Gene-editing reduces triglycerides, cholesterol by up to 50 percentScience Daily"This proof-of-principle study showed that base-editing of ANGPTL3 is a potential way to permanently treat patients with harmful blood lipid levels," Musunuru sai… Continue reading
Unpacking asymmetric cell divisionScience DailyWhile previous studies have established that a certain type of membrane lipids called phosphatidylinositol (PI) lipids is involved asymmetry of several cell types, the role of PI lipids in asymmetric divis… Continue reading
New Atlas |
New type of stem cell produces two tissues for the price of one
New Atlas If you wind back the clock on the different cells in our bodies, they’d all start life as one of just a few types of stem cells. Now, researchers from the University of Queensland have wound back the clock even further, and discovered a new type of … |
CBS New York |
Stem Cells Offer New Hope For Recovery From Rotator Cuff Surgery
CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Stem cells have shown promise for all sorts of medical issues for years. As CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez reports, you can now add shoulder surgery to that list. It’s for the more than 3 million Americans who experience rotator cuff … |
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Unique pancreatic stem cells have potential to regenerate beta cells, respond to glucose
Science Daily “Our in-depth study of these pancreatic stem cells may help us tap into an endogenous cell supply ‘bank’ for beta cell regeneration purposes and, in the future, lead to therapeutic applications for people living with type 1 diabetes,” said Juan … |
OncLive |
Bright Future for Gene Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies
OncLive Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has been named the Advance of the Year in the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO’s) Clinical Cancer Advances 2018. 1 It’s not hard to understand why. CAR T-cell therapy is unique among … |