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Under bill, patients in Nebraska would be informed that stem cell therapies aren’t approved
By Julie Anderson, Omaha World Herald, January 20, 2022 A measure slated for a Friday hearing in the Nebraska Legislature would make sure patients seeking unproven stem cell treatments for ...
Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies
Yesterday, State Senator John Arch introduced a bill requiring providers to notify patients if they are offering a stem cell treatment that is not FDA approved. Here is a fact ...
Spotlight on 2021 Holland Future Scientist Awardees
University of Nebraska Omaha student Sarah Alsuleiman knows the fear caused by a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Three years ago, her father was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of ...
From the Desk of the President – Fall 2021
By David Crouse, Ph.D. For many years the standard approaches to treating cancer have been surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Scientists have also clearly shown that many cancers have unique ...
UNMC announces Holland Future Scientist Award winners
(UNMC Press Release September 1, 2021) Ten undergraduate students from five Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2021 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving ...
Ask A Scientist – Kearney
On September 23rd, Nebraska Cures will hold our first ever Ask a Scientist panel in Kearney featuring Dr. Ali Khan, Dr. Kim Carlson, and Dr. David Crouse! Our panel will ...
From the Desk of the President – Summer 2021
By David Crouse, Ph.D. On May 26, 2021, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) released updated Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation. This represents the first ...
Visiting a Lab for the First Time – an Intern’s POV
By Elly Vo, Community Outreach Intern & High School Senior On Tuesday, June 29th, Amanda and I visited Dr. Angela Pannier’s lab at UNL. We got the chance to watch ...
Federal Research Funding
Nebraska Cures and Research Nebraska, Inc put together a fact sheet on proposed federal funding for science and research. Learn more about what’s being discussed in D.C. and why it’s ...
Teen PSA Winners
The end of June marks the end of our Nebraska Teen Vaccine Challenge. Last month, Nebraska Cures hosted a PSA competition to showcase the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine. The ...