Stem cell image of the week: Our stem cell image of the week shows natural killer cells (yellow) attacking a cancer cell (red). The cancer fighters known as CAR T cells have proved their prowess in recent years. Three therapies using the altered T cells against lymphoma or leukemia have won U.S. Food and Drug … Continue reading Stem Cell Stories that Caught Our Eye: Killer Cells May Treat Cancer, CIRM-Funded Trial Shows Promise and Worms to the Rescue – New Research Could Lead to Human Therapies
Author: Adonica Shaw
Regrowing dental tissue with stem cells from baby teeth
New results of a clinical trial, jointly led by Songtao Shi of the University of Pennsylvania, who has also previously received funding from CIRM, and researchers at the the Fourth Military Medicine University in Xi'an, China, suggest that there is a more promising path for children with these types of injuries: using stem cells extracted from the patient's baby teeth.
Maria Millan Opens Up About the Current State of CIRM
In an article published to the SF Chronicle last week, reporter Erin Allday and Joaquin Palomino discussed CIRM, and how our work as an agency has paid off since our inception in 2004. The article, which is a part of a four part series, explores the hope and reality of the revolutionary science of stem … Continue reading Maria Millan Opens Up About the Current State of CIRM
Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Reprogramming cells in vivo may help heal ulcers, CIRM-funded clinical trial shows promise and a New report, clears up an old question.
Stem cell image of the week: New Research out of the Salk Institute could bring us closer to reprogramming stem cells without taking them out of the body (Adonica Shaw) Our stem cell image of the week could be a step towards reprogramming cells in vivo. The image represents the first proof of principle for the … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Reprogramming cells in vivo may help heal ulcers, CIRM-funded clinical trial shows promise and a New report, clears up an old question.
How Blockchain Can Increase Accessibility to Stem Cell Therapy
The revolution has arrived. Believe it or not, we are living in a world where artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and stem cell therapies are no longer concepts of science fiction, but are realities of our everyday life. While the development of these things may appear to be in their infancy, it’s undoubtedly true that they … Continue reading How Blockchain Can Increase Accessibility to Stem Cell Therapy
3D printed neuronal networks are an important step forward in treating spinal cord injury
Approximately 300,000 people in the United States live with spinal cord injury (SCI), and 17,000 new cases are reported every year. With no cure, the primary treatment option for people with SCI is rehabilitation with a physical therapist combined with medications to control the pain. Given the relatively permanent nature of these injuries, a new … Continue reading 3D printed neuronal networks are an important step forward in treating spinal cord injury
Mustang Bio picks up CIRM supported ‘bubble boy’ gene therapy
When babies are born they’re somewhat protected from infections through antibodies that were transferred to them in the womb. However, as time passes and immune systems develop their bodies start to learn how to combat infections on their own. For some children this process is seamless, but for others, it can be a sensitive time … Continue reading Mustang Bio picks up CIRM supported ‘bubble boy’ gene therapy
Join us for our next installment of “Ask The Stem Cell Team” on August 28th.
What do football, jazz and acting have in common? They all happen to be the greatest accomplishments of some of the well-known celebrities who suffer from, and who have been vocal advocates for, Sickle Cell disease (SCD). While most people wouldn’t readily identify Tiki Barber, Miles Davis or Larenz Tate as carriers of the HBB … Continue reading Join us for our next installment of “Ask The Stem Cell Team” on August 28th.
New Study on Humans Shows Promise for Sepsis Therapy
A new study published in STEM CELLS, conducted by researchers at the University of Amsterdam, shows how mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can restore the health and improve the function of the immune system, which could benefit the treatment of sepsis. Sepsis is a life-threatening complication from an infection that can lead to multiple organ failure. … Continue reading New Study on Humans Shows Promise for Sepsis Therapy
Blood stem cell expansion expands treatment options for cancer patients
Bone marrow transplants have been used for decades to treat various types of cancers such as leukemia and multiple myeloma, as well as other blood disorders such as anemia. Our bone marrow is responsible for making hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which develop into mature blood cells, like white cells (which fight infection) and red cells … Continue reading Blood stem cell expansion expands treatment options for cancer patients
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