Poll: What will Trump admin do about embryonic stem cells?
Here’s out latest poll: What will Trump admin do about embryonic stem cells?
Here’s out latest poll: What will Trump admin do about embryonic stem cells?
CIRM is doing a fun, positive challenge to the stem cell community to post stem cell resolutions for the new year. You can read more about it here. Be sure if you post yours on Twitter to include the #StemCellResolution hashtag. Have fun! Below is my resolution in video form.
STAP is back? Really? No, I don’t believe so, but there’s an interesting development and twist on the STAP cell front. Just a few days ago on January 4, 2017 Dr. Charles Vacanti, the originator of the STAP cells concept, submitted a declaration to the USPTO affirming the belief that STAP cells are real and requesting that …
STAP cells (stap細胞) are real deal says new Vacanti patent declaration Read More »
Patient advocate Ted Harada is the recipient of this year’s Stem Cell Person of the Year Award. Congrats also to the runner-up, HD patient advocate Judy Roberson. The three of us together are pictured at left. You can read about the 20 nominees here and see the vote results that picked the 10 finalists here. …
Stem Cell Person of the Year 2016: Patient Advocate Ted Harada Read More »
What are the latest developments in stem cells and regenerative medicine in this first week of 2017 and right before the end of the past year? Here are some of the headlines and papers that have popped up that seem notable or surprising. Be sure to also check out our stem cell & regenerative medicine …
TGIF: Week’s Stem Cell Headlines, Papers, & Resources Read More »
What happens for patients and clinics after a stem cell facelift gone wrong? What about other cell injection problems? Cell therapies raise new challenges and risks. You can stop taking a pill or an injection treatment. However, you can’t stop or retract stem cell treatments if there’s a bad side effect. Unlike other kinds of …
Clinics can’t retract problems like stem cell facelift gone wrong Read More »
Last week I posted my list of 2017 predictions for the stem cell field. Today a couple of days into 2017 I’m more focused on hope than realism. What would I wish for in the stem cell and regenerative medicine arena in the coming year? More stem cell clinical trial data posted and published. There are …