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Weekly stem cell reads: Pew, cord cells for COVID, more

Sometimes the recommended weekly stem cell reads are just a bunch of papers I find intriguing, but more often they include at least one or more things that are not necessarily "recommended". Instead these are items that stimulate discussion and debate. Today's post includes one such complicated area on cord MSCs related to COVID-19 plus the usual list of other …
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Duke & Cryo-Cell plan big stem cell clinic for kids for unproven infusions

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Duke Professor Joanne Kurtzberg's clinical work on umbilical cord blood for autism and cerebral palsy (CP) involves a partnership with a publicly-traded cord blood banking firm called Cryo-Cell. Kurtzberg is also the Medical Director at the firm. In addition they have intellectual property in this area. The Duke team's efforts, including those done outside of clinical trials and that require …

FDA warning to stem cell clinic supplier Utah Cord Bank

A firm called Utah Cord Bank has been in the news related to stem cell clinics over the past year or two. Now they have received an FDA Warning Letter for a variety of manufacturing issues. Utah Cord Bank Background In terms of some brief backstory, Utah Cord Bank first popped up on my radar about two years ago. They …
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