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New in Stem Cell Reports: Blood Stem Cells Unlock Clues for Helping Sepsis Patients Fight Recurring Infections
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New in Stem Cell Reports: Blood Stem Cells Unlock Clues for Helping Sepsis Patients Fight Recurring Infections

Severe sepsis from bacterial or viral infections can be life-threatening and even people recovering from severe sepsis may experience long-lasting effects on the immune system, making them more susceptible to recurrent infections. The causes for this sepsis-induced immune suppression are not well understood and lack an effective treatment. To better understand the cause, Katherine MacNamara and colleagues from Albany Medical College, USA, analyzed the blood stem cells of mice with prior sepsis and their results were recently published in the journal Stem Cell Reports.

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The ISSCR Announces 2024 Election Results
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The ISSCR Announces 2024 Election Results

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 election. Lorenz Studer, MD, founding director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology and member of the Developmental Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA, will become the next Vice President. All terms of office for the new leaders will begin on 1 July 2024.

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Highlight from Stem Cell Reports: New Type of Stem Cells Contains Potential for Knee Cartilage Regeneration in Arthritic Mice
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Highlight from Stem Cell Reports: New Type of Stem Cells Contains Potential for Knee Cartilage Regeneration in Arthritic Mice

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating joint disease which affects over 500 million people worldwide, with trends increasing as populations age. OA is caused by progressive, irreversible degeneration of joint cartilage, leading to pain, swelling and immobility in the affected joint. Current therapies focus on symptom relief but cannot restore degenerated cartilage.

A potentially alternative treatment is the regeneration of cartilage from stem cells. Importantly, not all types of stem cells can make cartilage and earlier clinical trials with mesenchymal stem or stromal cells (MSCs) obtained did not convincingly show that MSCs make new cartilage when given to OA patients.

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The ISSCR Announces 2024 Award Recipients
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The ISSCR Announces 2024 Award Recipients

The International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) recognizes stem cell scientists and leaders for their significant contributions to stem cell research and regenerative medicine and their momentous efforts on behalf of the field. Honorees will be recognized at the ISSCR 2024, The Global Stem Cell Event 10-13 July 2024.

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Tenneille E. Ludwig and Peter W. Andrews Share the 2024 ISSCR Public Service Award for Their Leadership of the ISSCR’s Standards Initiative
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Tenneille E. Ludwig and Peter W. Andrews Share the 2024 ISSCR Public Service Award for Their Leadership of the ISSCR’s Standards Initiative

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Peter W. Andrews, BSc, D.Phil., MBA, University of Sheffield, U.K. and Tenneille Ludwig, PhD, WiCell, USA, with the 2024 ISSCR Public Service Award for their work leading the development of the first international, comprehensive Standards for Human Stem Cell Use in Research.

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