Macular degeneration stem cells

15 still unanswered interview questions for stem cells for vision SCOTS trial docs

February 1, 2021 / By / 4 Comments
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There’s a lot going on in Florida with non-FDA approved stem cell offerings even just related to stem cells for vision problems alone, but while US Stem Cell has drawn the most attention related to patient allegations of severe vision loss in Florida after fat stem cell injections in eyes, another group I’ll loosely call the …

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Takahashi team IPS cell vision paper marks major stem cell milestone

February 1, 2021 / By / 3 Comments
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Ring the bell for a stem cell milestone. 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 same issue of the journal …

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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014: Masayo Takahashi (高橋 政代)

February 1, 2021 / By / 1 Comment
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Congratulations to Masayo Takahashi (高橋 政代), MD, PhD, the winner of the 2014 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award. Dr. Takahashi received this award including the $2,000 prize for her exceptional achievements in stem cell research in 2014. She was selected as the winner from a stellar group of top 12 finalists this year. Takahashi leads …

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Yamanaka Interview on Clinical Use of IPSC

February 1, 2021 / By / 10 Comments
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I invited Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka to do an interview on the future of clinical translation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). He provides some intriguing new insights into the iPSC field and the broader stem cell arena. PK: The Takahashi Team’s active Clinical Study using iPSCs to make RPEs to treat Macular Degeneration has …

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Masayo Takahashi Interview on iPS cells, clinical studies, & more

February 1, 2021 / By / 3 Comments
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In the interview below I talk with Dr. Masayo Takahashi, who is leading a team conducting the first ever in-human clinical study based on iPS cells. The work began with patient enrollment on Aug. 1, 2013 in Japan. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your background? As an M.D./Ph.D. and ophthalmologist do you …

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As iPS cell studies in humans approach, accessible relevant pre-clinical data remains minimal

February 1, 2021 / By / 10 Comments

When are iPS cell-based therapies ready to be tested in actual people? It’s the million or perhaps even billion dollar question of today in the stem cell field. I realize that perhaps it is also a dangerous question, politically-speaking, for me to ask in a public forum, but patient lives as well as potentially the …

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