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OWH: Vaccine trials reach out to minority communities to diversify participants
Carlos Bárcenas has made a few connections over the years in his hometown of Grand Island, Nebraska. He has worked as a translator, and he now operates his own firm focused on leadership development. He [...]
10/11 News: Nebraskans Participate in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Trump administration says a vaccine for COVID-19 could come as soon as the end of the year, but a vaccine can’t happen without clinical trials. Some of those trials are [...]
Fall 2020: From the President’s Desk
Although everyone is still very much focused on the coronavirus pandemic, I thought that it might be useful to update where we are with respect to stem cell and research related issues in Nebraska at [...]
Midlands Voices: Nebraskans, be wary of claims by pop-up stem cell clinics
By Dr. David Crouse, board president for the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. Published in the Aug. 1, 2020 Omaha World Herald. Stem cell research and regenerative medicine have tremendous promise. Therapies are in development [...]
New FDA Consumer Alert on Stem Cell and Exosome Products
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authority to regulate regenerative medicine products, including stem cell products and exosome products. There is a lot of misleading information on the internet about these products, including [...]
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 not have approval by the [...]
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 Legislature Ron Withem. We extend [...]
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 in a Stressful World: Vaccine [...]
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 the major issues regarding COVID-19 [...]
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 this approach in biological systems [...]