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Five simple ways to protect your stem cells to stay healthy and biologically younger

March 23, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

GO here for an even newer updated look at protecting one’s stem cells. Regenerative medicine is very exciting. But what’s even better than regenerative medicine? Preventative medicine. If one can prevent a problem from occurring in the first place, it is far better than trying to treat it after the fact. Of course in many […]

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Minimally manipulated cells & maximally manipulated human guinea pigs?

March 20, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

When it comes to stem cell therapy, there is a gray area that many companies across America are exploiting to sell stem cell-based transplants that are not explicitly approved: “minimally manipulated” cells. What does “minimally manipulated cells” mean? Who knows. Unfortunately, the definition is not clear and this term is interpreted differently depending on whom

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Pepsi responds to fake stem cell issue

March 17, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

The venerable, unbiased website, LifeNews.com, reports that Pepsi has responded to the claims that there are fetal stem cells in their beverage and/or that Pepsi uses fetal stem cells for research. Pepsi responded that there are no fetal cells in any Pepsi products and further is quoted: “Thank you for contacting us at PepsiCo. There

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Harmful cancer myths & urban legends

March 13, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

Cancer invokes powerful feelings so it is not surprising that there are a lot of harmful myths and urban legends out there about it. As a cancer researcher and cancer survivor, I can see it from both the biomedical research side and the patient side. Here’s my top 10 list of myths & legends about

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Celltex versus University of Minnesota: support for Elliott and Turner

March 12, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Recently, there has been a brewing controversy surrounding a journal called American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB), a company called CellTex, a bioethicist named Dr. Glenn McGee who founded and used to run AJOB until he recently resigned, and two University of Minnesota professors, Drs. Carl Elliott and Leigh Turner who have been publicly critical of

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From boobs to baldness 2.0: Cosmetic stem cell clinics proliferate

March 10, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

A month ago I did a very widely read piece on cosmetic applications of stem cell technologies in the U.S. called “from boobs to baldness”. Many cosmetics websites asked for permission to run the piece and it was re-run in a number of languages around the world as well. It is clear there is big

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Are stem cells drugs?

March 5, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Are stem cells a drug? Should the FDA regulate them? Technically, the FDA calls stem cells “biologics”, but the FDA regulates stem cell products with the goal of ensuring safety and efficacy much the same as traditionally define chemical “drugs”. You can learn more about the FDA’s view of and concerns about stem cells here and here.

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Celltex, RNL and phony worst case stem cell scenario comment

February 29, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 7 Comments

A recent article in Nature News about a stem cell transplant company called Celltex got me thinking again about safety. The safety of stem cell-based therapies is kind of an obsession of mine. A question comes to mind. Are people realistic about what stem cells can do for them and the risks involved? The answer

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Factual patient guide to stem cell treatments

February 15, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Here is a patient guide to stem cells with the key factual things you need to know. For better or worse, I am in the unique position of being a stem cell scientist and also a patient since I had cancer 2 years ago. Looking on the bright side this gives me a unique perspective

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From boobs to baldness: stem cell cosmetics

February 6, 2012 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

What are stem cell cosmetics? The use of stem cells for cosmetics and cosmetic procedures is exploding even while many important questions remain. How legitimate are these stem cell cosmetic products and procedures? Are they safe and effective? What kinds of medical conditions are they being used to treat? I also recently did a post

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