by Admin | Aug 5, 2019 | Bioethics, News & Opinions
A Florida judge says the agency is entitled to an injunction against a stem cell clinic that has blinded patients and challenged the government’s authority to regulate it. By Denise Grady – The New York Times – Link to Full Article June 3, 2019 – A federal judge on...
by Admin | Jul 26, 2019 | News & Opinions
Photo: Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, PhD, Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania The Context: To fit inside the nucleus of our cells, our DNA crumples up, forming loops and making itself compact. When certain sequences of looped DNA interact with others,...
by Admin | Jul 25, 2019 | News & Opinions
Image:California voters approved US$3.3 billion to create a state-backed agency for research into stem cells (pictured) in 2004. Will they do it again? Credit: Charles Gersbach, Scripps Research Institute The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is running...
by Admin | Jun 23, 2019 | News & Opinions
The Context: Fatty liver diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic stereohepatitis (NASH), and Wolman disease are especially difficult to study and treat due to the lack of effective disease models that recapitulate their...
by Admin | Jun 20, 2019 | News & Opinions
Already approved FDA drug could impact brain cell function Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, Texas (June 17, 2019) – The William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation has awarded Texas Biomed Associate Professor Marcel Daadi, Ph.D., with a...
by Admin | Jun 6, 2019 | News & Opinions
ISSCR News – 5 June, 2019 – The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the largest professional organization of stem cell researchers from around the world, opposes the new U.S. Health and Human Services policy to eliminate federal funding...