Directly converting skin cells to brain cells yields 1,000% success
In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go through the intermediate step of converting them to stem cells first.
Scientists Turn Skin Cells Directly Into Neurons Bypassing Stem Cells
“We were able to get to yields where we could ask questions about whether these cells can be viable candidates for the cell replacement therapies, which we hope they could be,” said MIT Professor Katie Galloway. “That’s where these types of reprogramming technologies can take us.”
Engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy
Converting one type of cell to another—for example, a skin cell to a neuron—can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then differentiated into a neuron.
MIT scientists convert skin cells into neurons, could transform brain, spinal cord repair
A new technique developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology helps convert skin cells into neurons without needing to transform them first into stem cells. As demonstrated in mouse cells, this method makes it easier and more efficient to produce large-scale quantities of neurons.
Neurons Generated from Skin Cells Without Stem Cell Step in Mice
A new process for converting skin cells to neurons directly could make it easier to develop therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.
New Technique Converts Skin Cells into Motor Neurons
Converting one type of cell to another - for example, a skin cell to a neuron - can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then differentiated into a neuron.
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New Alpha Radiation Therapy Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Melanoma
Researchers said alpha particles are promising therapies that target cancer while minimizing the damage to nearby healthy tissues.
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Pusan National University researchers develop a novel 3D adipose tissue bioprinting method
Adipose tissues, which serve as fat reserves, have been recognized as an endocrine organ. The three-dimensional (3D) ...
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Targeted alpha therapy offers new hope for treating metastatic melanoma
Metastatic melanoma, also known as stage IV melanoma, is a type of skin cancer that spreads to other parts of the body.