Disease Focus: Alzheimer's Disease
Systemic Protein Factors as Modulators of the Aging Neurogenic Niche
Approaches to repair the injured brain or even prevent age-related neurodegeneration are in their infancy but there is growing interest in the role of neural stem cells in these conditions. Indeed, there is hope that some day stem cells can be used for the treatment of spinal cord injury, stroke, or Parkinson’s disease and stem […]
Alzheimer’s Nightmare Spurs Comedy Fundraiser to Help Caregivers
By 25, Lauren Miller had already lost two grandparents to Alzheimer’s and witnessed her mother’s early onset at just 55 years old. Watch Lauren’s recent talk about her family history with this brutal disease and the foundation she created, Hilarity for Charity, with husband Seth Rogen, aims to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s among young adults […]
Grace Asuelime, City of Hope – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch
Aynun Begum, Western Univ. of Health Sciences – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch
Alzheimer’s Stem Cell Research: Ask the Expert – Larry Goldstein, UCSD
In this first installment of CIRM TV’s “Ask the Expert” video series, Larry Goldstein of the University of California, San Diego answers questions about finding stem cell based therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Readers of CIRM’s Facebook, Twitter, and research blog sent in the questions over the past few weeks. Dr. Goldstein is a CIRM grantee […]
Alzheimer’s Ask the Expert video, Part 2: Of stem cells, iphones and a cellular black box
Bonus footage from the first installment of CIRM TV’s “Ask the Expert” video series in which Larry Goldstein of the University of California, San Diego answers questions about finding stem cell based therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Readers of CIRM’s Facebook, Twitter, and research blog sent in the questions over the past few weeks. Dr. Goldstein […]
Alzheimer’s: Advancing Stem Cell Therapies – 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting
Mathew Blurton-Jones speaks at the 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting about promising research which uses neural stem cells to improve learning and memory in mice with alzheimer’s like symptoms.
Leeza Gibbons – CIRM’s Investment in Neurodegenerative Diseases
(Part 2 of 7) Leeza Gibbons, member of the CIRM Governing Board, gave the keynote presentation at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research that may lead to new […]
Alzheimer’s Stem Cell Research Patient Advocate Spotlight
(Part 3 of 7) Neurologist Neal Hermanowicz, and Alzheimer’s patient advocates, Susan Franklin and Serge Morales, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a patient advocacy event hosted by the California stem cell funding agency (CIRM). The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress […]
Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s – Using Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Disease
(Part 4 of 7) Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones, a professor at UC-Irvine’s Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, spoke at “Synapses Firing: Connections Made”, a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The 100+ people in attendance heard from patient advocates about living with neurodegenerative disease and from scientists about recent progress in stem cell research that may […]