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Toxicity testing on the placenta and embryo
Science Daily, July 21, 2021 Researchers have developed a cell culture test to detect substances that are directly or indirectly harmful to embryos. Based on

Stem cells can use same method as plants and insects to protect against viruses
Science Daily, July 08, 2021 Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that

Roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapy
Study uncovers stem cells’ ability to restore immunity and repair gut damage caused by HIV Science Daily, June 23, 2021 A groundbreaking study found that

Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with non-altered umbilical cord stem cells increases survival
News-Medical, June 8, 2021 Critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with non-altered stem cells from umbilical cord connective tissue were more than twice as likely to

Researchers conduct first-in-man clinical trial for new stem cell technology
News-Medical, May 12, 2021 Institutes and centres under the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) are joining hands together with Singapore’s first private cord blood

A call for global oversight of unproven stem cell therapies
Science Daily, June 08, 2021 The promotion and marketing of unproven stem cell therapies is a global problem that needs a global solution, say experts

Stem cell drugs surprise researchers: Could lead to better drugs in the future
Science Daily, May 28, 2021 Chemotherapy destroys stem cells, which then cannot develop into immune cells and become part of the body’s defenses. There are

New study shows high cure rate in children born with fatalimmune disorder
Stem Cells Portal, May 17, 2021 A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that an experimental form of stem cell and gene therapy has

Antioxidant-primed stem cells show promise in repairing bonedamaged by radiation
Stem Cells Portal, March 22,2021 The standard of treatment for bone tumors is often two-fold: surgery to remove the cancerous section followed by radiation therapy to

Proteins that predict future dementia Alzheimer’s risk identified
Large study of plasma proteins and dementia illuminates the biology of dementia and may help lead to treatments ScienceDaily, May 17, 2021 The development of