothelial growth factor and other agents, researchers [MORE]

“A Self-Condensation Cell Culture”

Self-condensation cell culture
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Yokohama City Universityreport a new process called “self-condensation cell culture.”  Quoting directly, “We [MORE]

Regenerating Blood Vessels from Stem Cells

Peripheral Vascular Disease
Critical limb ischemia is an advanced stage of peripheral artery disease, which arises from atherosclerosis. In the worst [MORE]

Skeletal Regeneration from Bone Marrow Stem Cells

Development of Cartilage Tissue from Stem Cells (red)
“Certain mesenchymal stem/stromal cells from the bone marrow of adults are considered extremely [MORE]

Stem Cells for Neck and Back Pain

Spinal Cord Anatomy
For elders, deteriorating spinal discs are literally a pain in the neck and back. For the medical insurance [MORE]

A “Culture Mold” for Growing Heart Cells

Lab Made Cardiomyocytes
Inducing early stem cells to become a specific tissue cell type is no easy business, but a research [MORE]

Liver Regeneration

Telomerase
An adult’s liver can fully regenerate its original mass from as little as 25% of its remaining undamaged or diseased [MORE]

World’s First Commercial iPSC Factory

Human iPS Cells Colonies
On March 22, the Sumitomo Dainippon Manufacturing Plant for Regenerative Medicine opened the first commercial factory for [MORE]

Heart Tissue Regeneration Potential

Human Heart
Cardiomyocytes, like brain cells, stop regenerating after a brief window. But inducing them to cell cycle again is a [MORE]

Tissue Regeneration with Vascularization

Meso Endothelial Stem Cells
This piece, based on research at the University of Queensland, doesn’t directly address the prospects for growing [MORE]

Intestine-on-a-Chip

Organs-on-Chips
Microengineers at Cedars Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute (Los Angeles, CA) have created an “intestine-on-a-chip” that simulates a [MORE]