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Weekly reads: stem cell-assisted IVF, Takeda MSC trial, reporters getting stem cells

There's been much discussion about issues related to stem cells in the reproductive space such as human embryo models and differentiating stem cells into gametes, but there's also interest in stem cell-assisted IVF. In this kind of method, stem cells are employed to make tissue cells such as ovarian stromal cells to support production of oocytes in vitro. In some …
stem cell-assisted IVF, Dina Radenkovic, Gameto

Man reportedly dies after getting unproven stem cell therapy in Mexico

stem cell death, stem cell therapy in mexico
A surfer news site reported that a man recently died after getting an unproven stem cell therapy in Mexico. The article is entitled Tragedy strikes in Mexico as Shane Dorian’s traveling companion for “life-altering” stem-cell therapy dies. Shane Dorian is a famous surfer who hopes to fight aging at 51. As part of that effort, Dorian and a friend went to …