Immune fluorescence of HIP cardiomyocytes in a dish; Photo courtesy of UCSF Transplanting cells or an entire organ from one person to another can be lifesaving but it comes with a cost. To avoid the recipient’s body rejecting the cells or organ the patient has to be given powerful immunosuppressive medications. Those medications weaken the … Continue reading A new way to evade immune rejection in transplanting cells
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CIRM-funded clinical trial testing a new approach to treat Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Krystof Bankiewicz Brain Neurotherapy Bio, Inc. (BNB) announced the treatment of the first patient in clinical trial testing a new approach to treat Parkinson's using MRI-guided neurosurgery to inject gene therapy into damaged regions of the brain. This CIRM‑funded trial, led by Dr. Krystof Bankiewicz, is one of 64 clinical trials supported by the … Continue reading CIRM-funded clinical trial testing a new approach to treat Parkinson’s disease
The Most Important Gift of All
Photo courtesy American Hospital Association There are many players who have a key role in helping make a stem cell therapy work. The scientists who develop the therapy, the medical team who deliver it and funders like CIRM who provide the money to make this all happen. But vital as they are, in some therapies … Continue reading The Most Important Gift of All