Stem cells hope for hope
Doctors in the US and UK have successfully restored the sight of two people with age-related macular degeneration. It is ...
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Parkinson’s: cell therapy sparks hope
Thanks to an iPS stem cell transplant, monkeys with Parkinson's have improved. The human trial is scheduled for 2018.Cell therapy ...
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Growing heart tissue with spinach leaves
Researchers have successfully cultured heart cells in a modified spinach.Popeye had it all figured out. Spinach is the future of ...
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Multiple sclerosis: remission thanks to stem cells
A procedure involving autologous stem cell transplantation has shown better results in MS than available treatments.There is currently no cure ...
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Embryos: human-pig chimeras designed by researchers
Chimeric embryos were created by American researchers. They are composed partly of human cells, partly of porcine cells.This chimera is ...
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Teeth: an anti-Alzheimer drug accelerates repair
Researchers have successfully tested a drug for Alzheimer's disease to regenerate damaged teeth.Soon over, the unpleasant taste of dental amalgam? ...
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Stem cells: a synthetic form to repair the heart
Synthetic cardiac stem cells have successfully repaired the hearts of mice after a heart attack. They are as effective as ...
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Stem cells: a reserve of neurons discovered in the brain
The brain contains "neural nurseries". In the meninges, stores of stem cells create new cells.Our brains still hold many secrets. ...
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Researchers recreate human gut with stem cells
Using human stem cells, researchers have succeeded in recreating a functional intestine in the laboratory. Thanks to this model, they ...
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Cornea: restore vision with invisible film
Australian researchers have developed a hydrogel film to repair the cornea of a patient with degenerative eye disease. The first ...
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Stem cells: 570 illegal clinics in the United States
A study reveals the extent of the abuses of certain American clinics, which use cell therapies not authorized by the ...
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Diabetes: fat cells transformed into beta cells
Swiss researchers have successfully reprogrammed human fat cells into beta cells, capable of releasing insulin. This is another step forward ...
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Cell therapy: the store of stem cells
REPORT - At the Saint-Louis hospital in Paris, Professor Jérôme Larghero and his team manipulate stem cells to produce cells ...
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Heart failure: a new step in cell therapy
Patients with end-stage heart failure treated with cell therapy have a 37% reduced risk of having a heart attack. In ...
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Researchers create artificial skin with hair
Japanese researchers from the RIKEN group have succeeded in synthesizing skin with nails and hair follicles in mice.Skin, with hair ...
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Zika: a first link established with microcephaly
A direct link between Zika and brain malformations remains to be established. But researchers have shown that the virus can ...
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Cancer: researchers witness the birth of the first cell
VIDEO - This is a first: the development of the first cancer cell was observed live by an American team ...
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Stem cells to repair intervertebral discs
A French team has succeeded in transforming adipose stem cells into cells that make up the intervertebral discs in order ...
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Septicemia: stem cells to prevent muscle sequelae
Survivors of sepsis often have severe neurological and muscular sequelae. The use of cell therapy is proving to be an ...
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Heart attack: repairing the heart with a stem cell incubator
To repair the heart after a severe infarction, a French startup has just created a stem cell incubator. These will ...
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Heart failure: the promises of cell therapy
MAINTENANCE. In ten years, France has managed to catch up in the field of cell therapy and to carry out ...
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AIDS: a second patient cured thanks to a stem cell transplant
A British AIDS patient has just been judged as completely cured after a bone marrow cell transplant. Ten years ago, ...
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