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At last! Google policy bars ads for unproven stem cell and gene therapies – acknowledges “good actors”
September 6, 2019 - Digital advertising helps fuel an open internet for people all over the world -- allowing billions of people to ask questions, find answers, and discover new ideas. We know the digital ads ecosystem can only flourish if it’s a place that is safe...
Study shows stem cells may be better choice than tissue transplantation for treating LSCD
Durham, NC – Results of a phase II clinical trial released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) indicate that a limbal stem cell (LSC) transplantation is superior to a tissue graft in treating limbal stem cell deficiency syndrome (LSCD). This could result...
FDA sends warning to company for selling unapproved umbilical cord blood and umbilical cord products that may put patients at risk; continues to warn patients of the risk of unapproved stem cell therapy
Stemell sold stem cell products without required FDA approval The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Stemell, Inc. (Stemell), of San Juan Capistrano, California, and its president and Chief Executive Officer, Peyman Taeidi, Ph.D., for manufacturing and...
Woman is first to receive cornea made from ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells
Image Caption: The transparent cornea protects the eye from damage. Image Credit: Ralph C. Eagle Jnr/Science Photo Library The Japanese woman’s vision has improved since the transplant, say her doctors. By: David Cyranoski - Nature.com A Japanese woman in her forties...
The ‘unwarranted hype’ of stem cell therapies
Clinics claim that expensive stem cell therapies can help patients with dementia, autism, multiple sclerosis and even cerebral palsy - and crowdfunding campaigns to pay for the treatments are increasingly common. But are the patients and the donors being misled about...
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Releases Statement of Principles on Genome Editing
Washington, D.C. – August 27, 2019 - The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), the international advocacy organization representing the cell and gene therapy and broader regenerative medicine sector, today released a Therapeutic Developers’ Statement of...
UC San Diego Receives $9 Million in Grants to Pinpoint Cellular Cause of Type 1 Diabetes
Image caption: In a multi-institutional research project, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers have teamed up to create a human cell model of type 1 diabetes that includes a vascularized human pancreatic islet in a dish. Pictured are blood vessels in green and...
Health & Business: Mayo, UNF centers boost city’s innovation ecosystem
Above: Vic Nole, executive director of the Life Sciences Incubator. Mayo Clinic’s Life Sciences Incubator, UNF’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, “a powerful addition” to the city. by: Katie Garwood - Jacksonville Daily Record In the six years since Jim...
Mayo Clinic opens business incubator, lung restoration lab and stem cell center
Construction began on the Discovery and Innovation Building in 2017. By Katie Garwood - Jacksonville Daily Record Mayo Clinic opened its $32.4 million Discovery and Innovation Building on Thursday. The 75,000-square-foot building houses the Life Sciences Incubator...
$4.96 million CIRM grant awarded to Sanford Burnham Prebys to help the tiniest patients
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded a $4.96 million grant to Sanford Burnham Prebys Professor Evan Y. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D. The funding will allow Snyder to complete pre-investigational new drug (IND)-enabling studies, a step toward...
Your New Heart Could Be Made in China
The country’s researchers are racing to grow replacement organs for humans in animals. By Adam Minter - Bloomberg News Recently, a Chinese startup named Qihan Biotech raised $20 million to develop replacement organs for humans. The smallish deal would hardly have...
McGowan Institute Partners with International Space Station to Advance Regenerative Medicine
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is embarking upon a multi-year research alliance with the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM) at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) to push the limits of...
Human amniotic fluid stem cells show promise in treating severest type of spina bifida
Durham, NC – A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine provides compelling evidence of how an injection of human amniotic fluid stem cells can be used to protect the spinal cord of a fetus from myelomeningocele (MMC). The finding could lead to a new...
The ISSCR Releases Informed Consent Standard for Stem Cell-based Interventions
12 August 2019 -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) today released a professional standard of informed consent for stem cell-based interventions performed outside of formal clinical trials, such as the unapproved and unproven “treatments”...
Inaugural World Stem Cell Summit-CHINA & Phacilitate Leaders Asia Will Foster Understanding And Collaborations Accelerating Regenerative Medicine
REGISTER HERE Registration is now open for the Shanghai meeting, October 15-16, 2019 Shanghai, August 12, 2019 - Combining more than 30 years of conference experience, Phacilitate and the nonprofit Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) have created a new Asia...
Consumer Alert! ISCT issues patient advice and concern on unproven CAR-T-cell preservation services
Vancouver, Canada, August 7, 2019 – ISCT, the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy, the global professional society of clinicians, researchers, regulatory specialists, technologists and industry partners in the cell and gene therapy sector, today announces...
Computer modeling predicts best stem cell donors and therapies for kids with heart disease
Durham, NC – A study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) identifies a computational modeling system that could have far-reaching implications for personalized medicine, especially when seeking treatments for children with heart failure. The...
F.D.A. Can Act Against Stem Cell Clinic, Judge Rules
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...
LADL is the new technology for controlling DNA folding
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,...
California stem-cell agency’s supporters reveal plan for $5.5-billion ballot initiative
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...
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