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Statement on Attorney General’s Action Against Stem Cell Clinics
"We applaud Attorney General Doug Peterson for taking action against direct-to-consumer stem cell clinics operating in Nebraska. Stem cell treatments offered at these clinics are not supported by controlled clinical trials in evidence-based medical research and do ...
Statement on the Passing of Former State Senator Ron Withem
“On behalf of the board, staff, and supporters of the Coalition for Lifesaving Cures and Research Nebraska Inc. we are deeply saddened by the passing of former Speaker of the ...
Science Cafe to Feature NCLC’s Dr. Crouse
The next cafe is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 10:00 am, on the science café facebook page. Please join David Crouse, Ph.D., President of the Board of the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures (NCLC), as he presents, "Communicating Science ...
Spring 2020: From the President’s Desk
COVID-19 Infection & Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell (MSC) Therapy Currently, everyone is very focused on the coronavirus pandemic that is overrunning the world. That concern and apprehension is not misplaced. Among ...
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 populations. The first description of ...
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 of the article, here.
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 those proteins are called transcription ...
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 trial, sponsored by the National ...
New treatment for ‘silent’ heart attack survivors could make hearts stronger and repair scar tissue
People who suffer "silent" heart attacks could make dramatic recoveries under a new treatment that could also revolutionize the repair of scar tissue throughout the body, researchers say. Read more ...
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 it from mutating and integrating ...