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June 20, 2022
Addressing diversity barriers to regenerative medicine
With the promise of regenerative medicine comes the risk of widening health care disparities. Sometimes the newest discoveries, such as regenerative interventions, are out of reach for people in diverse ethnic or socioeconomic groups — or they may not understand or trust new options for healing. Mayo Clinic is trying to overcome those barriers by […]
Tags: #diversity, #Dr. Zubin Master, #Dr.Jorge Mallea, #equity and inclusion, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #regeneration for all
January 6, 2022
Reimagining stem cell cultivation
Mayo Clinic has discovered how to microencapsulate pluripotent stem cells to potentially make them easier and less expensive to process and more effective for fighting disease. This research by Alexander Revzin, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical engineer, is published in Bioactive Materials. “Human pluripotent stem cells hold considerable promise as a source of adult cellsfor […]
Tags: #Dr. Alexander Revzin, #induced pluripotent stem cells, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #stem cell research
September 30, 2021
Platelet-rich plasma: A regenerative approach to healing chronic wounds
By Madelyn Fell Platelet-rich plasma is the fraction of blood plasma that contains concentrations of platelets that are higher than baseline. Platelet-rich plasma attracts significant interest in the medical and research community since platelets possess various growth factors and cell parts that are critical for tissue repair and regeneration. Autologous platelet-rich plasma therapy uses injections of a […]
Tags: #diabetic ulcers, #diabetic wounds, #Dr. Wenchun Qu, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Mayo Clinic Proceedings, #platelet rich plasma
August 12, 2021
Preclinical studies discovered a cell-free bioactive material developed at Mayo Clinic triggered healing of one of the most common shoulder injuries. This Mayo Clinic research, published in Biomaterials, documented that purified exosome product — also known as PEP — promoted repair of rotator cuff injuries faster and more effectively than surgery alone. The rotator cuff […]
Tags: #Bioetherapeutics, #Dr Chunfeng Zhao, #Extracelluar vesicles, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Purified exosome products, #Regenerative biotherapeutics, #Rotator cuff injuries
June 11, 2021
Regenerative pipeline for spinal cord repair
Article by Sara Tiner Mayo Clinic research is learning how stem cell therapy can treat neurodegenerative diseases. Mayo is among the first to study whether stem cell therapy might trigger healing for spinal cord injury. Research is ongoing in preclinical models, but it also has advanced from discovery science to early clinical trials. It’s a […]
Tags: #Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Dr. Anthony Windebank, #Dr. Mohamad Bydon, #mesenchymal stem cells, #Spinal cord injury research, #Spinal cord regeneration
June 4, 2021
New director named for Center for Regenerative Medicine
Julie Allickson, Ph.D., has been named the Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine and the Otto Bremer Trust Director, Biomanufacturing and Product Development, Center for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Allickson joins Mayo Clinic from Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine, where she […]
Tags: #Biomanufacturing, #Dr. Julie Allickson, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine
May 20, 2021
Inspired to deliver new regenerative healing solutions
Growing up the son of a neurologist in China, Ao “Kevin” Shi, often would read his mother’s medical journals that featured Mayo Clinic research. Inspired, he pursued a career as a physician-scientist. Shi is now writing his own scholarly papers at Mayo Clinic that could transform care for people with peripheral vascular disease. Shi is […]
Tags: #Ao Shi, #Dr. Atta Behfar, #extra cellular vesicles, #Ischemic healing, #Ischemic wounds, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Regenerative Sciences Training Program, #Wound healing
May 13, 2021
From the researcher: Dr. Scarisbrick explains cholesterol, research and regeneration
Article by Sara Tiner Isobel Scarisbrick, Ph.D., directs the Neural Repair Laboratory within Mayo Clinic’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her lab examines central nervous system repair after injury, such as traumatic spinal cord injury or a disease like multiple sclerosis (MS). A major area of innovation for the lab is improving nerve regeneration […]
Tags: #cholesterol, #Dr. Isobel Scarisbrick, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Mayo Clinic Neural Repair Lab, #Spinal cord injury research
April 22, 2021
Advancing regenerative medicine through a shared vocabulary
Regenerative medicine is defining an entirely new area of health care, spawning innovative advances across research, education and clinical practice. Like any emerging field, regenerative medicine is generating a plethora of new terms to learn. Mayo Clinic, a global leader in advancing this new field of medicine, contributed in establishing a standardized regenerative medicine lexicon. […]
Tags: #Dr. Andre Terzic, #Dr. Zubin Master, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #regenerative medicine lexicon, #Regenerative medicine terminology, #The Glossary of Advanced Therapies
March 25, 2021
Regenerative eyedrops tap blood for tears
Gregory Williams turned to regenerative medicine for healing after a one-two punch to his health. The 63-year-old Florida man survived leukemia only to develop ocular graft-versus-host disease, a potentially blinding complication of the bone marrow transplant that put his cancer in remission. Ocular graft-versus-host disease is a chronic debilitating condition with no cure that causes […]
Tags: #autologous serum eyedrops, #Dr. Darby Miller, #Dr. Shane Shapiro, #Dry eye disease, #Graft-versus-host disease, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Regenerative Medicine Therapeutic Suites