Stem cells to heal broken hearts: help us bring it to the clinic
October 21, 2019
Cardiologist and researcher Associate Professor James Chong has already used human stem cells to repair the damaged hearts of other large primates — a world first. The achievement and his subsequent work won him a 2016...
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Stem cell treatment for type 1 diabetes: help us bring it to human trials
August 01, 2019
The unlikely combination of stem cells and seaweed are providing a novel approach for treating type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is currently incurable, can be life-threatening, and, unlike type 2, can't be prevented through better...
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MS clinical trial set to kick-start brain repair with magnets
June 24, 2019
Inaugural Metcalf Prize winner Kaylene Young’s stem cell research leads to potential new non-invasive treatment A new pain-free treatment for multiple sclerosis using magnetism to stimulate brain repair is about to begin trials with patients in...
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NYSCF Early Career Investigator Awards: Funding Opportunity
January 31, 2019
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF), excited to announce our RFAs for the Innovator Awards for Early-Career Investigators are open! These global awards are open to early career investigators around the world and provide $1.5 million over 5 years. ...
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The journalist, his brother, and the man who helped 20 million cancer patients
January 08, 2019
In 2011, journalist Chris Kimball noticed he was losing weight, along with other odd symptoms. The 35-year-old father of two young children found out he had an unusual and aggressive form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer...
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Supporting generations to come
January 03, 2019
The National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia would like to express its gratitude to the Estate of the late Gordon Lapham. The Foundation is extremely fortunate to have received a substantial bequest from the Lapham Estate that...
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How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and what health worries may ensue
November 29, 2018
He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2018. He made his first public comments about his claim of making the world’s first gene-edited babies. AP Photo/Kin...
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