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Artificial kidney – step by step

Scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have achieved differentiation of stem cells into renal tubule cells. This is the fifth article this year about approaches to creating a full-fledged bioengineered kidney.

24.12.2013
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Bone made of hydrogel

Enriched with stem cells and growth factors, the hydrogel can fill the most complex defects of bone tissue. After regeneration of the damage, the hydrogel can be returned to a liquid state and removed from the body.

19.12.2013
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Bioprinting: another achievement

Ganglion and glial cells, which make up one of the retinal layers, were able to pass through a bioprinter so that they remained alive.

18.12.2013
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The Year of Stem Cells

This year, the number of amazing scientific papers devoted to stem cells in one way or another is breaking all records.

18.12.2013
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Mini-kidneys "in vitro"

Scientists from the University of Queensland have grown a mini-kidney. This breakthrough opens the way to improving the effectiveness of the treatment of patients with kidney diseases and foreshadows a good future for such an area as medical bioengineering.

18.12.2013
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How to Fix a broken heart

Blocking TGF-beta– a protein that controls cell proliferation and differentiation, initiates the development of stem cells into cardiomyocytes. A potential TGF-beta blocker is already being tested on animals with a model of myocardial infarction.

16.12.2013
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Unique regenerative designs will restore the affected organs

This is told by the Deputy director for scientific work of the Research Institute of Uronephrology and Human Reproductive Health of the First Moscow State Medical University named after Sechenov, Professor Andrey Vinarov.

13.12.2013
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The victory over HIV is postponed

The experiment ended in failure, during which it was supposed to completely cure two HIV-infected people, repeating (albeit with significant changes in the protocol) the "Berlin patient method".

11.12.2013
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Intestinal stem cells? As many as you want!

Currently, the authors of a technique that allows growing an unlimited number of intestinal stem cells are working on creating intestinal tissues for transplantation and developing new methods for quickly checking the effect of drugs on its cells.

11.12.2013
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A bioprinter? No, "bioruchka"!

A new technique that stimulates the regeneration of damaged tissues will simplify recovery after severe injuries.

09.12.2013
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Transdifferentiation – direct reprogramming of cells

Some cells can be transformed into others without an intermediate stage in the form of induced stem cells, simply by turning on the synthesis of one of the regulatory proteins that monitor the activity of genes.

06.12.2013
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Stem cell lungs: the first step has been taken

Scientists from Columbia University Medical Center have managed to obtain functioning lung and respiratory tract cells from human stem cells for the first time.

03.12.2013
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Umbilical cord skin

For the first time, employees of the University of Granada were able to grow artificial skin from stem cells obtained from Warton's jelly (the connective tissue of the umbilical cord).

29.11.2013
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The race for the heart from the printer

Most researchers do not expect the appearance of real whole hearts printed on a 3D printer in the next 10-15 years, but the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute hopes to implement its project within a decade.

21.11.2013
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Induced absolutely pluripotent stem cells

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute have created induced pluripotent stem cells, completely returned to the earliest state, and have learned to suppress the desire of cells to differentiate.

11.11.2013
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An unexpected side effect of blood cancer treatment

Bone marrow transplantation not only saved the life of a ten-year-old child with acute lymphocytic leukemia, but also saved him from peanut allergy, which was previously considered incurable.

08.11.2013