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F.D.A. Can Act Against Stem Cell Clinic, Judge Rules

F.D.A. Can Act Against Stem Cell Clinic, Judge Rules

A Florida judge says the agency is entitled to an injunction against a stem cell clinic that has blinded patients and challenged the government’s authority to regulate it. By Denise Grady - The New York Times - Link to Full Article June 3, 2019 - A federal judge on...

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The ISSCR Releases Informed Consent Standard for Stem Cell-based Interventions

LADL is the new technology for controlling DNA folding

The Context: To fit inside the nucleus of our cells, our DNA crumples up, forming loops and making itself compact. When certain sequences of looped DNA interact with others, it impacts the way our genes are expressed, which can play a role in disease. The Study: A new...

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The ISSCR Releases Informed Consent Standard for Stem Cell-based Interventions

A New Frontier for Understanding Fatty Liver Disease

The Context: Fatty liver diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic stereohepatitis (NASH), and Wolman disease are especially difficult to study and treat due to the lack of effective disease models that recapitulate their...

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The ISSCR Releases Informed Consent Standard for Stem Cell-based Interventions

New grant funds anti-aging study

IMAGE: Baboons at the Southwest National Primate Research Center. Credit: Kathy West Studios Already approved FDA drug could impact brain cell function Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, Texas (June 17, 2019) - The William and Ella Owens Medical Research...

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