Category Archives: Cell Medicine

Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org Sixteen states have passed laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana to treat side effects of various illnesses, but now some are moving to either limit or repeal those laws. Anna Rau of Montana PBS reports. See the original post: 'Clearing the Smoke': The Benefits, Limits of Medical Marijuana … Continue reading →

Roman Reed spoke with CIRM at the World Stem Cell Summit about what he thinks patients advocates should know about stem cell research. He came to the meeting in Pasadena to talk about stem cell advocacy. See the original post here: Roman Reed: What all patient advocates at the World Stem Cell Summit should know … Continue reading →

First human test subject injected with stem cells. Will he walk again? Read more: Medical Breakthrough: First Stem Cell Procedure … Continue reading →

*Please note: this video contains graphic images of a disfiguring disease John Wagner presented the closing scientific talk at the 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting. Weaving together stories of medical history, literature, bioethics, and his own clinical work, Wagner describes the challenges and promise of stem cell based therapies. Dr. See the article here: Stem Cells: Fulfilling the Promise - 2011 CIRM Grantee Meeting … Continue reading →

Laural Barchas sat down with CIRM at the World Stem Cell Summit to discuss the high school stem cell curriculum she was involved in developing. She says it takes all types of people to develop new therapies -- scientists, patient advocates, lawyers, and business people. The meeting brings those people together with a common focus in developing new stem cell-based therapies. View original post here: Laural Barchas: The World Stem Cell Summit brings people together to find therapies … Continue reading →

Jonathan Thomas, CIRM governing board chair, sits down with CIRM at the World Stem Cell Summit booth to talk about what he wants all attendees to learn about CIRM at the meeting. See the article here: Jonathan Thomas: What everyone at the World Stem Cell Summit should know about CIRM … Continue reading →

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Molecular immunologists from Imperial College London filmed a natural killer T-cell attack a diseased using a specialized microscopy technique. In this video, provided by the research university, watch a single natural killer T-cell attack a diseased cell, starting at 1:20. More here: Scientists catch natural killer T-cell attacking disease cell on video … Continue reading →

DOWNLOAD HERE: newsdirect.nma.com.tw Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have destroyed tumors in three leukemia patients, each in three weeks, using genetically modified T-cells, according to articles published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine. The scientists removed samples of the patients' T-cells and used a lentivirus vector to modify them to attack cells that express the protein CD19, which includes cancer cells. Source: Science Daily See the rest here: Scientists kill leukemia with genetically modified T-cells … Continue reading →

Biological 'Computer' Destroys Cancer Cells: Diagnostic Network Incorporated Into Human Cells ScienceDaily (Sep. 2, 2011) — Researchers led by ETH professor Yaakov Benenson and MIT professor Ron Weiss have successfully incorporated a diagnostic biological "computer" network in human cells. This network recognizes certain cancer cells using logic combinations of five cancer-specific molecular factors, triggering cancer cells destruction. Continued here: CELL SIZE 'Computer' Destroys Cancer Cells. RFID There answer for Nuclear Power. WTBLEEP … Continue reading →