You searched for stem cells for MS - Page 67 of 164

Guest Post from Jeanne Loring: Patients talk stem cells. The FDA listens.

September 28, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

By Jeanne Loring Last Tuesday I visited the FDA headquarters in Maryland, for a meeting called Public Meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Huntington’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The FDA holds about 6 meetings on different diseases each year, inviting patients and advocates to speak while a panel of FDA directors listens. The FDA representatives at […]

Guest Post from Jeanne Loring: Patients talk stem cells. The FDA listens. Read More »

Under #PopeFrancis, Vatican to host 2016 stem cell conference

September 25, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

The Vatican will again hold a stem cell meeting and this time it is planned for 2016 as you can see from the conference website. A full list of 2016 stem cell meetings is here on our meeting hub. Over the past several years the Vatican has held and tried to hold different stem cell meetings.

Under #PopeFrancis, Vatican to host 2016 stem cell conference Read More »

New Nature papers debunk STAP cells

September 23, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

Today marks nearing the completion of a full circle for one of science’s biggest controversies: the STAP cell fiasco. Today STAP cells are completely refuted with the publication of two new papers in Nature and we know much more–with some notable gaps still–about what went wrong. STAP cells debunked In January of last year, an

New Nature papers debunk STAP cells Read More »

The Stem Cell Human Body Shop

September 20, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 8 Comments

VC-01-post-implant-final1-e1503703572933, viacyte

Imagine what stem cells might be able to do in terms of revolutionizing medicine and society in coming decades including via a human body shop. It’s an exciting time. One cool notion that’s been out there for a long time (e.g. see this Tech Review piece from 2001) is The Human Body Shop. I’d extend

The Stem Cell Human Body Shop Read More »

Predatory stem cell clinics are winning: what can we do?

September 16, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 41 Comments

For years I have been working to educate the community about the predatory stem cell clinics out there. These clinics prey on vulnerable patients and their families. The clinics use hope as a marketing tool. A weapon. As the number of such clinics has mushroomed in the US and elsewhere the risk to both patients

Predatory stem cell clinics are winning: what can we do? Read More »

Stem cell image contest: $100 prize

September 7, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

Science can come in various forms ranging from numbers to words to images, but it’s always more fun as a contest. In the stem cell field, some of the images can be particularly striking. One of my own favorites is the one above that I took some years ago of differentiation of neural stem cells

Stem cell image contest: $100 prize Read More »

ISSCR President Sean Morrison on challenges and future of stem cell field

August 31, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

I recently chatted with Sean Morrison, current President of ISSCR, on his goals for the Society, where the stem cell field stands today, top challenges, and the future. 2020 update: read my new interview with Sean on cell therapies for COVID-19. What are your goals for your tenure as President of ISSCR? SM: ISSCR is the

ISSCR President Sean Morrison on challenges and future of stem cell field Read More »

Stem cells “wild ride” in space capsule

August 26, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Stem cells took a trip near to space in a test capsule and reportedly returned alive and apparently well. What was the story with the stem cells being tested in this way for future time in space? Space.com reports: The RED-4U capsule was created by Terminal Velocity Aerospace (TVA) to return science experiments to Earth

Stem cells “wild ride” in space capsule Read More »

Healthy skepticism needed on claim of stem cell-derived human fetal brain

August 19, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

One of the biggest claims related to stem cells and in particular to induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC or IPS cells) of 2015 came just yesterday about growing a human fetal brain. A press release from Ohio State University reports that two of its researchers had grown a nearly full-formed human fetal brain. My initial reaction

Healthy skepticism needed on claim of stem cell-derived human fetal brain Read More »

6 recent stem cell good news stories including on liver disease

August 7, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Ready for some stem cell good news? It can be difficult at times in a cutting edge field like stem cells in terms of keeping upbeat about hopes of rapid translation to help patients with real, proven therapies. It takes a long time, money, dedication, and even a bit of luck for the researchers and

6 recent stem cell good news stories including on liver disease Read More »

Search Results for: stem cells for MS