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On St. Patrick’s Day, an update on stem cells in Ireland by Stephen Sullivan

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Irish Stem Cell Foundation (www.stemcell.ie)! I’ve included a few picture from the parade here in Ireland. Scientifically, Ireland is going through a lean period. The national science funding agency SFI is having its first grant call in 2 years. If recent history is a predictor, they are more likely […]

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Takahashi team IPS cell vision paper marks major stem cell milestone

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Ring the bell for a stem cell milestone, specifically for iPS cell work. There’s been a whole lot of commotion about the NEJM article yesterday documenting the experiences of three women with macular degeneration who were blinded by non-FDA approved stem cell eye injections of fat stem cells at a business in Florida, but in the

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How Scott Gottlieb may transform the FDA’s approach to stem cells

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The Trump FDA commissioner nominee Dr. Scott Gottlieb could dramatically alter how the agency regulates investigational stem cell therapies. How might such changes unfold? There are potential upsides and downsides to  the seismic shift that could be in the offing. Gottlieb has written in the past about his perception of FDA over-regulation of stem cells such

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Q&A video with Paul Episode 2: stem cell & CRISPR questions answered

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This is the second in a series of videos I’m doing where I answer questions about the stem cell field. You can see the Episode 1 video here. Today I tackle more questions on the stem cell field. If you have more stem cell questions, let me know and I’ll try to answer them next time.

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A nation of stem cell miracles? CNN puff piece on clinic patient & Trump blows it

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Would you believe in a stem cell miracle? Sometimes the mainstream media stumbles in its coverage of the stem cell world and a recent CNN puff piece on a patient of stem cell clinic Celltex is a prime example of just how extreme this can get. The CNN piece focuses on a Celltex patient who self-reports perceived

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Navigating 4 key kinds of stem cell studies

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Over the years and in particular after Dr. Oz’s show a couple weeks ago, I’ve heard from many patients who are absolutely convinced that stem cell therapies do in fact work and are safe. They have been focused particularly on hematopoietic stem cell therapy (HSCT) for MS but also other investigational applications using a variety of stem

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Q&A video with Paul Episode 1: your stem cell questions answered

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Where is the stem cell field now and where the heck is it heading? There are hundreds of questions. Readers often email me questions or leave them as comments. It’s not unusual to get questions about CRISPR as well. As time permits, I’m hoping once or twice a month on Sundays to post a video answering

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Kudos to Dr. Oz for stellar stem cell clinic show: time for more action

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For me it’s been a wild week of grant and paper writing, grant review, going over data, and more, but finally I had a chance to watch this week’s Dr. Oz show on stem cell clinics in full last night and I give it an A+ grade. A show producer went undercover with an MS patient to a

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