Change is never easy. In fact, sometimes it can be downright hard. But change is also essential if you want to grow, to get faster and better. When we launched CIRM 2.0 we set out to produce a better, faster, more effective and efficient way to deliver stem cell therapies to patients with unmet medical … Continue reading Charting a new, faster way to fund science and help patients
Month: April 2015
Pioneering treatments: planning first-in-human stem cell clinical trials
Sometimes the reason for the most complex of projects can be boiled down to the most simple of phrases. At a meeting last week to help plan for our Alpha Stem Cell Clinic network there were lots of great presentations and discussions about the role of the network, how to structure it, what its goals … Continue reading Pioneering treatments: planning first-in-human stem cell clinical trials
Scientists Sink their Teeth into Stem Cell Evolution
Sometimes, answers to biology’s most important questions can be found in the most unexpected of places. As reported in the most recent issue of the journal Cell Reports, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the University of Helsinki describe how studying fossilized rodent teeth has helped them inch closer to grasping … Continue reading Scientists Sink their Teeth into Stem Cell Evolution
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: multiple sclerosis, virus genes in embryos and preventing cancer’s spread to the brain
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. Drugs activate brain stem cells in MS. We have frequently written that in some situations our own stem cells may do a better job at … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: multiple sclerosis, virus genes in embryos and preventing cancer’s spread to the brain
Brain’s Own Activity Can Fuel Growth of Deadly Brain Tumors, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
Not all brain tumors are created equal—some are far more deadly than others. Among the most deadly is a type of tumor called high-grade glioma or HGG. Most distressingly, HGG’s are the leading cause of brain tumor death in both children and adults. And despite extraordinary progress in cancer research as a whole, survival rates … Continue reading Brain’s Own Activity Can Fuel Growth of Deadly Brain Tumors, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
Molecular Trick Diminishes Appearance of Scars, Stanford Study Finds
Every scar tells a story, but that story may soon be coming to a close, as new research from Stanford University reveals clues to why scars form—and offers clues on how scarring could become a thing of the past. Reported last week in the journal Science, the research team pinpointed the type of skin cell … Continue reading Molecular Trick Diminishes Appearance of Scars, Stanford Study Finds
International stem cell group offers much needed guidance for patients and families
Yesterday the International Society for Stem Cell Research launched a greatly expanded website for the public. While the site, “Closer Look at Stem Cells,” offers a broad overview of stem cell science, the group launched it out of concern stem cell treatments are being marketed by clinics around the world without appropriate oversight and patient … Continue reading International stem cell group offers much needed guidance for patients and families
A new approach to killing blood cancer
It’s not often that you get a therapy named after you, particularly one that has so much promise for helping to save lives. So when researchers at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center named the treatment Cirmtuzumab after us it’s understandable we should feel just a little pride. After all, we provided … Continue reading A new approach to killing blood cancer
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: iPS cells guide ALS trial, genetic link to hearing loss and easier to use stem cell
Here are some stem cell stories that caught our eye this past week. Some are groundbreaking science, others are of personal interest to us, and still others are just fun. An ALS clinical trial with a twist. It is well known that the disease we call ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, behaves differently in different … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: iPS cells guide ALS trial, genetic link to hearing loss and easier to use stem cell
CIRM-Funded Scientists Build a Better Neuron; Gain New Insight into Motor Neuron Disease
Each individual muscle in our body—no matter how large or how small—is controlled by several types of motor neurons. Damage to one or more types of these neurons can give rise to some of the most devastating motor neuron diseases, many of which have no cure. But now, stem cell scientists at UCLA have manufactured … Continue reading CIRM-Funded Scientists Build a Better Neuron; Gain New Insight into Motor Neuron Disease
The Stem Cellar 