San Jose Newspaper Lauds CIRM Chairman Thomas
February 17th, 2013 3:06 amThe California stem cell agency got some good
news this week. The San Jose Mercury News ran an editorial yesterday
that was headlined,
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The California stem cell agency got some good
news this week. The San Jose Mercury News ran an editorial yesterday
that was headlined,
|
Earlier
this month the California Stem Cell Report published an item that said:
“In
the wake of recent considerable criticism concerning conflicts of
interest at the $3 billion California stem cell agency, its leaders
have taken to saying 'no actual conflicts' have been found at the
agency.
“That
assertion is simply not true.”
“California’s
Fair Political Practices Commission (FPCC) decided that Burnham
Institute President violated conflict-of-interest rules by writing a
letter to the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine appealing
a decision that an affiliate of his institute was ineligible for
funding.”
Francisco Prieto, a member of the
governing board of the $3 billion California stem cell agency, is
expressing some additional dissatisfaction with the blue-ribbon
Institute of Medicine (IOM) report for which the agency paid $700,000.
“A few more words on independence,
and the IOM. I think Bob Klein drafted the proposition (and
remember, all of this was spelled out there – readily available to
the voters and whatever news sources they were depending on for
information) deliberately to engage patient advocates. I think he
knew that those of us who have been active in disease advocacy have a
passion around the issue of advancing research that someone without
that background would be unlikely to have. I’m not sure exactly
what the IOM had in mind when they called for more 'independent'
members of the board, since they very unfortunately did not bother to
interview the patient advocates on the ICOC(the governing board). I
don’t know what their reason for this was, if there was one, but
they only circulated a (in my view) frankly inadequate questionnaire,
and interviewed a small handful of people. I think this was a major
flaw in their process and gave them a very limited view of our role.
It is hard for me to imagine who they might have in mind, if not
people who had been involved with some existing advocacy
organization. I think there are very few if any patient advocates who
aren’t working with some group – the only ones I might imagine
would be some independently wealthy person able to start a foundation
or research institute on their own. With all due respect to
Bill Gates and the great work his foundation is doing with malaria
and HIV, I have written before that I think it would be absolutely
wrong and anti-democratic to create any public board or commission
that only millionaires could sit on.”
Muscle stiffness is a major clinical feature in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is the most common lethal inherited muscle-wasting disease in boys, and it is caused by the lack of the dystrophin protein. We recently showed that the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle of mdx mice (a DMD mouse model) exhibits disease-associated muscle stiffness. Truncated micro- and mini-dystrophins are the leading candidates for DMD gene therapy. Unfortunately, it has never been clear whether these truncated genes can mitigate muscle stiffness. To address this question, we examined the passive properties of the EDL muscle in transgenic mdx mice that expressed a representative mini- or micro-gene (H2-R15, R2-15/R18-23/C, or R4-23/C). The passive properties were measured at the ages of 6 and 20 mo a...
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The California stem cell agency got some good
news this week. The San Jose Mercury News ran an editorial yesterday
that was headlined,
The 306-word editorial said CIRM Chairman Jonathan Thomas is a refreshing change from Robert Klein, the first chairman of the $3 billion enterprise. The brief editorial said Thomas recognizes that the eight-year-old agency "has to mature." It said Thomas was trying to improve transparency and accountability. |
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Earlier
this month the California Stem Cell Report published an item that said:
“In
the wake of recent considerable criticism concerning conflicts of
interest at the $3 billion California stem cell agency, its leaders
have taken to saying 'no actual conflicts' have been found at the
agency.
“That
assertion is simply not true.”
“California’s
Fair Political Practices Commission (FPCC) decided that Burnham
Institute President violated conflict-of-interest rules by writing a
letter to the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine appealing
a decision that an affiliate of his institute was ineligible for
funding.”
Francisco Prieto, a member of the
governing board of the $3 billion California stem cell agency, is
expressing some additional dissatisfaction with the blue-ribbon
Institute of Medicine (IOM) report for which the agency paid $700,000.
“A few more words on independence,
and the IOM. I think Bob Klein drafted the proposition (and
remember, all of this was spelled out there – readily available to
the voters and whatever news sources they were depending on for
information) deliberately to engage patient advocates. I think he
knew that those of us who have been active in disease advocacy have a
passion around the issue of advancing research that someone without
that background would be unlikely to have. I’m not sure exactly
what the IOM had in mind when they called for more 'independent'
members of the board, since they very unfortunately did not bother to
interview the patient advocates on the ICOC(the governing board). I
don’t know what their reason for this was, if there was one, but
they only circulated a (in my view) frankly inadequate questionnaire,
and interviewed a small handful of people. I think this was a major
flaw in their process and gave them a very limited view of our role.
It is hard for me to imagine who they might have in mind, if not
people who had been involved with some existing advocacy
organization. I think there are very few if any patient advocates who
aren’t working with some group – the only ones I might imagine
would be some independently wealthy person able to start a foundation
or research institute on their own. With all due respect to
Bill Gates and the great work his foundation is doing with malaria
and HIV, I have written before that I think it would be absolutely
wrong and anti-democratic to create any public board or commission
that only millionaires could sit on.”
Stem Cell Surgery Study by Dr. Ruth Roberts of SDCM - Kidney Disease
STEM CELL TRANSPLANT STUDY IN CATS AND DOGS POINTS TO GROUNDBREAKING TREATMENT FOR KIDNEY DISEASE Sabrina is a fourteen-year-old cat, diagnosed with kidney disease. Yet, Sabrina #39;s luck has changed due to a groundbreaking study in cats and dogs for the treatment of kidney disease. The research study by Dr. Ruth Roberts with Sun Dog Cat Moon Veterinary Clinic (SDCM) is stem cell transplant surgery. Sabrina #39;s procedure was on January 21, 2013. During surgery, stem cells were harvested from a four-ounce sample of her own fat tissue. "Modified stem cells find their way to the appropriate locations of the damaged kidneys, engrafting themselves into key areas for renal function, resulting in reduced inflammation, allowing regeneration of tissue and improved function in the kidney. There is a need in veterinary medicine for a regenerative treatment in kidney failure," says Dr. Ruth Roberts. For more information on Dr. Ruth Roberts #39; study on stem cell therapy for chronic renal failure in cats and dogs, please contact SDCM at 843-437-0063 and info@SunDogCatMoon.com Visit http://www.SunDogCatMoon.com Dr. Ruth Roberts DVM / CVA / CVH 843-437-0063 Info@SunDogCatMoon.com For media: Penelope Jean Publicist 615-568-5948 Penelope@PenelopeJean.com
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Muscular Dystrophy Improvement After Stem Cell Therapy in Mumbai India
He is a known case of MD with history of gradual onset of lower extremities muscle weakness noticed since age of 12 years with complaints of footwear slipping, frequent falling, difficulty in stairs climbing and getting up from floor. Gradually weakness progressed to upper extremities with difficulty in overhead activities. He even reports difficulty in pronunciation of "Ra", "La". He has no family history of MD. Functionally, he is modified independent in all ADL and mobility. On FIM he scores 79. After Stem Cell Treatment 1. Feels more energetic. Stamina has improved. 2. Sitting posture has improved. 3. Walking and standing posture is more erect. 4. Balance while walking has improved. 5. He can maintain kneeling position. 6. Bending and rotation from trunk is easier because of increase in back extensor strength. 7. Slow rate of speech achieved. 8. Lisping reduced. 9. Correct articulation for fricatives /s/, /sh/ and velar /ksha/ achieved in isolation. Stem Cell Therapy done at Dr Alok Shrama NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute Surana Sethia Hospital Sion-Trombay Rd, Suman Ngr Opp Corporate Park, Chembur, Mumbai -- 71. Tel : 022 - 25283706, 022 - 25281610, Mob : +91 9920 200 400 http://www.neurogen.in http://www.stemcellsmumbai.com
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Beckers Muscular Dystrophy Improvement After Stem Cell Therapy in Mumbai India
He is a known case of BMD since 10 years (2003). The difficulty initially started as difficulty in walking and stair climbing. Slowly weakness progressed and he could not get up from the floor. He went to the local doctor, who advised him to get investigations done. Investigations in 2005 showed Becker #39;s specific gene deletion, however diagnosis was confirmed as BMD based on clinical symptoms, increased CPK values and EMG changes that were consistent with BMD. On examination, he is hypotonic and hyporeflexic. There is hypertrophy of calf muscles and wasting of quadriceps and trunk muscles. There is slight tongue hypertrophy and slight difficulty in speech. He has complete passive range of motion. His upper extremities strength is above functional grade and he does the overhead activities. Out of all the antigravity muscles of lower limbs only plantar flexors are above functional level. Hip flexors are functional level and all the other lower extremities muscles are below functional level. Abdominals have functional level strength. Bilateral extremities are profoundly weak. Functionally he is independent in all ADL, however has great difficulty in getting up from lower surfaces. He needs support to climb staircase. On FIM he scores 104. After Stem Cell Treatment 1. Bilateral calf firmness has become softer than before. 2. He can now do supine to sit independently with ease, earlier he used to take strain and get up. 3. He can do sit to supine with ease than before. 4 ...
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Dr. Max Gomez Reports on Pope Benedict XVI Support of Adult Stem Cells
Dr. Max Gomez, Stem for Life Foundation Trustee, looks back at memories of Pope Benedict XVI from the 2011 Vatican Adult Stem Cell Conference and his new book, The Healing Cell, co-written with Dr. Robin Smith, President and Trustee of the Stem for Life Foundation, and Msgr. Tomasz, Trafny, Head of the Science and Faith Department of the Vatican #39;s Pontifical Council for Culture. He discusses the Pope #39;s support of adult stem cells. Video first aired February 11, 2013.
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Silicon Beach: Howard Leonardt discusses innovations with Stem Cells
Silicon Beach interviews Howard Leonhardt. Appointed by Startup America Partnership as spokesperson for the Jobs Act and Crowd Funding in their Startup California region.
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They laughed when I said I could print stem cells in 3-D but when I did...
http://www.stemcellsarthritistreatment.com Mesenchymal stem cell arthritis treatment is now a reality. Shoulder arthritis, hip arthritis, knee arthritis, and ankle arthritis are those areas that seem most amenable to treatment. The concern is how to obtain stem cells for arthritis treatment and how many to use. 3-D printing of stem cells is a new technology that appears to offer an alternative method for producing stem cells for arthritis treatment. http
By: Nathan Wei
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Introduction to the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Institute stem cell researchers Michael Longaker, Ravi Majeti, Renee Reijo Pera, Michael Clarke and Maximilian Diehn talk about research on regenerative medicine, cancer therapies and reproduction, and how clinical experiences motivate them to work even harder to find new therapies for disease.
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Stemlogix Stem Cell therapy at Central Animal Hospital St Petersburg Florida
Central Animal Hospital of St Petersburg, FL now offers in house Stemlogix Stem Cell Therapy for osteoarthritis for dogs! More info: http://www.centralanimal.net or http://www.tbk9rehab.com
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What is the buzz about stem cells and synthetic scaffolds?
http://www.stemcellsarthritistreatment.com Synthetics have the advantage of known rates of degradation, ability to keep shape, and reproducibility. The down side is that the adhesiveness of stem cells may not be as good as natural materials. Examples of these synthetic materials include various polymers such as poly lactic-co-glycolic acid and poly ethylene glycol. Initial studies using these materials as scaffolds has looked very promising. http
By: Nathan Wei
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Leggos for stem cells... you #39;ve got to be kidding!
http://www.stemcellsarthritistreatment.com Peptides are amino acids which are the building blocks of proteins. They can be assembled into scaffolds and have the advantages of being both reproducible as well as functional. Sort of like Leggos. http
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Leggos for stem cells... you've got to be kidding! - Video
Stem cells technology for you
see how you can benefit from scientific breakthroughs and apply it for your health and beauty.
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Julia Greenstein Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology
This clip is part of the Career Girls ongoing series of career guidance/inspiration videos. See more at http://www.careergirls.org
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