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Weekly reads: Kevin McCormack passes, HSCs & RXR, Ethics

Out of the blue this past week we lost Kevin McCormack of CIRM to a heart attack. When I first heard, my reaction was that can't be, but it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8odlmsb3igk About Kevin McCormack If you aren't familiar with him, Kevin was officially Director of Patient Advocacy at our state's Stem Cell Agency. However, he was much more than that, …
Kevin McCormack, Paul Knoepfler, stem cell research

Fact-checking stem cell stroke therapy: hope but not there yet

Stem cell stroke therapy
Stem cell stroke therapy research has generated buzz over the years. The goal of today's post is to fact-check claims about supposed stem cell stroke therapies and educate readers on where clinical research stands. There is some real hope here in the long run, but things have been greatly exaggerated at times. Some clinics are even already selling unproven infusions, …