Scientists have grown mini-lung from human stem cells

Researchers first created three-dimensional lungs-organelles from human stem cells. Such pulmonary tissues grown in the laboratory, can be used to study of such diseases as, for example, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which are difficult to study by traditional methods. The results were published September 15, 2016 in Stem Cells Translational Medicine.

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Stem cells can help to understand mechanisms of the appearance of Nijmegen breakage syndrome

Scientists from the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany succeeded in creating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with a rare disorder – Nijmegen breakage syndrome. These iPS cells have been converted into neurons in the early stage of development for the study of the processes leading to neurological phenotype observed in patients. The results are published in Cell Reports.

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Scientists create liver from the stem cells

A team of researchers from The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USA with the help of tissue engineering create a functional liver from adult stem cells of mouse and human. Cultured organ is composed of natural structural components, such as hepatocytes, bile ducts and blood vessels. The results were published August 30, 2016 in Stem Cells Translational Medicine.

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A new method of rejuvenation of stem cells was opened

Scientists from the University at Buffalo, USA created a method of rejuvenation of adult stem cells. This discovery can be used in the treatment of progeria, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related diseases. The results were published in July 2016 Stem Cells.

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A new approach to the treatment of diabetic foot with stem cells

Researchers from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, TUSDM, USA successfully reprogrammed skin cells obtained from diabetic foot ulcers, turning them into embryonic-like stem cells. This study, published 26 July 2016, in Cellular Reprogramming, can be used in the future for the treatment of chronic wounds in diabetics.

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Are only two proteins are responsible for the preservation of stem cells of the skin

Scientists from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine-IRB, Spain have discovered two proteins that play a key role in maintaining the functionality of skin stem cells and are responsible for skin renewal, wound healing and regeneration of hair. The results were published July 28, 2016 in Cell Stem Cell.

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Created a new method for mass production of stem cells

Scientists from the University of Nottingham, England discovered a new method of creating a stem cells (SC) of person who can help solve the problem of mass production for use in the treatment and study of diseases. The results were published July 13, 2016 in Nature Communications.

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A new approach to recovery of muscle with the stem cells

Researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science, USA have discovered one of the causes of skeletal muscle regeneration problem in old age – a violation of the activity of stem cells due to decreased functionality of integrin-regulatory proteins. The discovery, described July 4, 2016 in Nature Medicine, may be effectively used for muscle recovery after suffering disease or as a result of age-related changes.

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Recovery memory by using stem cells

Researchers from Texas A & M University, USA implanted neural stem cells in the hippocampus of an animal for the purpose of tissue regeneration and recovery of brain activity. The results were published in Stem Cells Translational Medicine journal.

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Scientists have grown pituitary tissue from stem cells

Researchers from the Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, the United States used human stem cells to create functional pituitary tissue. After transplantation of tissues in rats with hypopituitarism, a disease associated with dwarfism and premature aging, grown in vitro pituitary cells showed normal production of hormones. The work is published June 14, 2016 in the Stem Cell Reports.

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