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Dramatic advances in the fields of biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetics, biomedical engineering and materials science have given rise to the remarkable new cross-disciplinary field of tissue engineering. Tissue engineering uses synthetic or naturally derived, engineered biomaterials to replace damaged or defective tissues, such as bone, skin, and even organs.

Citalopram can increase efficacy of BMSCs differentiating into neuronal-like cells

There is evidence that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants can promote neuronal cell proliferation and enhance neuroplasticity both in vitro and in vivo.

16 Jul 2014

Researchers make giant leap towards goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues, organs

Researchers have made a giant leap towards the goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues and organs for people affected by major diseases and trauma injuries, a new study reports.

1 Jul 2014

NIH receives award to design biomaterial that can regenerate damaged skeletal muscle

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a three-year, $437,248 grant to a University of Arkansas biomedical engineering researcher to design and test a biomaterial that can regenerate damaged skeletal muscle.

25 Jun 2014

Researchers develop tissue engineered bone grafts for healing large bone defects

Bone is one of the most frequently transplanted tissues. And the demand is rising. Transplants treat large defects like those caused by trauma, complicated fractures, tumour resection or osteoporosis.

20 Jun 2014

Scientists create bone material from human stem cells to improve patient's welfare

Bone defects, like a damaged femoral head, are usually replaced by metal implants. This has many disadvantages, but now scientists in Germany have created bone material from human stem cells that could bring significant improvement to the patient's welfare.

20 Jun 2014

Cornell researchers take new approach to screening aggressive cancer cells

Not all cancer cells are created equal - some stay put in the primary tumor, while others move and invade elsewhere. A major goal for cancer research is predicting which cells will metastasize, and why.

4 Jun 2014

Ultrasound beam 'tweezers' can grip and manipulate tiny clusters of cells

Pioneering 'tweezers' that use ultrasound beams to grip and manipulate tiny clusters of cells under electronic, push-button control could lead to life-changing medical advances, such as better cartilage implants that reduce the need for knee replacement operations.

31 May 2014

Morphogenesis announces publication of new book, Cancer Vaccines: Methods and Protocols

Drs. Michael J.P. Lawman and Patricia D. Lawman, founders of the Tampa-based biotech firm Morphogenesis Inc., announce the publication of "Cancer Vaccines: Methods and Protocols," the most definitive work to date in the promising field of cancer vaccines.

31 May 2014

Researchers make headway in fabricating blood vessels using 3D bioprinting technique

The tangled highway of blood vessels that twists and turns inside our bodies, delivering essential nutrients and disposing of hazardous waste to keep our organs working properly has been a conundrum for scientists trying to make artificial vessels from scratch.

31 May 2014

BioTime receives ISO 13485:2003 certification for development of BioTime HyStem hydrogels

BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification from BSI (British Standards Institution) for design, development, manufacture, and distribution of BioTime HyStem® hydrogels for cell delivery applications.

28 May 2014

Study: Sufficient copies of SMN1 gene extend survival in animals with spinal muscular atrophy

To make up for insufficient amounts of SMN protein, the cause of the inherited neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), researchers have successfully delivered a replacement SMN1 gene directly to the spinal cords of animal models of SMA.

23 May 2014

New breakthrough offers easier way of detecting pathogenic bacteria outside clinical setting

The breakthrough, published in the journal Nature Materials, could offer an easier way of detecting pathogenic bacteria outside of a clinical setting and could be particularly important for the developing world, where access to more sophisticated laboratory techniques is often limited.

13 May 2014

Study: Anti-inflammatory compound interleukin-10 plays crucial role in regenerative, scarless healing

The powerful anti-inflammatory compound interleukin-10 (IL-10) plays a crucial role in regenerative, scarless healing of fetal skin.

9 May 2014

New hydrogel instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature

Rice University bioengineers have created a hydrogel that instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature - and then degrades at precisely the right pace.

8 May 2014

New model mimics structure of cornea to enable transplant of healthy corneal stem cells

Scientists have developed a model that mimics the complex structure of the cornea to enable the transplant of healthy corneal stem cells.

7 May 2014

Research grants could improve patients' recovery from athletic and nonathletic injuries

Two orthopedic organizations have presented Beaumont Health System with prestigious, competitive research grants that could improve patients' recovery from both athletic and nonathletic injuries.

23 Apr 2014

Researchers discover new marker derived from human umbilical cord blood

The development of stem cell therapies to cure a variety of diseases depends on the ability to characterize stem cell populations based on cell surface markers.

18 Apr 2014

New technique of single-cell genomic analysis to reverse tissue engineering

Consider the marvel of the embryo. It begins as a glob of identical cells that change shape and function as they multiply to become the cells of our lungs, muscles, nerves and all the other specialized tissues of the body.

15 Apr 2014

Tissue reconstruction using autologous engineered implants has been successfully achieved in humans

Reconstruction of damaged/absent tissue using engineered autologous (from the patients’ own cells) implants has been successfully achieved in humans for the first time.

11 Apr 2014

Scientists report first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs

Scientists reported today the first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs. A research team led by Anthony Atala, M.D., director of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine, describes in the Lancet long-term success in four teenage girls who received vaginal organs that were engineered with their own cells.

11 Apr 2014

Tissue Engineering News and Research

Citalopram can increase efficacy of BMSCs differentiating into neuronal-like cells

Researchers make giant leap towards goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues, organs

NIH receives award to design biomaterial that can regenerate damaged skeletal muscle

Researchers develop tissue engineered bone grafts for healing large bone defects

Scientists create bone material from human stem cells to improve patient's welfare

Cornell researchers take new approach to screening aggressive cancer cells

Ultrasound beam 'tweezers' can grip and manipulate tiny clusters of cells

Morphogenesis announces publication of new book, Cancer Vaccines: Methods and Protocols

Researchers make headway in fabricating blood vessels using 3D bioprinting technique

BioTime receives ISO 13485:2003 certification for development of BioTime HyStem hydrogels

Study: Sufficient copies of SMN1 gene extend survival in animals with spinal muscular atrophy

New breakthrough offers easier way of detecting pathogenic bacteria outside clinical setting

Study: Anti-inflammatory compound interleukin-10 plays crucial role in regenerative, scarless healing

New hydrogel instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature

New model mimics structure of cornea to enable transplant of healthy corneal stem cells

Research grants could improve patients' recovery from athletic and nonathletic injuries

Researchers discover new marker derived from human umbilical cord blood

New technique of single-cell genomic analysis to reverse tissue engineering

Tissue reconstruction using autologous engineered implants has been successfully achieved in humans

Scientists report first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs

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