Every multiple sclerosis (MS) patient has a different experience, and understanding these experiences is imperative for effectively treating all patients. How can we repair the neurodegeneration...
At the root of every major disease of our time is the simple question: what is going wrong with our cells? Once scientists know exactly how...
Cover photo: Dr. Valentina Fossati (NYSCF) and Jason Stein (Aspen Neuroscience) prepare cells for launch. Photo credit: Space Tango Why send cells affected by multiple sclerosis...
Hosted by CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, this year’s New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute Gala & Science Fair went virtual for the...
Today, more than 6 million Americans suffer from neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and multiple sclerosis, and as our society ages, that number is only...
Read the press release here. You may not have heard of astrocytes before, but your body is full of them: they make up more than...
Human stem-cell-derived astrocytes can be triggered to become toxic to neurons, opening the door for new understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Featured image credit: Christina...
The International Space Station (ISS) houses more than astronauts: the football-field-sized spacecraft is also home to a large range of research projects carried out in the...
As we enter 2020, we’re taking a moment to look back at the incredible advancements of 2019. From forming new precision medicine partnerships to sending multiple...
Brain cells derived from the stem cells of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease patients are on their way up to the International Space Station! This afternoon,...
First patient-derived, induced pluripotent stem cell disease-specific organoid models in microgravity to advance understanding of neurodegenerative disease LOUISVILLE, KY — (BUSINESS WIRE) — The National Stem...
A new collaboration between the NYSCF Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM), and Bloomberg Philanthropies is aiming to push precision medicine forward using...
Unmatched Scope of Resources Will Identify Distinctive Disease Mechanisms in Small Patient Subgroups, Supporting Development of Custom Therapeutic Approaches New York, NY (October 22, 2019) –...
The Context: Pelizaeus – Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare neurological condition typically diagnosed in infancy which often becomes fatal by a patient’s teenage years. While...
On Thursday evening, SpaceX cargo flight CRS-18 took off from Cape Canaveral, bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Aboard for the 250-mile journey were brain...
The Context: In multiple sclerosis (MS), brain cells degenerate and malfunction, leaving patients with symptoms such as numbness, weakness, vision loss, tremor, fatigue, and cognitive impairment....
“We had the foundational tools we needed to move our research from academia to biotech,” remarked NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumnus Dr. Paul Tesar. “We had...
The Context: In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks myelin (the fatty substance that surrounds neurons and helps them send signals). Currently, there are no...
What They Did: Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Montana State University along with NYSCF Senior Principal Investigator Dr. Valentina Fossati examined cerebrospinal...
The National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF), Summit for Stem Cell Foundation, The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute, and Space Tango today announced a...
Protocol adds a new cell type enabling myelination in human ‘mini-brains’ for laboratory research New York, NY (July 25, 2018) – In a collaborative study between...
Recently, NYSCF Research Institute Senior Investigator Valentina Fossati, PhD, was featured in an article from Neuro Central about the current state of multiple sclerosis (MS) research...
Your body is full of immune cells that fight off infection and illness. You’ve probably heard of a few of them: white blood cells, B cells,...
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus and NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize recipient Dr. Marius Wernig of Stanford University published exciting results showing that nerve...
In a collaborative tour de force, five female principal investigators, including NYSCF’s own Dr. Valentina Fossati, are uncovering the cellular mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis (MS). Over...
