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Mesoblast’s Stem Cell Therapy Shows 83% Survival in Ventilator-Dependent COVID-19 Patients
April 24, 2020 - By Mark Terry - Melbourne, Australia and New York-based Mesoblast Limited announced that in a study of COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), there was 83% survival with two intravenous infusions of the...
CIRM Board Funds its First Clinical Study for COVID-19
April 24, 2020 / Yimy Villa Dr. John Zaia, City of hope The governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) continued its commitment to help with the coronavirus pandemic by awarding $749,999 to Dr. John Zaia at City of Hope. He will be...
COVID-19 Emergency Stem Cell Treatment Collaboration in San Diego
Personalized Stem Cells, Inc. and Calidi Biotherapeutics collaborate to rapidly bring a stem cell therapy into clinical trials for COVID-19 patients. POWAY, CALIFORNIA, USA, April 13, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The scientific community is racing to bring new COVID-19...
COVID19 Update from the Regenerative Medicine Foundation – Organizer of World Stem Cell Summit
Dear Friends, We hope that in the midst of these unprecedented times that this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and well. At present - and without hyperbole - our world is faced with crisis that knows no borders, race, or creed. While an invisible foe,...
New Cell Therapy Trial Launches for Patients with Severe COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 9, 2020 After a lightning round of proposals and reviews, an international team of scientists led by Dr. Camillo Ricordi was granted immediate FDA authorization for a 24-patient clinical trial to test the safety and exploratory efficacy of...
Gift of Life donates 10,000 swabs to Baptist Health South Florida | Boca Raton Regional Hospital to aid in testing patients for COVID-19
As the situation with COVID-19 evolves, Gift of Life wanted to shine a light on the doctors, nurses and health care workers who are tirelessly serving on the front lines. To support their important work, Gift of Life donated 10,000 urgently-needed swabs to Baptist...
15 State Attorneys General Ask Trump Administration to Lift Ban on Fetal Tissue Research to Help Scientists Develop Vaccines for Corona Virus
March 26, 2020 Dear President Trump, Secretary Azar, and Director Collins: We write to you out of concern that the current Fetal Tissue Ban that took effect in June 2019 is hampering our Nation’s ability to address COVID-19. Scientists at the National Institutes of...
Study offers potential breakthrough in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Durham, NC – Researchers have potentially made a breakthrough in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs – including MRSA, which kills an estimated 20,000 people in the United States alone each year – with a new discovery whose details are published today in STEM...
ISSCR Announces Endorsement for California Initiative to Fund Stem Cell Research
March 20, 2020 - The ISSCR announces its endorsement for the California initiative to invest $5.5 billion in stem cell research to continue the research and development of new therapies for life-threatening and devastating diseases. The new initiative will build on...
Stem cell-combo therapy could bring long-term relief for gastroparesis
Durham, NC – A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine could provide a major breakthrough in finding a cure for gastroparesis, a painful condition in which the stomach is unable to empty itself of food. Among the symptoms are heartburn, abdominal...
Harvard Medical School facing potentially catastrophic crises for health care system – ramping down research
Latest notification from Harvard Medical School concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic... Dear Members of the HMS, HSDM and Harvard Chan School Research Communities: Given the COVID-19 pandemic, our shared goal is clear: we must lower the risk of infection within our...
Healing large wounds fast
by Erin Hare and Emily Durham A team of researchers from CMU has partnered with Pitt and secured a $22 million DARPA grant to develop a device combining artificial intelligence, bioelectronics, and regenerative medicine to regrow muscle tissue, especially after combat...