| Vol. 12.25 – 2 July, 2020 |
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| Ninety primiparous singleton pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean section were randomly allocated to receive placebo, low-dose, or high-dose transdermal hydrogel umbilical cord-MSCs on the surface of the skin incision. [Stem Cell Research & Therapy] |
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| The warming kinetics of frozen cord blood units was influenced by both working surfaces and ambient working temperature, with cold plates providing better protection than vinyl or metal surfaces. [Cytotherapy] |
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| Investigators evaluated the therapeutic effect of human umbilical cord MSCs and laser alone or combined on spinal cord injury. [Journal of Cellular Physiology] |
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| Placentas from preeclampsia patients and normal pregnant women were collected. The human umbilical cord-MSCs and their exosomes were obtained and identified. [Cell Cycle] |
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| Term infants were randomized to delayed or early cord clamping. Iron status was assessed at four and 12 months. In all cases with iron depletion or iron deficiency and 97 randomly selected iron-replete infants, investigators analyzed hepcidin and explored its correlation to the intervention, iron status, and perinatal factors. [Pediatric Research] |
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| Scientists analyzed the expression of MSC and nucleus pulposus cell specific surface markers, pluripotency related genes, multilineage potential and cell proliferative capacity of nucleus pulposus- derived stem/progenitor cells from degenerated disc upon incubation with the conditioned medium which was collected from the umbilical cord derived MSCs. [International Journal of Stem Cells] |
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| The authors review in the literature concerning the features, origin and physiological functions of embryonic and fetal circulating endothelial progenitors. [Angiogenesis] |
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| Academics in Hong Kong are facing new worries after the mainland government abruptly imposed a controversial new security law that critics say could infringe on human rights and chill academic freedom. [ScienceInsider] |
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| The UK government plans to set up an “office for talent” to oversee visas and make it easier to attract top scientists after Brexit, according to an R&D road map. [ScienceInsider] |
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| Life sciences professors and other staff make contingency plans for more coronavirus-related disruptions in the coming school year. [The Scientist] |
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| On 24 June, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) described the actions it will take when alerted to reports of unsafe behavior, including restricting scientists from peer-review panels, holding back pending grants and refusing university requests to transfer funding to other institutions in cases where a harasser changes jobs. [Nature News] |
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| City of Hope – Duarte, California, United States |
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| Northwestern University – Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Columbia University – New York, New York, United States |
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| Duke University – Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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| University of Colorado – Denver, Colorado, United States |
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