FDA okays start of BrainStorm stem cell trial in ALS patientsYahoo NewsTEL AVIV (Reuters) – BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the start of a mid-stage clinical trial of its adult stem cell treatment for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Phase II trial … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
FDA okays start of BrainStorm stem cell trial in ALS patientsWTAQTEL AVIV (Reuters) – BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the start of a mid-stage clinical trial of its adult stem cell treatment for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Phase II trial … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
FDA okays start of BrainStorm stem cell trial in ALS patientsReuters India“Today’s announcement represents the most significant milestone BrainStorm has achieved to date,” the company’s president, Chaim Lebovits, said. This trial will be the first Phase II double-blinded stem cell study to be conducted for ALS, he added. ALS … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
State stem cell agency’s at a crossroadsSacramento BeeIn a few days, the $3 billion California stem cell agency is slated to pick a new president who will oversee what could be the last years of its life. The governing board of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), as the agency is … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
SkinStore.com Announces the Addition of Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell …PR Web (press release)SkinStore.com, the nation’s leading e-commerce specialty retailer with over 9000 products for healing and maintaining healthy skin, has added Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell Bio Repair to its assortment of premium products. Using state-of-the-art … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Sydney Morning HeraldNone of his grief-stricken eastern suburbs family was a matching stem cell donor. In this situation, a patient with his Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease, needed a lottery … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Italian Prosecutor: Stem Cell Group Is a “Criminal Organization”Science NewsROME–After a four-year investigation, a public prosecutor in Turin has delivered a withering indictment about a controversial stem cell therapy provided by the Stamina Foundation in Italy. The report, issued on Wednesday, describes Davide Vannoni, who … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
First ever stem–cell grown skin could spell an end to animal testing for drugs …The IndependentThe study, published in the journal “Stem Cell Reports”, describe how stem cells were induced into producing an unlimited supply of keratinocytes (skin cells) that were then exposed to a number of humidities and built into layers until they formed … Continue reading