by Stacey Johnson | Oct 27, 2017
Before Jake Gyllenhaal starred in the 2001 comedy Bubble Boy, there was a 1976 version starring John Travolta called The Boy In The Plastic Bubble. Both movies were inspired by the lives of David Vetter, who had severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and Ted DeVita,...
by Hamideh Emrani | Oct 24, 2017
At 2:20 am, I gave up my quest to try to sleep and decided to work on my post. When I opened my laptop, a picture of sweet Y, a really supportive former labmate and truly kind friend, was smiling at me. I had forgotten to close my Facebook page and a friend had shared...
by Stacey Johnson | Oct 20, 2017
In what feels like back-to-back news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two gene therapies for cancer. The actual announcements happened seven weeks apart, but for patients, manufacturers, investors and shareholders, it’s like Christmas – over...
by Stacey Johnson | Oct 13, 2017
If you’ve stumbled upon this blog thinking you will be reading about the attractive and talented cast of the popular 2016 TV show on NBC, I suspect you will be very disappointed. While there is video for you below, you will not see any rippling muscles and you don’t...
by Nicole Kuchinsky | Oct 12, 2017
Most people will tell you they hate networking. No matter how much we might dread awkward chit chat, networking and relationship building are key contributors to success, regardless of industry or job title. Because commercializing regenerative medicine (RM)...
by Stacey Johnson | Oct 6, 2017
Do you recognize the name Timothy Caulfield? How about if I tell you that he took on Gwyneth Paltrow and her Goop empire in his popular 2015 book Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? Caulfield is a professor of health law and science policy at the University of...
by Samantha Payne | Oct 3, 2017
The brain is one of the most complex and delicate organs of the body, with very little capacity to regenerate itself. As such, any disease or injury it sustains is a challenge for regenerative medicine researchers to design effective strategies. Therapeutics need to...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 29, 2017
In some circles, James Till needs no introduction. Along with Ernest McCulloch (deceased), Dr. Till advanced medical research across the globe with the discovery of blood stem cells[1][2] at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital, now the Princess Margaret Cancer...
by Jovana Drinjakovic | Sep 27, 2017
The potential of lab-grown mini organs goes beyond learning how to manufacture replacement body parts to undo disease; it could allow researchers to glimpse, for the first time, the swaths of microorganisms that live inside us and shape our health. A deeply entrenched...
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