by Stacey Johnson | Jun 24, 2025
Pink. What does the colour pink make you think of? It might make you think of activism, acceptance, awareness and allyship based on how it has been adopted by various groups around the world. Pink makes me think of the American singer, songwriter and activist P!nk....
by Peace Chukwu | Jun 18, 2025
For decades, exosomes were seen as the cell’s garbage collection system. The understanding of their function was limited to cellular waste disposal, removing unwanted substances from the cell. Now, researchers are making the shift from using whole stem cells to...
by Anis Fahandej-Sadi | Jun 5, 2025
Cancer treatment has advanced dramatically, but a central challenge remains: the newest tools in our arsenal are shockingly expensive. CAR T-cell therapies exemplify this—they’re amazing at fighting blood cancers, but a single treatment costs upwards of...
by Krystal Jacques | May 29, 2025
Imagine a one-and-done treatment for stroke using the regenerative capacity of your brain. Tianhao Chen, Dr. Cindi Morshead’s lab, and Dr. Hani E. Naguib’s lab have developed a biodegradable electrode that can electrically stimulate neural precursor cells (NPCs). This...
by Kevin Robb | May 22, 2025
For the first time, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can be used in routine clinical practice under the nod of regulatory approval in the United States. The MSC product known as Ryoncil was made available to patients in March 2025 following a historic decision from...
by Lyla El-Fayomi | May 16, 2025
In this edition of RMNU🔬, we’re keeping up with multiple research advances in the vision repair field. Also, Vertex Pharmaceuticals is dropping a big therapeutic from their portfolio, and Longeveron has a new publication. Of course, yet another round of updates on...
by Laya Kiani | May 8, 2025
We’ve all heard about Bitcoin—the first decentralized cryptocurrency. From overnight millionaires to market crashes, crypto has been a rollercoaster ride. Since 2008, cryptocurrencies have introduced a new era in the financial sector by enabling transactions without...
by Medicine by Design | May 2, 2025
CCRM, the publisher of Signals, has enhanced its long-standing relationship with the University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design through a new strategic alliance. This portrait is one in a series of portraits that feature “people of Medicine by Design.” Some minor...
by CCRM Australia | Apr 21, 2025
This post was written by Tavin Fonseka (see LinkedIn page) with supervision by Dr. Chih Wei Teng. Imagine a world where injuries that once ended careers became nothing more than mere setbacks. Athletes will heal faster, stronger, and with a greater resiliency...
by Lyla El-Fayomi | Apr 16, 2025
A brief recap You might recall Johanne Provost’s story, which I covered in the September edition of RMNU🔬. New details have since emerged regarding the specifics of her disease: Ms. Provost had been suffering from a rare autoimmune disease – lichen planus – that...
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