by Sara M. Nolte | Nov 26, 2013
> In honour of Movember – men’s health awareness month – I’m going to talk about prostate cancer. Not in the usual way – PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screens and clinical exams – but rather, from the perspective of cancer stem cells (CSCs), and their role in...
by Mark Curtis | Nov 19, 2013
. Welcome to October’s Update from the Clinic. Interesting developments this past month included the release of Phase 1/2a data from Living Cell Technologies that provides a first look at the safety and efficacy of its DIABECELL® product. We also saw an approval for...
by Sara M. Nolte | Oct 30, 2013
> May 14th, 2013 marked an important day for breast cancer awareness. This was the day Angelina Jolie revealed that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy. Her decision was motivated by her positive screen for BRCA1, the “breast cancer gene,” and a family...
by Ben Paylor | Oct 25, 2013
“Canada is home to numerous stem cell discoveries and StemCellShorts is an excellent medium through which we can convey these accomplishments to Canadians and others worldwide. The ‘shorts’ are innovative, educational and entertaining”. — Dr. Mick Bhatia,...
by Mark Curtis | Oct 17, 2013
. Welcome to the first Regenerative Medicine Deal Review, an overview of recent licensing, partnering, and financing activity all exclusively in the regenerative medicine and cell therapy industries. Like my first post ‘Update from the Clinic’, this piece is intended...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Oct 16, 2013
> This week, while perusing my favourite news websites, I discovered that October is Down Syndrome Awareness month in the US. We Canadians however, have reserved our Down Syndrome Awareness week for the first week of November but nevertheless, this got me thinking...
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