Take a moment to feel your arm and wrist bones. They’re a lot more like solid rock than the soft stretchy skin that covers them. But bone is very much a living tissue continually being broken down and built back up in a process called bone remodeling. In people with osteoporosis, this balance tips toward … Continue reading Protein Revs Up Bone Stem Cells; Points Toward Future Osteoporosis Drug
CIRM News
CIRM Launches New and Improved Website
CIRM has experienced many exciting changes over the past year: we’ve welcomed a new president, revamped our blog and—perhaps most importantly—announced a radical overhaul in how we fund stem cell research with the launch of CIRM 2.0. That’s not even mentioning the 11 projects we are now funding in clinical trials. And now, we’d like … Continue reading CIRM Launches New and Improved Website
October ICOC Board Meeting to Begin Soon
The October ICOC Board Meeting begins this morning in Los Angeles, CA. The complete agenda can be found here, including a special Spotlight on Disease focusing on Retinitis Pigmentosa. For those not able to attend, you are welcome to dial in! Dial in Information WebEx Link Go to https://cirm.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=cirm&service=6&rnd=0.1631693973521846&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcirm.webex.com%2Fec0606l%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Dlandingfrommail%26confViewID%3D1768820746%26%26EMK%3D4832534b00000001b818c6aba1676c71bd89b75494e1eaedf534c1f22fb97ac7628f523b819f42bd%26email%3Dacheung%2540cirm.ca.gov%26encryptTicket%3Dca2ac06488c1a8983c154b61e44cae56%26%26siteurl%3Dcirm Click "Join Now" Dial in: (877) … Continue reading October ICOC Board Meeting to Begin Soon