The researchers learned that rather than clearing unusable proteins right away, ”blood's stem cells actually squirrel away their misfolded waste and only recycle it when they need it.” And as the cells age, their ability to do this declines. Researcher Robert Signer thinks there’s a way to help cells maintain this recycling machinery for longer, helping them maintain a healthy state for longer. ~ learn more
“Researchers at MIT have discovered that fasting for 24 hours flips a metabolic switch in mice, causing their guts to enhance their intestinal stem cells.” | learn more
Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered a way to potentially keep adult stem cells healthy longer by “supercharging” telemorase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres as they degrade. | learn more
This is a first, and another milestone along the way to improved human longevity and healthspan. Yay! | learn more
“Scientists have grown real, twitching muscle from chunks of flesh before. But now, they’ve made muscle fibers out of undifferentiated stem cells.” | learn more
Until now, researchers and doctors had to grow programmed stem cells on 2D surfaces. This means they needed a lot of space. Now, Stanford researchers have figured out how to do this in 3D with a special polymer-based gel, reducing space constraints from 16 square feet to 16 square inches. | learn more
“Stem cell researchers aim to cure diabetes, heal injuries, and even regenerate body parts. Recently, the FDA approved clinical trials at Sanford to use stem cells to heal non-healing leg wounds.” | learn more
This has actually worked in 5 patients already! “AST-OPC1 cells are being developed at California-based Asterias Biotherapeutics using embryonic cells and converting them into cells normally found in the brain and spinal cord and whose function it is to support the healthy functioning of nerve cells.” | learn more
A recent study by researchers at the University of Southern California has found that fasting for three days triggers your body to regenerate immune systems cells. “Prolonged fasting forces the body to use stores of glucose and fat but also breaks down a significant portion of white blood cells. During each cycle of fasting, this depletion of white blood cells induces changes that trigger stem cell-based regeneration of new immune…