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Researchers report that intravenous transplantation of human mesenchymal stem cells appears to be safe and effective for treatment in seven patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Chemical engineers have created a way to protect transplanted drug-producing cells from immune system rejection. The researchers hope that the technology could be used to treat many different diseases, including diabetes.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden have discovered a way to refine the production of retinal cells from embryonic stem cells for treating blindness in the elderly.

Gene therapy investigators can greatly benefit from the resources and services provided by the National Gene Vector Biorepository.

Research published by the Linterman lab shows that the immune system of older mice can be given a helping hand by applying immunology expertise and some genital wart treatment (don’t try this at home just yet)!

A completely new resistance gene, which is likely to counteract the newest aminoglycoside-drug plazomycin, was recently discovered by scientists at the University of Gothenburg.

Using a free computer game called "Foldit", researchers are enlisting the help of citizen scientists to design drugs to stop the coronavirus from infecting human cells.

Researchers at UCL have developed a new way to make blood stem cells present in the umbilical cord "more transplantable", a finding in mice which could improve the treatment of a wide range of blood diseases in children and adults.

Scientists have identified a novel group of immune cells in the lungs that are associated with the control of inflammation during viral infections, like influenza or possibly coronavirus. This discovery may help to advance the development of therapeutics to treat inflammation-related lung conditions such as bronchitis, influenza and potentially even COVID-19.

A species of a lipid that naturally helps skin injuries heal appears to also aid repair of common corneal injuries, even when other conditions, like diabetes, make healing difficult, scientists report.