Research breakthrough: Lab-grown teeth might become an alternative to fillings

This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental treatment alternative

16-Apr-2025 - While some animals like sharks and elephants can continuously grow new teeth, humans only have one set from adulthood. The ability to regenerate teeth would be a major leap forward for dentistry. Unlike implants and fillings, which are fixed and cannot adapt over time, a lab-grown tooth made from ...

Possible approach for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases discovered

01-Nov-2024 - In collaboration with King's College London, a team of researchers at the Mainz University Medical Center has succeeded in converting non-neuronal cells directly in the brain into nerve cells with specific functional properties. The insights into cellular reprogramming in the brain gained in the ...

Human skin grown in lab can replace animal testing

28-Apr-2014 - An international team led by King's College London and the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) has developed the first lab-grown epidermis – the outermost skin layer - with a functional permeability barrier akin to real skin. The new epidermis, grown from human pluripotent stem ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Collaborative Partnership with Vascular Proteomics Group at King's College London

01-Feb-2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced a collaborative partnership with the newly opened Vascular Proteomics Group at the James Black Center, King's College London, headed by Dr. Manuel Mayr. Started in June 2007, the facility is equipped with the combination of a Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap ...