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Recommended reads: ISSCR guidelines pushback, TB outbreak from regen product, pubs

Although in my years as a stem cell biologist I haven't yet been in a leadership role at the International Society for Stem Cell Research or ISSCR, unproven stem cell clinics have claimed that I somehow speak for ISSCR. I am just a standard member of the group like thousands of other researchers. In fact, I have on rare occasions …
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New data on stem cell clinics, INDs, & more including from FDA itself

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The International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy or ISCT held a really interesting webinar yesterday on the FDA and unproven stem cell clinics. It was focused on the expiration of the FDA's discretionary period on unproven stem cell clinics. What will the FDA do now? The webinar included some ideas and also quite a bit of important data that …

What are adult stem cells & their clinical applications?

When someone uses the term "adult stem cells" you might think that simply means stem cells from adults. However, it's not that simple. The goal of today's post is to help you get all the key facts about adult stem cells. This includes the different types of adult stem cells and their clinical potential. What are adult stem cells? What's …
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Our new paper assessing trials of cell therapy for COVID-19

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After the COVID-19 pandemic started clinical trials quickly sprouted up to test various kinds of cell therapy for COVID-19 including stem cells. The most common rationale for this approach is to suppress damaging overactive immune responses. Trials of cell therapy for COVID-19 including stem cells I've written quite a lot about these cellular medicine and stem cell trials over the …