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A new stem cell transplant developed at Johns Hopkins has cured sickle cell disease in 95% of patients, using half-matched donors like parents or siblings. The breakthrough means nearly every sickle cell patient can now access a cure that also preserves fertility.
Children with sickle cell disease now have a survival rate exceeding 95% thanks to breakthrough stem cell transplant techniques. New treatments are also opening curative options for kids who previously had no donor matches.
Students and teachers report feeling better after schools adopted phone pouches, though test scores haven't changed. A major study of 40,000 schools reveals the real impact of phone restrictions.
Researchers are creating "virtual cells" using AI that could revolutionize how we understand disease and discover new treatments. These computer models simulate real cell behavior by learning from massive biological datasets.
Scientists in China have discovered how to turn a single stem cell into 14 million powerful cancer fighters, potentially making lifesaving treatment available to thousands more patients. The breakthrough slashes costs and could transform how we treat leukemia and other cancers.
Your phone could soon connect to satellites when cell towers are out of reach. MTN Zambia just completed Africa's first successful satellite-to-phone trial, sending data and mobile money payments through space.
Researchers in Brazil discovered a molecule that acts like armor for cancer cells, protecting them from natural cell death. By turning off this shield in the lab, they made aggressive tumor cells vulnerable again.
Japan just approved the first commercially available stem cell treatments for Parkinson's disease and heart failure, bringing hope to millions worldwide. Patients could receive these groundbreaking therapies as early as this summer.
Japan just greenlit insurance coverage for a groundbreaking Parkinson's treatment that uses stem cells to replace damaged brain cells. It's the first time regenerative medicine using iPS cells will be available to patients anywhere in the world.
Researchers at Lund University spent four years building a library of 400 factors that can reprogram ordinary cells into rare disease-fighting immune cells. They've already created six "recipes" and successfully made natural killer cells that attack cancer.
Jessica Ceja became the first person in Maryland to receive groundbreaking gene therapy that could cure her lifelong sickle cell disease. Her own cells were reengineered in a lab to produce healthy red blood cells, potentially ending decades of pain.
Researchers have solved a major puzzle in cancer treatment by learning how to grow helper T cells from stem cells for the first time. The breakthrough could make powerful cancer therapies cheaper and available to millions more patients.
More restaurants across America are asking diners to put away their phones, and customers are loving the unexpected connections that happen next. From Iowa to Texas, phone-free policies are turning strangers into friends.
A phone fraudster picked the worst possible target when he called a Dutch crime show that was filming an episode about phone scams. The 30-minute call turned into an unintentional comedy of errors.
Researchers in Taiwan have discovered how to revive exhausted immune cells that stop fighting cancer, potentially helping patients who don't respond to current treatments. By rewiring cell metabolism, the breakthrough could extend lifesaving immunotherapy to thousands more people.
Researchers built the first complete virtual model of a living cell that tracks every molecule as it grows and divides. The breakthrough could revolutionize drug discovery and help scientists understand diseases like cancer without harming real cells.
Chinese researchers discovered a specific type of stem cell that acts like a master healer for bone fractures, potentially explaining why some breaks refuse to mend. These specialized cells can rebuild an entire bone from scratch after injury.
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Scientists at UC San Francisco discovered that cells can repair themselves while dividing, replacing weak protein links with stronger ones to prevent cancer-causing errors. This breakthrough reveals how our bodies safely complete millions of cell divisions every second.
Japanese researchers discovered that immune cells can selectively extract DNA from dying cells through a completely new process called nucleocytosis. This breakthrough could lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases, infections, and cancer within the next decade.
Scientists discovered that microscopic liquid droplets in our cells, found only in 2009, might be ancient relics explaining how life first began on Earth. These mysterious blobs perform crucial jobs in every cell and could unlock biology's biggest mystery.
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