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Spinal Cord Injury and a CIRM-Funded Stem Cell-Based Trial

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  • Post published:October 22, 2015
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Jane Lebkowski, Asterias Biotherapeutics' VP of R&D, spoke to CIRM's governing Board about the company's CIRM-funded clinical trial for spinal cord injury. Richard Lajara, the fourth participant in a previous…

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Role of Stem Cells on Cognitive Dysfunction after Cancer Therapy

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  • Post published:February 20, 2015
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You'd think getting a cancer diagnosis and the subsequent chemo and/or radiation therapy is traumatic enough. But many people receiving cancer therapy also suffer from so-called chemobrain, a condition marked…

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A Stem Cell-Based Clinical Trial for Retinitis Pigmentosa: Henry Klassen, UC Irvine

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  • Post published:December 18, 2014
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disease that gradually destroys the light sensing nerve cells, called photoreceptors, located in the retina at the back of the eye. In this video,…

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A Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa: The Patient’s Perspective

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  • Post published:December 18, 2014
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disease that gradually destroys the light-sensing nerve cells, called photoreceptors, located in the retina at the back of the eye. In this video, Rosalinda…

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Stem Cell Research – Ophir Klein, UCSF

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  • Post published:September 19, 2014
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In his presentation to CIRM's governing Board, Dr. Ophir Klein, a CIRM grantee and UCSF researcher, detailed his lab's work to understand how stem cells regulate the healing of the…

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Living with (IBD) Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Rachel Bonner, Hope for Crohn’s

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  • Post published:September 19, 2014
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She doesn't want your sympathy. She doesn't want your admiration. She just wants your understanding.   Rachel Bonner, a sixteen-year-old high school student and founder of the Hope for Crohn's…

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Preeclampsia and Stem Cell Research: Mana Parast, UC-San Diego

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  • Post published:June 10, 2014
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Preeclampsia is a disorder of the placenta that complicates 5-8% of all pregnancies worldwide and is the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world. It's also the leading…

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Preeclampsia and Stem Cell Research: The Parent’s Perspective

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  • Post published:June 10, 2014
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Preeclampsia is a disorder of the placenta that complicates 5-8% of all pregnancies worldwide and is the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world. It's also the leading…

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Reversing Autism in the Lab with help from Stem Cells and the Tooth Fairy

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  • Post published:March 27, 2014
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People with autism have difficulty with language and social interaction as if they are trapped inside their own brains. There is no cure. Dr. Alysson Muotri of UCSD devised a…

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Autism and Stem Cells: A Mom’s Perspective

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  • Post published:March 27, 2014
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Jen, mother of 10 year-old Milo who has a severe form of autism describes the impact of the disorder on her family and shares her thoughts about stem cell research. …

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