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Gladstone in the News August 5, 2026

Human Neurons Wire Into Rat Spinal Cords and Bolster Breathing

ScholarPeer—Gladstone Investigators Deepak Srivastava and Lana Zholudeva led a study showing that human stem cell-derived neurons can integrate into damaged spinal cords and improve breathing in injured rats—an encouraging step toward cell-based treatments for spinal cord injuries.

Spinal Cord Injuries Srivastava Lab

Gladstone in the News August 5, 2026

Podcast: The iPSC Revolution

The Stem Cell Podcast—Gladstone Investigator Shinya Yamanaka discusses how his lab is advancing iPSC therapies toward the clinic while continuing to investigate the basic mechanisms underlying pluripotency, stem cell biology, and translation initiation.

Yamanaka Lab Stem Cells/iPSCs

Gladstone in the News August 5, 2026

Who Are the Most Credible Voices in Longevity?

Unfiltered—Gladstone Investigator Shinya Yamanaka is ranked number 2 in Unfiltered's list of the most credible scientific voices in longevity.

Regenerative Medicine Yamanaka Lab

Article August 5, 2026

Engineered Human Neurons Rebuild Damaged Spinal Cord Circuits

Gladstone scientists show that stem cell-derived spinal neurons can integrate into damaged neural networks in rats and improve breathing-related motor function after a traumatic spinal cord injury.

Srivastava Lab Cardiovascular Disease Stem Cells/iPSCs News Release Research (Publication)

Gladstone in the News August 3, 2026

Researchers Turn to AI to Decipher a Devastating Neurological Condition

Healthcare Brew—Gladstone Investigator Steve Finkbeiner shared how AI-powered microscopy is helping researchers better understand ALS and speed the search for new treatments.

Finkbeiner Lab AI

Gladstone in the News August 1, 2026

A Single Faulty Gene Copy Can Unravel the Heart’s DNA

SciTech Daily—Scientists in the labs of Benoit Bruneau, Katie Pollard, and Deepak Srivastava uncovered a mechanism showing how small reductions in protein levels can disrupt DNA’s three-dimensional structure and lead to disease.

Congenital Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disease Srivastava Lab Pollard Lab Bruneau Lab

Article July 30, 2026

American Heart Association Honors Benoit Bruneau with 2026 Distinguished Scientist Award

Bruneau, director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, will receive the association’s highest scientific honor in November.

News Release Congenital Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disease Awards

Article July 29, 2026

Long COVID and Immune 'Soldier' Cells: A Q&A With Gladstone’s Nadia Roan

New research links long COVID to changes in virus-specific immune cells, particularly in women.

Roan Lab COVID-19 Infectious Disease

Article July 23, 2026

Heart Disease Genetic Risk: New Study Reveals Why Populations Differ

For decades, a DNA-based test for cardiovascular disease seemed to work for Europeans and others but not Africans. Gladstone scientists just discovered why, with implications for many other diseases.

Human Genetics Data Science and Biotechnology Tcheandjieu Lab News Release Research (Publication)

Gladstone in the News July 23, 2026

Findings From Second Phase of NIH 4D Nucleome Program Spelled Out in New Publications

GenomeWeb—A new study shows that the TBX5 gene plays a role in physically folding DNA into the architecture that heart cells need to function—and losing one copy dismantles this DNA organization. (Subscription required.)

Article July 23, 2026

Misfolded DNA Blueprint: A New Origin for Genetic Disease

Gladstone researchers found losing just one copy a particular gene can disrupt heart development and lead to congenital heart disease.

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Article July 17, 2026

Gladstone Scientists Are Awarded $2 Million to Map How HIV Affects the Immune System

By uniting the power of single-cell sequencing, organoids, and artificial intelligence, scientists are entering a new era of HIV research.

Roan Lab Ott Lab Grants HIV/AIDS Organoids AI

Gladstone in the News July 15, 2026

Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease Are Showing Promise

TIME—Gladstone Investigator Lennart Mucke provides crucial scientific context on new Alzheimer's clinical data dominating headlines, drawing on his lab’s pioneering discovery of tau’s role in disease.

Mucke Lab Alzheimer’s Disease Neurological Disease

Gladstone in the News July 15, 2026

Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease Are Showing Promise

TIME—Gladstone Investigator Lennart Mucke provides crucial scientific context on new Alzheimer’s clinical data dominating headlines, drawing on his lab’s pioneering discovery of tau’s therapeutic potential.

Mucke Lab Alzheimer’s Disease Neurological Disease

Article July 14, 2026

An Ancient Genetic Twist and Its Modern Impact on Brain Disease

NOMIS–Gladstone Fellow Cathrine Sant is studying an enigmatic region of the human genome linked to neurodegenerative disease risk.

Neurological Disease NOMIS Graduate Students and Postdocs Profile