What happens in a stroke When someone has a stroke, the blood flow to the brain is blocked. This kills some nerve cells and injures others. The damaged nerve cells are unable to communicate with other cells, which often results in people having impaired speech or movement. While ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes affect large blood … Continue reading Paving the way for a treatment for dementia
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
CIRM partners with UCLA scientists to take on COVID-19
Don't you love it when someone does your job for you and does it so well you have no need to add anything to it! Doesn't happen very often - sad to say - but this week our friends at UCLA wrote a great article describing the work they are doing to target COVID-19. Best … Continue reading CIRM partners with UCLA scientists to take on COVID-19
A ready-made approach to tackling COVID-19
Coronavirus particles, illustration. In late March the CIRM Board approved $5 million in emergency funding for COVID-19 research. The idea was to support great ideas from California’s researchers, some of which had already been tested for different conditions, and see if they could help in finding treatments or a vaccine for the coronavirus. Less than … Continue reading A ready-made approach to tackling COVID-19
The Stem Cellar 