Dr. Linda Marbán To help with the coronavirus pandemic, many scientists are repurposing previously developed approaches or treatments to see if they can be used to treat patients with COVID-19. Capricor Therapeutics, lead by Dr. Linda Marbán, is using cardiosphere derived cells (CDCs), which are stem cells derived from heart tissue, to treat critically ill … Continue reading Treatment for heart failure shows promising results for COVID-19 patients
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Stem cell clinical trial for COVID-19 patients gets emergency federal approval
Dr. Camillo Ricordi, principal investigator of a stem cell trial for COVID-19 at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Image Credit: Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Website A team of doctors at the University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine received emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a … Continue reading Stem cell clinical trial for COVID-19 patients gets emergency federal approval