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Iffy stem cell shot in big toe, not ‘shot-in-the-arm’ NFL star was hoping

August 16, 2017 admin 1

Getting a stem cell shot or injection is completely 100% safe, right? An NFL star recently found out just how wrong that stem cell clinic mantra turned out to be. Jordan Reed, tight end for the Washington Redskins, has had […]

Lawsuit against stem cell clinic StemGenex expands to 5 patients

August 15, 2017 admin 3

The stem cell clinic StemGenex was sued almost a year ago related to allegations about their marketing claims. This proposed class action suit, Moorer v. StemGenex, now includes five named patients involved as one can see from the new fourth amended […]

Review of Nature paper: stem cell exosomes on the brain and aging

August 14, 2017 admin 2

Is there a stem cell connection between the brain and aging? Could a type of brain stem cell control whole body aging? A recent big Nature article from the lab of Dongcheng Cai argues an emphatic “Yes” to these questions, at […]

Hallelujah it’s raining money? Stem cell job ad is window into clinics & their finances

August 11, 2017 admin 3

“Are you a motivational speaker?” is how a recent stem cell job ad for a sales position related to stem cell clinics begins. This ad that popped up on Monster earlier this summer is a revealing window on stem cell clinic practices. What’s inside, in […]

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4 key reasons Mitalipov paper doesn’t herald safe CRISPR human genetic modification

August 7, 2017 admin 2

We can be confident that human genetic modification via CRISPR’ing of embryos soon will be safe and effective after that new exciting Mitalipov team paper, right? Wrong. The reality is far more complicated and interesting on the tech side. In […]

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