From the President’s Desk
Gene therapy employing genetic engineering approaches involves the direct manipulation of DNA using biotechnology and may or may not include the manipulation of stem cell [...]
News neuroscience neurology AI robotics psychology about newsletter trending rejuvenating the brain: more stem cells improve learning and memory of old mice
Critical aspects of hippocampal function can be reversed in old age, or compensated for throughout life, with the help of neural stem cells. Read more [...]
Plant-derived SVC112 hits cancer stem cells, leaves healthy cells alone
"Proteins are the keys to initiating genetic programs in the cells to tell them Now you grow, now you stay put, now you metastasize. And [...]
MS Trial Begins Comparing Stem Cell Transplantation to Best Available Drugs
Researchers have begun trial testing an experimental stem cell treatment against the best available biologic therapies for severe forms of relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). The [...]
2019 Annual Report
Want to learn more about what the Coalition has been up to in 2019? Check out our 2019 Year End Report by clicking here.
Communicating About Unproven Stem Cell Treatments to the Public
A Closer Look at Stem Cells reports that in recent years, there has been a proliferation of unregulated stem cell clinics providing unproven treatments for [...]
Many stem cell clinics promise unapproved treatments: How to stay safe
NBC reports that Google has cracked down on pervasive, predatory ads promoting sketchy medical treatments — a move that could affect many of the hundreds [...]
Kohout Departs as Coalition Executive Director. McGill Johnson to Take Her Place
The Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures announced that its long-serving (12 years) executive director, Victoria Kohout, has left the organization effective October 4, 2019, to [...]
Fall 2019 Newsletter
Read about the ten undergraduate students awarded Holland Future Scientist prizes, the Coalition's new Executive Director, a letter from NCLC's President and more.