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Scientists use specially designed gold nanoparticles to 'seek out' bone stem cells
Source: News Medical Life Sciences
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of using nanomaterials to identify and enrich skeletal stem cells - a discovery which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and the repair of lost or damaged bone.
Regenerative medicine: industry trends
Source: Pharmaceutical-Technology
Regenerative medicine is a multidisciplinary field that seeks to develop the science and tools that can help repair, augment, replace, or regenerate damaged or diseased human cells, tissues, genes, organs, or metabolic processes, to restore normal function.
New controversy for stem cell therapy that repairs spinal cords
Source: TheGreatCoursesDaily
Stem cell research regularly generates hot debates over its ethics. A new therapy that has repaired the spinal cords of more than a dozen patients is raising eyebrows for both good and bad reasons. Why is stem cell therapy so controversial?
3D systems expands efforts in bioprinting for regenerative medicine
Source: MDDI Online
Driven by progress in its collaboration with United Therapeutics in developing 3D printing systems for solid-organ scaffolds, 3D Systems intends to further develop and commercialize solutions in the regenerative medicine field.
Regenerative therapy to treat knee joint damages gets boost in Japan
Source: BioSpectrumAsia
Cell Therapy for Cartilage Regeneration Gets a Boost With Hyaluronic Acid Enriched Chondrocytes in a 3D Tissue Engineering Platform
How to speed up muscle repair
Source: ScienceDaily
By studying how different pluripotent stem cell lines build muscle, researchers have for the first time discovered how epigenetic mechanisms can be triggered to accelerate muscle cell growth, providing new insights for developing therapies for muscle disease, injury and atrophy.
Scientists repair injured spinal cord using patients' own stem cells
Source: ScienceDaily
Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells (MSCs) in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in motor functions, researchers report.
