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Chronic low back pain can take people away from work, family, and daily life. As reported by Fox 25, two sisters are sharing how participation in a Mesoblast-sponsored clinical trial helped them find lasting non-surgical, non-opioid relief. Listen to their story here:

Linking mitochondria, fatty acids, and hematopoietic stem cell expansion during infection: implications for aging and metabolic diseases doi.org/10.1093/stmcls…

In new research supported by funding from @theNCI, Emilie Roncali, an associate professor of biomedical engineering @ucdavis, is developing a digital twin for the precise care of liver cancer. Learn more. @UCDavisCOE @UCD_Cancer engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/improving…

Researchers are targeting dormant tumour cells that might explain why some cancers reappear long after successful treatment go.nature.com/4qFvMlG

The gut<->brain axis impact on health and disease is far more important than anticipated, as reflected by GLP-1 effects, modulating the immune system, direct neural circuits, the microbiome, and more. A stellar new, open-access review @jclinicalinvest @ZachLorschMDPhD jci.org/articles/view/…

What happens to fetal heart rate, blood pressure and cerebral blood flow during acute fetal blood loss? Our recent review of fetomaternal hemorrhage in @JPerinatology with @neosatyan , Evan Giusto, Michelle Lim and Rebecca Valdez rdcu.be/eXEjK

🏁 We're kicking off our countdown with the 5th top post! Join us in celebrating Dr. @AugustineSaizMD and team at @UCDavisHealth, who compared systemic versus local #MSC delivery in a polytrauma model. 👏 x.com/MesenchymalCel…

CGT’s 2025 #YearInReview | A monumental gene editing breakthrough In May, it was announced that an infant patient received a customized in-vivo gene editing treatment, which was remarkably developed and administered within six months of his diagnosis. 1/4

New year, new goals? If exercising more is on your resolution list, you’re not alone. Try adding resistance training to your workout routine. Professor of molecular exercise physiology Keith Baar shares helpful tips to get you started at the gym. health.ucdavis.edu/blog/cultivati…

Image of the kidney assembloids featured among @Nature best science images of 2025: lnkd.in/gufVZBJj. It was a pleasure to collaborate with @LiLab_Kidney @Pmed27 @bohovyk on this work. See original ms at @CellStemCell: doi.org/10.1016/j.stem…

UC Irvine Neurology is recruiting a tenure-track or tenured faculty, focusing on molecular, cellular, neurobiological, imaging, genetic, and/or clinical approaches to the study of neurodegenerative disease, with an emphasis on translational application. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09980

NEWS: Researchers achieve the first minimally invasive coronary artery bypass Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4pmzqzJ

ICYMI: Grading my 25 stem cell & regenerative medicine predictions for 2025 including gene therapy, peptides, RFK, etc. ipscell.com/2026/01/gradin… @HankGreelyLSJU @statnews Coming this week: 2026 predictions #stemcells #genetics #scicomm

Combining conventional and adapter CAR T cells: An elegant solution to erase current CAR T cell limitations dlvr.it/TQ9zzH #genetherapy #celltherapy

🧪 Dr. @AugustineSaizMD and team at @UCDavisHealth demonstrate that local MSC delivery in a hydrogel scaffold represents a superior strategy for improving fracture healing in polytrauma patients compared to systemic delivery. 🔗 bit.ly/4hhUDZv

Congratulations to my former postdoc Dr. David Hess and team for this important work in islet regeneration for #diabetes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Congrats to Capricor, PI Dr. Craig McDonald of @ucdavishealth & the patients for these exciting results. Thank you to our @CIRMnews - funded Alpha Clinic for assisting with the trial logistics & product formulation and delivery. capricor.com/investors/news…

Neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles alleviate inflammatory responses in a mouse model of atopic dermatitis doi.org/10.1093/stmcls…

Senate and House Introduce Bill to Boost U.S. Biotech Manufacturing Infrastructure, Innovation genengnews.com/topics/bioproc… via @GENbio

FDA clears way for faster personalized gene editing therapy financialpost.com/technology/fda…