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. Stem cells boost fetal surgery for spina bifida. Fetal surgery to correct the spinal defect that causes spina bifida has revolutionized treatment for the debilitating … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: spina bifida, review of heart clinical trials, tracking cells and cell switches
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Charting a new, faster way to fund science and help patients
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
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
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
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: Hair stem cells, amniotic fluid cells for repair and fixing kids’ faulty genes
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. With hair, lose a few to grow more. A team at the University of Southern California has shown that if you pull out a couple … Continue reading Stem cell stories that caught our eye: Hair stem cells, amniotic fluid cells for repair and fixing kids’ faulty genes
Mutation Morphs Mitochondria in Models of Parkinson’s Disease, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
There is no singular cause of Parkinson’s disease, but many—making this disease so difficult to understand and, as a result, treat. But now, researchers at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have tracked down precisely how a genetic change, or mutation, can lead to a common form of the disease. The results, published last … Continue reading Mutation Morphs Mitochondria in Models of Parkinson’s Disease, CIRM-Funded Study Finds
Why TED Talks are ChildX’s Play
When the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks began in 1984 they were intended to be a one-off event. So much for that idea! Today they are a global event, with TED-sponsored conferences held everywhere from Scotland to Tanzania and India. They have also spawned a mini-industry of copycat events. Well, their slogan is “Ideas Worth … Continue reading Why TED Talks are ChildX’s Play
The eyes have it: a video guide to stem cells
We are visual creatures. Our eyes are essential tools in getting information to our brain to help us learn and understand. For example, visuals are processed about 60,000 times faster in the brain than text is, and some 60 percent of us are visual learners, meaning we respond better to visual information than to plain … Continue reading The eyes have it: a video guide to stem cells
Heartfelt award for brilliant young researcher
It can begin in so many different ways: a pain in the jaw, a sore neck, nausea, or more typically a crushing pain to the chest. But regardless of how it starts, surviving a heart attack is always devastating with the loss of as many as one billion heart cells and permanent damage to the … Continue reading Heartfelt award for brilliant young researcher
The Stem Cellar 