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Directly converting skin cells to brain cells yields 1k% success by westurner

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. Cooking up a batch of stem cells to treat illness or injury used to involve

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Scientists find way to wipe a cell’s memory to reprogram it as a stem cell by rbanffy

In a groundbreaking study published today in Nature, Australian scientists have resolved a long-standing problem in regenerative medicine. Led by Professor Ryan Lister from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of Western Australia and Professor Jose M Polo from Monash University and the University of Adelaide, the team developed a new

ByHackTechAugust 27, 20230Comments

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Brain cells keep growing well into our 70s by doener

For years, scientists have believed that hippocampal neurons stop being generated as we reach old age. But, a new study dramatically overturns this long-held belief.Share on PinterestA new study concludes that, even in older adults, brain cells continue to thrive.As the population of the United States lives longer and the number of older adults slowly

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