Category Archives: Stem Cell Human Trials

(Part 2 of 3) Arnold Kriegstein, MD, Ph.D., spoke at the "Spotlight on Parkinson's Disease," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board meeting on May 7, 2008. Kriegstein reviewed the limitations of previous Parkinson's clinical trials and discussed the prospects for stem cell-based cell replacement therapies for Parkinson's disease. Kriegstein is a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Go here to see the original: Parkinson's Disease: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research - Arnold Kriegstein … Continue reading →

(Part 2 of 4) On June 18, 2009, the CIRM Governing Board heard from Catriona Jamieson about the promise of stem cell research in treating leukemia. Continue reading here: Leukemia: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research - Catriona Jamieson … Continue reading →

The government's secret stem cell testing The rest is here: Stem Cell Testing on Human Subjects [Officially] Begins • NBC Nightly News • October 11th, 2010 … Continue reading →

The first-ever embryonic stem cells on human patients is kicking off in California. Read the original here: First stem cell trial begins … Continue reading →

Ever considered becoming a bone marrow or blood stem cell donor? Excerpt from: Becoming a Blood Stem Cell Donor … Continue reading →

(Part 3 of 4) Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research "Stem Cell Research: Where are we with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)" On March 10, 2011, Yung-Wei Chi, OD, spoke about a recently launched clinical trial that using a patient's own stem cells to help prevent amputations due to peripheral arterial disease. Chi is an associate professor of medicine at the UC Davis Vascular Center. Chi was introduced by Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, vice chancellor for Human Health Sciences at UC Davis and dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine. Read the original: Cardiovascular Therapies: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research - Yung-Wei Chi … Continue reading →

(Part 3 of 4) Myeloid proliferative diseases are life threatening blood disorders that can lead to acute leukemia. Using stem cells, the laboratory of Dr. Catriona Jamieson showed that a specific small molecule could halt these diseases. Excerpt from: Leukemia: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research - Patient Stories … Continue reading →

(Part 4 of 4) Tony Ferrandino spoke at the "Spotlight on Batten Disease," an educational event presented at the CIRM Governing Board Meeting on August 13, 2008. Ferrandino's son, Drew, was diagnosed with Batten disease in January 2007 More: Batten Disease: Spotlight on Stem Cell Research - A Father's Story … Continue reading →

abclocal.go.com Carolyn Johnson In a matter of days, a Bay Area company will launch a unique stem cell trial that could produce a major breakthrough. It may offer the first hope of someday freeing paralyzed patients from their wheelchairs. Paralysis patient Roman Reed has never let go of the dream of walking again. The rest is here: Stemcells come alive: Fix Mouse with severed spine ABCnews … Continue reading →

Shares of StemCells (STEM) are up 5.85% after the company announced that it will initiate the Phase I/II clinical trial of its proprietary HuCNS-SC human neural stem cells in chronic spinal cord injury. The trial is now open for enrollment, and will accept patients with both complete and incomplete degrees of paralysis who are three to twelve months post-injury. It is being conducted in Switzerland at the Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich Continue reading here: StemCells Gains 5% on Neural Stem Cell Trial in Spinal Cord Injury … Continue reading →