Pr Lior Gepstein, Technion

Canadian-Israeli Development: A New Biological Pacemaker

A new class of biological pacemaker is promising notable advantages over traditional, electronic pacemakers that are widely used today. In the healthy body, the...

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Prof. Benjamin Reubinoff and Prof. Eyal Banin, Hadassah

First Patient Receives Stem Cell-based Therapy for Macular Degeneration at Hadassah

The deterioration advances slowly and painlessly, but age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the Western World. Until now there has...

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De nouvelles cellules pulmonaires sont continuellement créées pour remplacer celles qui sont endommagées : le tissu pulmonaire six semaines après la transplantation de cellules souches (à g.) et 16 semaines après la transplantation (à d.)

Weizmann (Israel): Stem Cells Might Heal Damaged Lungs, emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis

Collectively, such diseases of the airways as emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis are the second leading cause of death worldwide. More than 35...

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