Tag: stem cells
Israeli Researchers Create Synthetic Embryos from Stem Cells
The synthetic embryos were nurtured outside the womb and survived up to 14 days of development with all the features characteristic of their stage.
First: TAU Spinal Cord Implants May Help Paralyzed People Walk Again
The technology behind the breakthrough uses patient tissue samples, transforming it into a functioning spinal cord implant via a process that mimics the development of the spinal cord in human embryos.
Trials of Promising Israeli Corona Drug MesenCure for Critical Patients Extended to Additional Hospitals
14 out of 16 seriously ill patients who were treated with the drug were discharged from the hospital.
Yisrael Otmazgin, Israeli EMT, Donates Bone Marrow to Save Arab American Child
"I am an Israeli and I live in Israel, yet I saved the life of this young Arab boy in the United States."
Hebrew U Researchers Created Embryo Stem Cells from Skin Cells
Recently, attempts have been made to develop an entire mouse embryo without using sperm or egg cells.
Israeli Scientists Developing Method to Preserve Fertility of Boys After Chemotherapy
Aggressive chemotherapy in childhood often results in male testicular damage and consequently jeopardizes future fertility.
Targeted Stem Cells Might Hold the Key to Eradicating Leukemia
A cure for leukemia may lie in an innovative and targeted form of stem cell treatment currently being developed in Israel.
Hebrew U Isolates ‘Haploid’ Human Stem Cells, Changing Future of Medicine
Potential for regenerative medicine and cancer research earns doctoral student Ido Sagi a Kaye Innovation Award.
Israeli Startup Suits Up for Outer Space
Israeli startup StemRad has designed a vest that not only protects against gamma rays in space, but also can be used here on Earth.
Hebrew U’s Dr. Yosef Buganim Honored for Stem Cell Research Breakthroughs
A top Israeli medical scientist receives an award for work that may help women with placenta problems give birth to healthy children.
Hebrew U’s Dr. Yosef Buganim Awarded for Work in Stem Cells
A potential future use of iPSCs is the creation of whole organs (such as heart, liver or kidney) in a suitable animal model using cells taken from the patient.
Would You Eat a Kosher, Lab-Grown Cheeseburger?
It’s not enough that kosher ersatz bacon is on the market. Now it’s kosher cheeseburgers, from “meat” grown in a lab, waiting for the cheese. The lab-grown burger cost only $325,000 to make. Two to go?