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Stem Cell-derived “Mini-brains” Reveal Potential Drug Treatment for Rare Disorder – UCSD Medical Center

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2015-09-08 NEWS

Stem Cell-derived “Mini-brains” Reveal Potential Drug Treatment for Rare Disorder
UCSD Medical Center
Using “mini-brains” built with induced pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with a rare, but devastating, neurological disorder, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say they have identified a drug candidate

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2015-09-08 NEWS

MIT Technology Review

Peter Thiel Backs Biotech “Unicorn” Fighting Cancer Stem Cells
MIT Technology Review
They showed early results for an antibody drug it manufactures and that targets what Dylla says are stem cells that cause small cell lung cancer. That’s the same deadly kind of lung cancer that killed Slingerland’s aunt, and which 30,000 Americans are …

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2015-09-07 NEWS

Stem cell donors’ registry swells
The Hindu
City youths are increasingly becoming socially conscious with as many as 4,232 joining a voluntary group for creating a stem cell donors’ registry. In 15 days, eleven initiatives at various educational institutions had created much awareness about stem