News and Press Releases

By Anna Drangowska-Way - Lifespan.io - In a new study, the researchers administered human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs) to aged mice and observed reduced degeneration in multiple organs, changes to microbial composition, metabolic...

By Sarah Philip - National Geographic - For humans, aging is inevitable. But axolotls, those cute, smiling amphibians of pop culture fame, seemingly avoid this fate—to a point. In a phenomenon called neoteny, axolotls never outgrow their larval stage, looking like...

By Aditi Shrikant - NBC 10 News Philadelphia - The anti-aging market is littered with innovative products and procedures that promise consumers a healthier, happier, longer life. Some pursuits, like cryotherapy or what the industry refers to as photorejuvenation, are...

By By Jordana Lenon - University of Wisconsin-Madison - Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart defect sometimes present at birth in humans, according to new research from the University...

By Jon Hamilton - NPR - A study of cells from 84 cadaver brains suggests that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable. "There's an early phase where there's a very slow increase in the amount of pathology," says Ed...

Arun Sharma, PhD By Cedars Sinai News - Cedars-Sinai investigators are one step closer to manufacturing stem cells in space, which could speed up the development of new medical therapies on Earth. The first published data from the experiments conducted on a private...

By Texas A&M College of Medicine News - A new therapy may delay Alzheimer’s disease progression by years, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University College of Medicine. Published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, the research aims to...

By Noor Al Mazrouei - Trends Research Advisory - As the global population ages, the quest for longevity and enhanced quality of life for older adults has become an urgent focus in the healthcare industry. Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have opened...

By UNH Manchester - The University of New Hampshire at Manchester has been awarded $10 million to lead workforce development efforts within the ReGen Valley Tech Hub, an initiative aimed at establishing Southern New Hampshire as a global leader in biofabrication....

By Alison Satake, Mayo Clinic - SciTechDaily - Mayo Clinic’s recent study reveals that senescent cells in the skin, commonly dismissed as merely cosmetic concerns, could substantially influence overall aging. Their findings link these cells to declines in muscle and...

By Maggie Chen - Drug Discovery Network - Previous genome editing techniques only work when delivered early in life. This approach could help preserve hearing that is lost later on. When babies pop into the world, they almost immediately undergo a battery of tests....

By Technology Networks - A single treatment with, a CRISPR-Cas9-based gene editing therapy, is enough to replace the daily medication of patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), a condition characterized by severe, painful and sudden onset of swelling, sometimes...