‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb –

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2024 ~6 min

Early-stage stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating progressive MS

An international team has shown that the injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 27, 2023 ~7 min


Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 16, 2023 ~4 min

Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers

The new platform, called ‘MN-predict’, will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 24, 2023 ~4 min

Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand earliest stages of human development

Cambridge scientists have created a stem cell-derived model of the human embryo in the lab by reprogramming human stem cells. The breakthrough could help

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 27, 2023 ~5 min

Project launched to provide guidance on research using human stem cell-based embryo models

The University of Cambridge has launched a project to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo models in the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 16, 2023 ~5 min

Wellcome awards Cambridge £18 million for two Discovery Research Platforms

Cambridge has been awarded two of Wellcome’s eight new Discovery Research Platforms, the global charitable foundation announced today.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 4, 2023 ~4 min

First ever clinical trial underway of laboratory grown red blood cells being transfused into another person

Cambridge researchers are taking part in the world’s first clinical trial of red blood cells that have been grown in a laboratory for transfusion into another

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 7, 2022 ~6 min


Clinical trial for new stem cell-based treatment for Parkinson’s disease given go ahead

Cambridge researchers will play a key role in clinical trials of a new treatment that involves transplanting healthy nerve cells into the brains of patients

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 20, 2022 ~3 min

Large number of stem cell lines carry significant DNA damage, say researchers

DNA damage caused by factors such as ultraviolet radiation affect nearly three-quarters of all stem cell lines derived from human skin cells, say Cambridge

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 11, 2022 ~8 min

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