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Queensland boy Mateoh Eggleton's last chance at a bone marrow transplant delayed by airport mishap

Stem cells that were donated as a "last chance" for a six-year-old Queensland boy were left behind at an American airport this week.

ABC News

'The special plaster full of stem cells that can fix babies’ heart problems'

Miriam Stoppard looks at a fascinating development which could reduce the need for open-heart surgery on children

Daily Mirror

Heartbreak as one sibling saved using miracle drug, but older sister not eligible for treatment

Teddi Shaw suffers from deadly metachromatic leukodystrophy and had her stem cells removed and the faulty genes replaced

The Independent UK

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How Older People May Produce Younger Blood To Keep Them Healthier

Rejuvenating effects of keeping blood young could soon be taken in a pill to help people maintain their health as they grow older.

Zenger

The Final Shortcut to 10-Year Facial Youth with Nano Fat Transfer

Exclusive interview with Dr. Piya Rungruxsiri on “The New Semi-surgical Solution to Forever Facial Youth with ADSC Younger by Bio-Z-tem in Bangkok”

Bangkok Post

'Lab-grown blood cells provide fresh hope for patients needing transfusions'

Dr Miriam Stoppard on the ground-breaking trial resulting in manufactured red blood cells being grown from donor stem cells which are then transfused into another patient

Daily Mirror

Can we transform cancer cells back to normal cells? This therapy could pave the way

How cells become cancerous is a process researchers are still trying to understand fully.

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Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or growing back

How cells become cancerous is a process researchers are still trying to fully understand. Generally, normal cells grow and multiply through controlled cell division, where old and damaged cells are replaced after they die by new cells. Sometimes this process stops working, leading cells to start growing uncontrollably and develop…

The Conversation

Stem Cell Population Identified Is Vital For Bone Regeneration: Research

Researchers have identified a subpopulation of mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow that express the marker CD73. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

British toddler thriving after 'world-first' operation to cure heart defect

Operation used pioneering stem cell injections

Wales Online

Return of the rhino: can we bring the northern white back from extinction?

An enthralling project to save the northern white rhino is raising challenging questions as scientists debate the ethics of de-extinction. Mattha Busby reports

The Guardian - UK

Lab-grown blood used in transfusion for first time – here are three other ways that making organs could change healthcare

Human volunteers have received the first-ever transfusion of lab grown red blood cells in a groundbreaking scientific first. Volunteers received about 5ml-10ml of blood (around 1-2 teaspoons), which contained around 15 billion red blood cells. So far, volunteers who received the lab-grown blood cells are reported to be in good…

The Conversation

South Jersey's ultracold vault keeps blood cells, brain tissue, and DNA ready for medical research

Keith and Jenny DiMarino were expecting their third child 11 years ago when they got e-mails that promoted the preservation of stem cells from their baby's umbilical cord.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Patients receive transfusion of laboratory-grown blood in world-first clinical trial

Volunteers receive a transfusion of blood grown in a laboratory from stem cells of donors to see if it lasts longer than blood donated from a standard transfusion.

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Bristol laboratory runs first clinical trial which could 'revolutionise' treatments for people with blood disorders

Scientists say that if proved safe, manufactured blood cells could revolutionise treatments for people with blood disorders

Wales Online

‘Lab-grown red blood cells transfused into person in a world first’

This could transform care, says consultant haematologist Cedric Ghevaert

The Guardian - UK

New hope for sickle cell patients as UK trial of lab grown red blood cells begins

World first clinical test could be good news for people with rare blood groups and those who need frequent transfusions

The Independent UK

‘Lab-grown red blood cells transfused in to person in a world first’

These red blood cells would mean people who require regular long-term blood transfusions could need fewer transfusions in the future.

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Zenger

Federal Court Ruling Favors Right To Perform Innovative Stem Cell Therapies

The ruling could have significant implications within America’s health care system.

The New Daily

World-first spina bifida surgery gives unborn babies a chance to walk

A baby girl is the first human in the world to receive experimental in-utero surgery to treat spina bifida.

Tribune News Service

Stem cells successfully treat spina bifida in lambs, puppies. Could babies be next?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Diagnosed before birth with a spinal defect, three babies have kicked their legs, wiggled their toes and blown away their parents and a team of researchers at UC Davis Health who developed a novel approach to treat them.

Inverse

Scientists have created a mechanical womb that can grow life in the lab

In a cluster of new studies from recent years, researchers have been able to grow life from animal stem cells in a petri dish. But it isn't yet clear when (and if) they'll do the same for humans.

The Conversation

Scientists have mimicked an embryo's heart to unlock the secrets of how blood cells are born

Stem cells are the starting point for all other cells in our bodies. The first such cells to be found were blood stem cells – as the name suggests, they give rise to different types of blood cells.

Daily Mirror

Girl, four, saves baby brother's life by donating her stem cells on his 1st birthday

Brave Aubrey Austin, four, donated her own stem cells and saved her baby brother Carey's life on the day he turned one, after he was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer aged just eight months

Benzinga

Important Biotech Catalysts For September 9, 2022 - End Of The Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Spectrum Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:SPPI) lead asset ROLVEDON (eflapegrastim-xnst) injection to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals shares traded as high as 3.17 percent, in a range of $1.21 to $1.30 on day volume of 6.8 million…

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