Surgery with stem cells repairs eyes in clinical trial
Stem cells taken from dead donors have been used to restore the damaged surface of the eye in a clinical trial, which researchers say is the first of its kind...
Paul Waldron was a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He is currently working as a Trainee Patent Attorney in the Chemistry and Life Sciences group at Keltie LLP in London, working with a range of clients active in the fields of industrial biotechnology, petrochemicals, medical devices and cellular therapies. Before this he studied for a PhD at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology, where his research focused on developing therapies for restoring vision in retinal diseases, by transplanting new light-sensitive cone cells into mouse retinas. Previously, he studied Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, where he specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience.
by Paul Waldron
Stem cells taken from dead donors have been used to restore the damaged surface of the eye in a clinical trial, which researchers say is the first of its kind...
by Paul Waldron
A person's genes can partly predict their likelihood of success in life, according to a new study...
by Paul Waldron
The US Food and Drug Administration is seeking to shut down two clinics offering treatments based on stem cells...
by Paul Waldron
A boy with a rare skin disease has been successfully treated by replacing most of his skin with grafts of stem cells modified by gene therapy.
by Paul Waldron
UK scientists have successfully edited the genome of human embryos to study the role of a gene key to the earliest stages of development...
by Paul Waldron
In two different studies, US scientists have succeeded in creating the stem cells which produce blood...
by Paul Waldron
In two different attempts to treat degenerative eye diseases with stem cells, three patients have been blinded, while disease progression has been stopped in a separate patient...
by Paul Waldron
Dish Life, the last of four films made for Cambridge Shorts, takes a quirky look at the daily life of a stem cell researcher...
by Paul Waldron
Researchers in the US and China have developed a 'synthetic stem cell' that can repair tissue damaged by a heart attack...
by Paul Waldron
Scientists in the US have used a genome-editing technique to partially restore vision in blind rats...
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