Researchers at the University of Calgary have discovered a previously unidentified cell population with the power to heal injured hearts. The cells were found in the pericardial fluid inside the sac around the heart. Gata6+ pericardial cavity macrophage The study was led by Drs. Paul Kubes, PhD, Justin Deniset, PhD and Paul Fedak, MD, PhD. The specific
Source STAT Okay, the “sewing machine” is pretty cool. But if the device that Elon Musk’s neurotechnology startup Neuralink developed to implant thousands of electrodes into brains (of rats and monkeys so far, and humans eventually) were its only accomplishment, Tuesday night’s big reveal would have been a big meh. Instead, six independent experts in the kind
A team of scientists has managed to develop an electronic artificial skin that mimics that of humans. The new electronic skin can detect a range of tactile stimuli, such as temperature, pressure or object slippage in milliseconds without compromising accuracy or precision. It can also be used when partially damaged! The research team, from the National University
Source https://www.cell.com/trends/molecular-medicine/fulltext/S1471-4914(19)30171-6 Mitochondria display a dynamic and heterogeneous phenotype that facilitates the metabolic heterogeneity and plasticity of cancer cells. The altered metabolic functions and dynamics of mitochondria in cancer cells, as well as mitochondrial evasion of apoptosis, provide targets for novel cancer therapeutics. The mitochondrial network has distinct morphological features that appear to be interrelated
Source ARM Atara Biotherapeutics Announces Pricing of $150M Public OfferingJuly 18, 2019 – (Atara Biotherapeutics) – The offering is expected to close on or about July 23, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. MilliporeSigma and Broad Institute Announce CRISPR License Framework to Encourage InnovationJuly 18, 2019 – (MilliporeSigma) – MilliporeSigma and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) and UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) released a collaborative report offering an in-depth look at ATMP sector trends and metrics in the UK. The report details industry-specific statistics compiled from 56 cell therapy, gene therapy, tissue engineering, and other ATMP developers headquartered in the UK, including total financings, partnerships and other deals, clinical
Harnessing light and genetics, the approach illuminates and modulates the activity of neurons, enables study of brain function and behavior, sets stage for optogenetic therapies The 2019 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to four scientists for pioneering work in the field of optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that uses light and genetic modification to
In front of a crowd of techies packed into a planetarium, Elon Musk strode out on stage, waxed philosophical about achieving symbiosis with artificial intelligence, and made his latest ambitious pronouncement in a career that’s been full of them: His startup Neuralink has developed technology meant to be implanted into the brain that’s designed to
Source https://www.nature.com/articles/s41584-019-0255-1 Injuries to articular cartilage and menisci can lead to cartilage degeneration that ultimately results in arthritis. Different forms of arthritis affect ~50 million people in the USA alone, and it is therefore crucial to identify methods that will halt or slow the progression to arthritis, starting with the initiating events of cartilage and
Since both myocardium and vasculature in the heart are excessively damaged following myocardial infarction (MI), therapeutic strategies for treating MI hearts should concurrently target both so as to achieve true cardiac repair. Here we demonstrate a concomitant method that exploits the advantages of cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC-CMs) and human mesenchymal
