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“In this clip, Drs. Levine and Patrick discuss new advances in cellular aging research that show it's possible to reverse aging and generate new stem cells from already differentiated cells. Dr. Levine also discusses parabiosis, a treatment that involves giving old mice an infusion of plasma from young mice, and how it may reverse the cellular changes that accumulate during aging.”

“Skin cells from a patient with Parkison's disease were transformed into stem cells that formed dopaminergic progenitor cells. These dopamine-producing cells were transplanted into the patient's brain which resulted in stabilized or improved symptoms 18-24 months later.”

“Stem cells derived from placenta were able to regenerate healthy heart cells after heart attacks in animals. The placental stem cells traveled to the site of the injury in the heart and formed beating heart cells that helped repair damage.”

“Human stem cells restore nerve function in a monkey model of Parkinson’s disease. The animals showed significant improvement in their symptoms two years after having precursor dopamine neurons derived from human stem cells transplanted into their brains.”

“Evidence suggests that fasting flips a metabolic “switch,” liberating fat stores via fatty acid oxidation and ketone production. Findings from a recent study suggest that ketones induce a deep resting state in muscle stem cells, protecting them from future stressors.”

“Scientists are exploiting the fact that neural stem cells are attracted to cancer cells because they emit a signal that is similar to a damaged neuron. The stem cell migrates to the cancer cell in order to repair the damage.”

“Learn more about cellular senescence in our overview article. Stem cell exhaustion Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the potential to develop into specialized cells, such as muscle, blood, or brain cells, serving as a repair system for the body.”

“Even so, it provides strong evidence that stem cells may lower the risk of later heart failure in heart attack patients. Explore how stem cells could reshape regenerative medicine in my interview with Dr. Frans Kuypers.”

“The goal here is to be able to make brain stem cells by taking a person's skin cells and reprogramming them back into neural stem cells. They would be much less likely to induce an immune response since they would be the patient's own cells.”

“FOXO3 promotes triglyceride synthesis and subsequent hepatic triglyceride accumulation. Focus on FOXO3 "FOXO3 increases the production of genes that combat cellular aging, such as damage to DNA, proteins, and lipids and loss of stem cell function.".”