by Admin | Apr 9, 2020 | News & Opinions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 9, 2020 After a lightning round of proposals and reviews, an international team of scientists led by Dr. Camillo Ricordi was granted immediate FDA authorization for a 24-patient clinical trial to test the safety and exploratory efficacy of...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2020 | News & Opinions
As the situation with COVID-19 evolves, Gift of Life wanted to shine a light on the doctors, nurses and health care workers who are tirelessly serving on the front lines. To support their important work, Gift of Life donated 10,000 urgently-needed swabs to Baptist...
by Admin | Mar 27, 2020 | News & Opinions
March 26, 2020 Dear President Trump, Secretary Azar, and Director Collins: We write to you out of concern that the current Fetal Tissue Ban that took effect in June 2019 is hampering our Nation’s ability to address COVID-19. Scientists at the National Institutes of...
by Admin | Mar 26, 2020 | News & Opinions
Durham, NC – Researchers have potentially made a breakthrough in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs – including MRSA, which kills an estimated 20,000 people in the United States alone each year – with a new discovery whose details are published today in STEM...
by Admin | Mar 24, 2020 | News & Opinions
March 20, 2020 – The ISSCR announces its endorsement for the California initiative to invest $5.5 billion in stem cell research to continue the research and development of new therapies for life-threatening and devastating diseases. The new initiative will build...
by Admin | Mar 17, 2020 | News & Opinions
Durham, NC – A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine could provide a major breakthrough in finding a cure for gastroparesis, a painful condition in which the stomach is unable to empty itself of food. Among the symptoms are heartburn, abdominal...