The ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge has been the buzz for the last few weeks on social media, in the news and in print. We’ve had many people reach out to us and ask questions regarding the ethics of contributing to an organization that does human embryonic stem cell research. It has been a busy few weeks […]
Monthly Archives: September, 2014
In a Pilot Study, Stem Cell Therapy Found to be Effective For Stroke
Medical News Today – 12 August 2014 A stroke therapy using stem cells extracted from patients’ bone marrow has shown promising results in the first trial of its kind in humans. Five patients received the treatment in a pilot study conducted by doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and scientists at Imperial College London. The therapy was found […]
Growing Cell Lines from Individual Patients May Lead to Personalized Treatments
Medical News Today – 11 August 2014 A method of growing human cells from tissue removed from a patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract eventually may help scientists develop tailor-made therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and other GI conditions. Reporting online recently in the journal Gut, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said […]