Cystinosis is a rare disease that usually strikes children before they are two years old and can lead to end stage kidney failure before their tenth birthday. Current treatments are limited, which is why the CIRM Board today approved $5.2 million for research that holds the possibility of a safe, effective, one-time life-long treatment.
A clinical trial using stem cells to treat people with recent spinal cord injuries has cleared two key safety hurdles, and been given approval to expand the therapy to a larger group of patients with a much higher dose of cells.
Deborah Deas, M.D., M.P.H, Dean and CEO for Clinical Affairs at the University of California, Riverside, has been appointed to the governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency.
Glioblastoma is the most common and the most aggressive form of brain tumor, so funding an equally aggressive approach to treating it was a no-brainer for CIRM, California’s stem cell agency.
The largest publicly available stem cell bank in the world is now open for business. In September the bank is offering the first 300 different stem cell lines for researchers interested in gaining a deeper understanding of, and developing treatments for 11 common diseases and disorders.
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