Partnerships, broad support helping UNMC close in on a cure for HIV
OMAHA — Human immunodeficiency virus was deemed incurable for decades as scientists were unable to overcome its resistance to vaccines and were incapable of preventing [...]
Editorial: Here are New Year’s wishes for 2020 progress for the Midlands
The arrival of 2020, only a few days away, provides an occasion to turn our thoughts toward the opportunities and challenges of the new year. [...]
CIRM funded study may help explain why some people with cystic fibrosis are less prone to infection
Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that mostly affects the lungs. It is caused by a mutation in a gene called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator [...]
Patient’s own cells engineered to wage war on cancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlpgwfPmaTs&feature=emb_title CAR T-cell Therapy Two Years Later: Nick's Story - Nebraska Medicine After traditional therapies weren't effective, lymphoma patient Nick Howe was one of our [...]
Can stem cells help people recovering from a stroke? You asked, and the experts answered
We recently held our first ever Facebook Live event. It was focused on the use of stem cells and recovery from a stroke and featured [...]
Bad Batch podcast’s dark picture of perinatal stem cell industry
I finished listening to the first 6 episodes of the Bad Batch podcast last week. The series is by medical journalist Laura Beil. I think there will [...]
Researchers create a better way to grow blood stem cells
Blood stem cells are a vital part of us. They create all the other kinds of blood cells in our body and are used in [...]
Another FDA letter to a stem cell clinic supplier: what’s the agency’s long game?
The FDA just sent another untitled letter to a producer of a potentially non-compliant perinatal “stem cell” product that may be an unapproved drug. This follows past [...]
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.