ALS is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with no cure that specifically affect a patient's motor neurons in the brain. A team at Cedars-Sinai is transplanting millions of genetically engineered stem cells…
Stroke is a major cause of long-term disability and there are no proven medical treatments for chronic stroke. SanBio is carrying out a Phase 2 clinical trial using mesenchymal stem…
A team at UC Davis plans to use bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells to deliver a growth factor, called BDNF, to patients' brains in order to reduce the death…
Up to 12,000 Americans suffer a spinal cord injury (SCI) each year. This condition leads to a high level of permanent disability and decreased life expectancy. Currently, there are no…
BrainStorm Therapeutics is using mesenchymal stem cells that are taken from the patient's own bone marrow. These stem cells are then modified in the lab to boost their production of…
Geron carried out a Phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety and preliminary activity of escalating doses of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells for treatment…
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