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    How is blood formed? New research completely upends our past understanding
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 16

    How is blood formed? New research completely upends our past understanding

    Using cellular “barcoding” in mice, a groundbreaking study finds that blood cells originate not from one type of mother cell, but two.
    The Fountain of Youth discovered in stem cells
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 12

    The Fountain of Youth discovered in stem cells

    As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur.
    Lower back pain prevention:  It's all in the hiPS
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 20

    Lower back pain prevention: It's all in the hiPS

    Researchers develop a stem cell-based biomaterial that can help regenerate tissue associated with low back pain and spinal issues.
    The secret to staying young: The power of life long exercise to keep muscles healthy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 7

    The secret to staying young: The power of life long exercise to keep muscles healthy

    Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function, according to new research.
    Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 9

    Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging

    Salk researchers treated mice with anti-aging regimen beginning in middle age and found no increase in cancer or other health problems later
    Fully functional pancreatic cells produced from stem cells for the first time
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 5

    Fully functional pancreatic cells produced from stem cells for the first time

    Insulin is a vital hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of these cells.
    Innovative treatment uses sound waves to help regrow bones
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 22

    Innovative treatment uses sound waves to help regrow bones

    A tissue engineering advance using sound waves, could one day help patients regrow bone lost to cancer or degenerative disease.
    Patient possibly cured of HIV infection by special stem-cell transplant
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 19

    Patient possibly cured of HIV infection by special stem-cell transplant

    A patient with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia has been free of the virus for 14 months.
    Biohybrid fish made from heart muscle cells swims and could lead to artificial hearts
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 16

    Biohybrid fish made from heart muscle cells swims and could lead to artificial hearts

    Researchers have developed the first fully autonomous biohybrid fish from human stem-cell derived cardiac muscle cells.
    Giving e-waste plastics a new lease of life
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 31, 2021

    Giving e-waste plastics a new lease of life

    Plastics found in electronic waste (e-waste) are rarely recycled due to their complex composition and hazardous additives.
    UBC researchers develop stem cell-based 'functional cure' for Type 1 diabetes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 10, 2021

    UBC researchers develop stem cell-based 'functional cure' for Type 1 diabetes

    Researchers demonstrated that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in the human body.
    Woman, 30, diagnosed with HIV 8 years ago may be naturally cured of the virus
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 17, 2021

    Woman, 30, diagnosed with HIV 8 years ago may be naturally cured of the virus

    An anonymous woman from Argentina has become only the second person known to ever show no detectable traces of an HIV infection
    What makes us human? The answer may be found in overlooked DNA
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 11, 2021

    What makes us human? The answer may be found in overlooked DNA

    Researchers have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA that may explain why our brains work differently.
    Scientists are close to creating human sperm cells in a test tube
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 2, 2021

    Scientists are close to creating human sperm cells in a test tube

    These sperm were successfully used to produce healthy, fertile offspring.
    A man's role in sexual reproduction may soon be entirely replaced by a test tube
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 10, 2021

    A man's role in sexual reproduction may soon be entirely replaced by a test tube

    For species that rely on sexual reproduction, offspring can only happen if sperm from the male fertilize eggs from the female.
    Stem cells shown to alleviate COPD inflammation in humans
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 22, 2021

    Stem cells shown to alleviate COPD inflammation in humans

    Mesenchymal stromal cells are able to regulate important factors driving inflammation in patients with COPD
    Is society ready to make human brains?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 8, 2021

    Is society ready to make human brains?

    A group of researchers led by ASHBi and CiRA Assistant Professor Tsutomu Sawai explains the ethical issues regarding brain organoid research

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