National Right to Life NewsA few years back when actor Michael J. Fox made a number of ill-informed comments about the “promise” of embryonic stem cells, it was impossible not to cut him some slack. He suffers from Parkinson’s disease and it was only human nature on his part to … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cells And Blogging: Interview With Paul Knoepfler, Part 1ForbesHere is the first part of an extended interview I did with Paul Knoepfler on his lab, his blog–and his new book, Stem Cells: An Insider’s Guide, just out from World Scientific. Knoepfler’s lab is based at UC Davis School of Medicine, where he studies … … Continue reading
Not All Stem Cells Are Created Equal: Biotech Stocks to WatchKapitall Blog (blog)How can an investor spot the potentially victorious outliers amid the chaos of rival scientific claims? The failure rate of new product development in the only recently understood cell space is terrifying, but in this interview with The Life Sciences … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
PR Web (press release)Center Veterinary Clinic has returned four year old Zedd the dog to a life without pain using Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell Therapy. Three months after Zedd’s stem cell therapy his owners Paula and Chuck Newby are very pleased to report, “Zedd’s …Fibrocell Science to Present at 2013 Stem Cell Meeting on the MesaDailyFinance … Continue reading
Researchers unveil method for creating ‘re-specified’ stem cells for disease …PR Newswire (press release)BOSTON, Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In a paper in Cell Stem Cell, a team led by researchers in the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Stem Cell Transplantation Program reports a new approach for turning induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into …Leading experts offer … Continue reading
Researchers unveil method for creating ‘re-specified’ stem cells for disease …EurekAlert (press release)Boston, Mass., Oct. 3, 2013 – In a paper in Cell Stem Cell, a team led by researchers in the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Stem Cell Transplantation Program reports a new approach for turning induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into hematopoietic … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Bioscience TechnologyA team led by Cesar Borlongan, director of the University of South Florida Center for University of South Florida researchers have suggested a new view of how stem cells may help repair the brain following trauma. In a series of preclinical experiments … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Leading experts offer advice on generating human induced pluripotent stem cell …Science CodexThe ability to make induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from mature cells in the body holds great potential for improved drug screening, disease modeling, and medical treatments for numerous conditions. Establishing well-characterized panels of iPSC …Researchers celebrate 25th anniversary of major stem cell … Continue reading