As people get older, their neural stem cells lose the ability to proliferate and produce new neurons, leading to a
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Novel finding could lead to better treatments for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
Monash University researchers have uncovered the barrier to β-cell (beta cell) regeneration that could pave the way for improved treatments
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Using iPSC Techniques to Study Genetics, Mechanisms & Treatments of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Skip to: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Huntington’s Disease (HD) Summary Advances in stem cell technology have enabled us
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Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells: Discovery, Advantages and CRISPR Cas9 Gene Editing
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) are somatic cells that can be reprogrammed by expressing a combination of embryonic transcription factors.
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Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells: Discovery, Advantages and CRISPR Cas9 Gene Editing
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) are somatic cells that can be reprogrammed by expressing a combination of embryonic transcription factors.
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Synthetic cells capture and reveal hidden messages of the immune system
When immune cells detect harmful pathogens or cancer, they mobilise and coordinate a competent defence response. To do this effectively
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New cause of cell aging discovered: Findings have huge implications for cancer and age-related health conditions
New research from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering could be key to our understanding of how the aging process
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First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system
Damaged peripheral nerves can regenerate after an injury, for example, following a forearm fracture. Axons, the long projections of neurons
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Sweet! How C. difficile toxin A enters intestinal cells: CRISPR/Cas9 genetic screen reveals the entry portal, and a potential treatment strategy
Clostridiodes difficile infection has become a leading cause of severe, sometimes fatal diarrheal illness. It flourishes best in hospitals and
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Cancer drugs promote stem cell properties of colorectal cancer
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Mannheim University Medical Center have now discovered that
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