Following the moneyThere is a scene, possibly apocryphal, in the movie "All the President's Men" where a character called "Deep Throat" is advising reporter Bob Woodward from the Washington Post on how to untangle the Watergate scandal: "Follow the money" he says. And they do and next thing you know President Nixon is resigning.Now that … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution – Follow the Money

News to warm the damaged heart The New Year is getting off to a very good start for one of our grantees. Capricor Therapeutics just announced that it has signed a $337.5 million collaboration agreement with Janssen Biotech, a division of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.Just a few weeks ago Capricor got approval to move … Continue reading Heartening start to the New Year for stem cell heart therapy

Penn State researchers directly turned a brain support cell into a neuron in a living animal. This finding has therapeutic implications for the many causes of nerve lossEach month CIRM President Alan Trounson gives his perspective on recently published papers he thinks will be valuable in moving the field of stem cell research forward. This … Continue reading Guest blogger Alan Trounson — December’s stem cell research highlights

Killer T-cells attacking a foreign cell (Juan Gaertner/Shutterstock) After years of research, now with the right prodding, scientists can transform human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into virtually any cell type in the body. That’s what makes hESCs such an appealing cell source to repair all sorts of diseases and injuries like heart failure, Parkinson’s disease, … Continue reading Putting the brakes on immune rejection may help accelerate embryonic stem cell-based therapies