Dr. Bruce Hensel: courtesy Drbrucehensel.com As a former TV journalist who specialized in covering health and medical news I have long lamented the fact that there are fewer and fewer specialist health reporters in TV today, and even fewer who are doing really good in-depth stories. Happily NBC TV news in Los Angeles has Dr. … Continue reading Stopping bad stem cells could block deadly cancers

The most common type of stem cell used in clinical trials today is the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) found in bone marrow and fat. The federal web site, clinicaltrials.gov lists a few hundred MSC trials. A pair of news stories on the web this morning detail why MSCs are so versatile, but also why they … Continue reading Mesenchymal type stem cells function more like a drugstore than a source of direct repair