Items Tagged ‘#stem cell research’
March 14, 2023
A twist of fate led to regenerative medicine
A chance meeting on a student shuttle bus put Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., on a new direction that years later would culminate in becoming the Jorge and Leslie Bacardi Associate Director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics in Florida. During a ride to the University of Southern California (USC) where Dr. Qu was […]
Tags: #cell therapy, #Dr. Wenchun Qu, #gene therapy, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, #physical medicine & rehabilitation, #stem cell research
October 4, 2022
LaTonya Hickson, M.D.: Seeking a cellular therapy for chronic kidney disease
Every year, more than 130,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, with most cases caused by diabetes. Newer therapies show promise to slow kidney failure rates, but none stop progression to end-stage kidney failure. The research goal of LaTonya Hickson, M.D., is to develop a cell-based therapy that slows — or […]
Tags: #diabetic kidney disease, #Dr. LaTonya Hickson, #end stage kidney disease, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, #mesenchymal stem cells, #stem cell research
June 27, 2022
Biomanufacturing 101: Understanding a new era of therapeutics
Advancing cellular discoveries from clinical trials to commercial therapy is a cornerstone of Mayo Clinic’s strategic emphasis on biomanufacturing. The long-term vision is to provide new cures for patients with unmet needs. “Biomanufacturing is a type of manufacturing that utilizes sources from the human body — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells […]
Tags: #biologics, #biotherapeutics, #Dr. Julie Allickson, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #stem cell research
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
November 18, 2021
Boosting access for next-generation biotherapies
Enhanced access to regenerative treatments is needed so new healing solutions become broadly available in clinical care, according to Mayo Clinic research. Achieving validity, utility and mass customization would help realize the regenerative biotherapeutics potential, a Mayo Clinic study reports in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. “Emerging individualized biotherapies call for on-demand solutions tailored […]
Tags: #cardiopoietic cells, #Dr. Andre Terzic, #Dr.. Satsuki Yamada, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #stem cell research
April 15, 2021
‘Disease in a dish’ research to advance regenerative solutions for MS
A desire to stop the debilitating, life-changing symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) inspires Charles Howe, Ph.D., to take his investigation beyond standard research in the quest for regenerative therapies that protect nerves and promote healing. Dr. Howe’s team at Mayo Clinic seeks to answer whether axons — the neuronal wires that send brain signals to […]
Tags: #Dr. Charles Howe, #Dr. Claudia Lucchinetti, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #multiple scleroris, #stem cell research
December 17, 2020
Diverse ways regenerative medicine is advancing health care
Regenerative medicine has contributed to patient care in 2020 more than ever before, bolstered by synergies in research, practice and education. Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine is at the forefront of a biotherapy revolution in which health care advances from treating disease to restoring health. “The centrality of the body to regenerate itself is […]
Tags: #CAR-T cell therapy, #Dr. Andre Terzic, #Dr. Atta Behfar, #exosomes, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #medical research, #stem cell research
May 28, 2020
Seeking a regenerative therapy for chronic dry mouth
Mayo Clinic researchers are seeking a regenerative therapy for a vexing problem, particularly among cancer patients. How can medical providers treat a condition in which the mouth is so parched that it has an incessant feeling of a cotton lining? Xerostomia, also known as chronic dry mouth, is an agonizing side effect of injury to […]
Tags: #Dr. Jeffrey Janus, #Dr. Nagarajan Kannan, #Dry mouth, #epithelial cells, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #stem cell research, #xerostomia
November 27, 2019
Mayo Clinic research is a step toward hope for spinal cord injuries
Early research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings examines the first case at Mayo Clinic of stem cell therapy tested in humans for spinal cord injury. The case study found stem cell intervention, which took place after standard surgery, and physical and occupational therapy, restored some function in a patient with spinal cord injury. The report, […]
Tags: #Mayo Clinic Proceedings, #Spinal cord injury research, #stem cell lumbar puncture, #stem cell research, Dr. Allan Dietz, Dr. Mohamad Bydon, Dr. Wenchun Qu, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, spinal cord injury
June 18, 2019
6 “firsts” in advancing regenerative medicine toward patient care
A statewide bipartisan initiative is transforming health care from a focus on treating disease to one of tapping the body’s ability to heal itself. Regenerative Medicine Minnesota is a legislative initiative aimed at improving health by advancing regenerative medicine in research, technology, education and patient care across the state. Minnesotans statewide struggle with chronic conditions […]
Tags: #Dr. Jakub Tolar, #regenerative medicine eduation, #stem cell research, #University of Minnesota Medical Schoo, artificial liver, Dr. Andre Terzic, fetal surgery, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, Medical Research, Regenerative Medicine Minnesota, spinal cord injury