Stem Cells

Scientists develop retina-on-a-chip to study eye diseases

28 August 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Combining organoid and organ-on-a-chip technologies, researchers have created a model which will allow them to study eye diseases and treatments for the retina.

New drug target for glioblastoma identified by study

21 August 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

A new drug target for treating glioblastoma has been identified from a cellular pathway found to contribute to the spread of glioma stem cells.

New study reveals causes of stem cell transplant rejection

20 August 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

A new study has shown that mutations in mitochondrial DNA induced by cell reprogramming may trigger an immune response.

New CRISPR technique could alter the way we look at brain diseases

16 August 2019 | By Fraser Owen (Drug Target Review)

Researchers may have fundamentally altered the way scientists study brain diseases with new CRISPR technology.

Nanotechnology platform could improve stem cell transplantation

15 August 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

A team has developed a technique for identifying pluripotent stem cells that could help research on transplantation medicine.

Process for rejuvenating aged rat brain stem cells discovered

14 August 2019 | By Fraser Owen (Drug Target Review)

A research team has developed a method for regenerating old brain stem cells from rat models, which could be used to treat age-related brain diseases.

Researchers grow genetically engineered mini livers to study disease

6 August 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

The first genetically modified mini human livers have been grown in a laboratory, to emulate liver disease progression and test therapeutics.

Human stem cell combination could help damaged hearts live longer

6 August 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

A combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could lead to developing a treatment for heart failure.

Targeting a blood stem cell subset shows lasting gene editing

31 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review

Scientists report how editing a portion of stem cells with CRISPR-Cas9 is sufficient for long-term reactivation of therapeutic haemoglobin.

Whitepaper: Neural Cell Culturing Guide

22 July 2019 | By Bio-Techne

The advent of in vitro culturing of neural cells has been central to driving our understanding of the nervous system.

Leukemia stem cells made visible to the immune system

19 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review

A new study may provide the basis for combating malignant leukemia stem cells.

Study shows p38 protein regulates formation of new blood vessels

18 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review

A new study shows that the activity of p38 is important in MSCs, which can localise around blood vessels.

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Stem cell stimulation shown to improve stroke recovery

2 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review

Stem cell stimulation shows promise as a potential noninvasive stroke treatment.

Light-stimulated brain cells could aid in stroke recovery research

1 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review

A new 'optochemogenetics' research approach from scientists at the Emory University School of Medicine could aid in helping stroke victims.