April 28, 2022 – What if cavities or cracked or broken teeth could be repaired without dental fillings? Unlike many other types of human tissue, dental enamel, the outer layer of teeth, doesn’t regrow once it’s damaged. Dentists have to repair cavities and damaged enamel with synthetic materials like ceramics, metals, and resins. But scientists … Read more
Feb. 15, 2022 — A woman has been in remission from HIV for 14 months after being treated for leukemia with transplants of adult stem cells and umbilical cord blood. If she remains off treatment without any hint of HIV, she would be only the third person in the world – and the first woman … Read more
Nov. 5, 2021 — Scientists have used gene editing on lizard embryonic stem cells to help adult lizards regrow severed tails, making them the closest species to humans to regenerate a lost appendage. Lizards have a reputation for dropping their tails in self-defense when attacked, distracting predators long enough to make an escape. The lizards … Read more
Oct. 14, 2021 — Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose cells were infamously taken without her knowledge for scientific research, was honored this week by the World Heath Organization as her family continues the fight to protect her legacy. Lacks’s cells, commonly known as “HeLa,” are the only known human cells that continue to stay … Read more
AMD occurs commonly in the elderly, usually after 50 years of age, due to gradual thinning of the macula or even due to abnormal growth of blood vessels under the retina. Navi Mumbai based Stem Rx Bioscience Solutions Pvt Ltd successfully restored the eyesight of a 58-year-old man with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by cell-based … Read more
The procedure involves removing stem cells from a patient’s own blood, then using powerful chemotherapy drugs to knock down the existing immune system. After that, the stored stem cells are infused back into the patient, and the immune system rebuilds itself over time. It requires a long hospital stay, plus a period of … Read more
In 2000, just 4 years after being diagnosed with an early, aggressive form of multiple sclerosis, Jennifer Molson started having relapses. Switching to a new, higher-dose medication provided no relief. “In 2001, I stopped working,” she recalls. “My partner [now husband], Aaron, was bathing me, dressing me, cutting up all my food. I had … Read more