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Released: 26-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
Mid-term outcomes of microfragmented adipose tissue plus arthroscopic surgery for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, active-control, multicenter clinical trial
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDOsteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of degenerative whole-joint disease. Before the final option of knee replacement, arthroscopic surgery was the most widely used joint-preserving surgical treatment. Emerging regenerat

Released: 26-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
Human mesenchymal stem cells exhibit altered mitochondrial dynamics and poor survival in high glucose microenvironment
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a type of stem cells that possess relevant regenerative abilities and can be used to treat many chronic diseases. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a frequently diagnosed chronic disease characterized by

Released: 26-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
ADSC-Exos outperform BMSC-Exos in alleviating hydrostatic pressure-induced injury to retinal ganglion cells by upregulating nerve growth factors
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have protective effects on the cornea, lacrimal gland, retina, and photoreceptor cell damage, which may be mediated by exosomes (exos) released by MSCs. AIMTo investigate the ameliorating effect of e

Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
‘Tis the season to get vaccinated: How to stay healthy through the holidays
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

With virus cases rising and the holidays nigh, three expert from University of Michigan Health give their top 12 tips for avoiding or reducing the impact of COVID-19, flu, RSV, pneumonia and whooping cough in adults and kids.

Newswise: Clinical trial finds cell therapy improves quality of life in advanced heart failure
Released: 12-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Clinical trial finds cell therapy improves quality of life in advanced heart failure
Mayo Clinic

Stem cell-based therapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure, Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators discovered in a late-stage multinational clinical trial.

Newswise: UC Irvine researchers discover a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells
Released: 7-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
UC Irvine researchers discover a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells
University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine, researchers discovered a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells. When this mechanism fails, embryonic stem cells revert back in time and become totipotent.

Newswise: Discovery fuels insights into early developmental disorders
Released: 5-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Discovery fuels insights into early developmental disorders
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center molecular biologists presents a novel culture system to grow both embryonic and extraembryonic stem cells, potentially providing important insights into the genesis of congenital malformations and early developmental disorders.

Released: 26-Nov-2023 12:00 PM EST
Dissecting molecular mechanisms underlying ferroptosis in human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells: Role of cystathionine γ-lyase/hydrogen sulfide pathway
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDFerroptosis can induce low retention and engraftment after mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) delivery, which is considered a major challenge to the effectiveness of MSC-based pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy. Interestingly,

Released: 26-Nov-2023 12:00 PM EST
How to enhance the ability of mesenchymal stem cells to alleviate intervertebral disc degeneration
World Journal of Stem Cells

Intervertebral disc (ID) degeneration (IDD) is one of the main causes of chronic low back pain, and degenerative lesions are usually caused by an imbalance between catabolic and anabolic processes in the ID. The environment in which the ID

Released: 26-Nov-2023 12:00 PM EST
Hypoxia and inflammatory factor preconditioning enhances the immunosuppressive properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have great potential for the treatment of various immune diseases due to their unique immunomodulatory properties. However, MSCs exposed to the harsh inflammatory environment of damaged tissue after i

Newswise: Stem Cells: Progress in Treating Degenerative Eye Disease
Released: 15-Nov-2023 2:05 AM EST
Stem Cells: Progress in Treating Degenerative Eye Disease
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators from the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute at Cedars-Sinai are advancing stem cell technology to treat degenerative diseases of the eye.

Released: 26-Oct-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Potential of dental pulp stem cells and their products in promoting peripheral nerve regeneration and their future applications
World Journal of Stem Cells

Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) seriously affects people’s quality of life. Stem cell therapy is considered a promising new option for the clinical treatment of PNI. Dental stem cells, particularly dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs), are adult

Released: 26-Oct-2023 12:00 PM EDT
MicroRNA-584-5p/RUNX family transcription factor 2 axis mediates hypoxia-induced osteogenic differentiation of periosteal stem cells
World Journal of Stem Cells

BACKGROUNDThe hypoxic environment during bone healing is important in regulating the differentiation of periosteal stem cells (PSCs) into osteoblasts or chondrocytes; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. AIMTo determine the e

Released: 26-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UC Irvine study exposes risks of direct-to-consumer stem cell, exosome COVID-19 therapy ads
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 26, 2023 — A study from the University of California, Irvine has revealed that in 2022, 38 North American businesses used direct-to-consumer advertising to promote unproven stem cell interventions and exosome products as purported treatments and preventatives for COVID-19. Collectively, these organizations operated or facilitated access to 60 clinics – with 24 in the U.

Released: 24-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
New clues to early development of schizophrenia
Elsevier

Schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric disease that remains poorly understood and treated. Schizophrenia onset is typically in adolescence or early adulthood, but its underlying causes are thought to involve neurodevelopmental abnormalities.

Released: 20-Oct-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Potato starch supplements could be solution to bone marrow transplant complications
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Research shows it could potentially prevent Graft versus Host Disease from occurring.

Released: 17-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Boosting weak immune system: scientists find an unusual weapon against virus
Technische Universität Dresden

New approach boosts immune system to fight CMV in immunocompromised mice.

Newswise: DNA aptamer finds novel application in regulating cell differentiation
Released: 11-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
DNA aptamer finds novel application in regulating cell differentiation
Shinshu University

Generating specific cell lineages from induced pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells is the holy grail of regenerative medicine.



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