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Healthy immune cells are still forming 18 years after blood stem cell transplantation in patients with faulty immune systems, research has found...
Beatrice Costa is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is currently studying for a PhD in Neurodegenerative Disorders at University College London’s Queen Square Institute of Neurology, where she works in Professor John Hardy’s team. Her research, which is funded by Alzheimer’s Society, lies at the intersection of bioinformatics and experimental biology and explores the role of autophagy in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Previously, she obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in Biology at Maastricht University (NL) that included a placement of half year at University College London studying C9orf72 repeat expansion prevalence in FTD patients..
Healthy immune cells are still forming 18 years after blood stem cell transplantation in patients with faulty immune systems, research has found...
A specific type of brain cell is essential to fertility, Japanese researchers have discovered, suggesting a possible new approach for fertility treatment...
The placenta could mediate mother-to-baby COVID-19 transmission, according to new research...
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A new method for restoring hair growth, which uses stem cells, has been developed...
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