Unlocking the Secrets within Cells Using Next Generation Sequencing 
Next generation sequencing (NGS) core facility scientists and researchers discuss their latest work exploring novel cancer models and stem cells in space. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 25, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Sponsored Webinars Source Type: news

Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space
Tech companies see big benefits in making drugs, harvesting stem cells and growing crystals in ‘off-Earth’ conditionsSo far, the public faces of the new space race have been billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson joyriding around in rockets, having maybe the most expensive midlife crises ever. But behind the scenes, big tech is thinking more seriously about the first non-Earth production lines.For some startups, the most pressing questions in manufacturing right now are: how do you build computer parts, harvest stem cells or produce pharmaceuticals while in space?Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alaina Demopoulos Tags: Space US news Science Technology Source Type: news

Girl receives UK ’s first kidney transplant without need for lifelong drugs
Aditi Shankar, eight, has pioneering treatment resulting in her body accepting donor kidney as its ownAn eight-year-old girl has been spared from taking lifelong drugs to stop her body rejecting her kidney transplant thanks to a UK-first treatment.Aditi Shankar ’s immune system was “reprogrammed” after a stem cell transplant, resulting in her body accepting a donor kidney as its own, clinicians said.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: PA Media Tags: NHS Health UK news Society Source Type: news

Girl, 8, gets kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs in UK-first
The stem cell transplant performed at London's Great Ormond Street (Gosh), means the eight-year-old's body accepted the organ as her own, sparing her a lifetime of medication. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mother of blood cancer survivor in drive for stem cell donors in England
Sarah Cripps launches Swab to Save a Child campaign to encourage more people to register to donateA campaign to get more people to donate stem cells is taking place across England this weekend, as charities say there is an urgent need to increase the register in the UK.A network of mothers have teamed up with the blood cancer charity DKMS to raise awareness and encourage more people to register to donate their stem cells at drive-in events on 17 September.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Mabel Banfield-Nwachi Tags: Stem cells Cancer England Health Society UK news Source Type: news

Knighted in 2008, Sir Ian Wilmut revolutionized the field of cloning, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine.
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Source: The Scientist - September 12, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news

FDA OKs Motixafortide for Stem Cell Mobilization in Myeloma FDA OKs Motixafortide for Stem Cell Mobilization in Myeloma
The GENESIS trial reported substantially better stem cell mobilization when patients with multiple myeloma received motixafortide alongside filgrastim.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Alert Source Type: news

FDA Approves Aphexda (motixafortide) to Mobilize Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Autologous Transplantation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Aphexda is the first innovation in stem cell mobilization for multiple myeloma to be approved in the U.S. in a decade One dosage of Aphexda plus filgrastim enabled a majority of patients to achieve the collection goal of≥ 6 million... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Stem-Cell Mobilization Booster Wins FDA Approval for Multiple Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the CXCR4 antagonist motixafortide (Aphexda) for use with filgrastim (Neupogen) to mobilize stem cells for autologous transplantation in multiple myeloma, BioLineRx announced on Monday. Recent advances in... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 11, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

FLT3 Inhibitor Improves AML Survival With or Without Stem-Cell Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Post-transplant maintenance with an FLT3 inhibitor significantly improved overall survival (OS) in FLT3-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a subgroup analysis of a randomized trial. Patients who... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 11, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Standard Lymphoma Therapies Tied to Higher Risk for New Malignancies
(MedPage Today) -- Use of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) for patients with aggressive lymphoma was associated with an increased risk of certain second primary malignancies (SPMs), according... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 9, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Israeli Scientists Create Model of Human Embryo Without Eggs or Sperm Israeli Scientists Create Model of Human Embryo Without Eggs or Sperm
Scientists in Israel have created a model of a human embryo from stem cells in the laboratory, without using sperm, eggs or a womb, offering a unique glimpse into the early stages of embryonic development.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Hair Turns Gray Due to Stuck Stem Cells
Hair-coloring stem cells must swing back and forth between their maturity states to give hair its color. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 8, 2023 Category: Science Tags: The Literature Magazine Issue Source Type: news

Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Results
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Intensive consolidation treatment before allogeneic stem-cell transplant did not improve outcomes in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a retrospective comparison showed. Relapse-free survival (RFS... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Humanized Kidney Development Described In Chimeric Pig Embryos
Researchers injected altered human pluripotent stem cells into genetically engineered pig embryos to produce early kidney structures made of both human and pig cells. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrea Anderson, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news