by Katie Moisse | Jun 8, 2010
For centuries, “snake oil salesmen” have used cleverly crafted acts to peddle fake medicines. The modern-day version of the medical conman has zeroed on stem cells, selling treatments with unproven effects and unknown risks. Using online marketing campaigns, stem...
by Michelle Ly | May 31, 2010
Part one in a series looking at the processes involved in the most clinically applied form of stem cell therapy: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Leukocytes, or white blood cells (WBCs), are an essential part of the immune system. Produced in the bone marrow,...
by Stem Cell Network | May 18, 2010
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease and motor neuron disease (MND), is a progressive neuromuscular disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. As these neurons slowly waste away, they become unable to transmit signals...
by Chris Kamel | Apr 29, 2010
In Britain, a young boy is currently recovering from a remarkable surgery to replace his windpipe. Tissue transplantation itself is hardly a routine thing, but there are a couple of things that make this case, reported in the British Medical Journal, particularly...
by Stem Cell Network | Mar 11, 2010
In the fall, the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation launched the Stem Cell Charter that has been signed by over 3,000 people worldwide. (If you haven’t signed, click here to add your support.) A main focus of the Foundation is to raise awareness about the importance of...
by Stem Cell Network | Feb 11, 2010
The answers to many childhood diseases may be held deep within our cells. Dr. William Stanford, a stem cell researcher at the University of Toronto and co-Director of the Ontario Human iPS Facility, has been looking at the mechanisms that determine whether and how a...
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