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Short features on stem cells and regenerative medicine, with a twist of science. Cultured in vivo by the Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
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Tricking the body to accept transplanted organs
Tricking the body to accept transplanted organs
A stem cell therapy to reboot the immune system may give organ transplant recipients longer and better outcomes.
Steven Erwood
Jan 17, 2018
A short guide to cell therapy manufacturing, part 1
A short guide to cell therapy manufacturing, part 1
More cell therapies are entering clinical trials with big hopes for approval in the near future. But the manufacturing of these cells is —…
Lisa Willemse
Dec 20, 2017
Clinician scientist armed with stem cells gives MS patients their lives back
Clinician scientist armed with stem cells gives MS patients their l...
In 2001, Dr. Harold Atkins, an OIRM scientist, enrolled the first patients in a clinical trial for an aggressive, untested treatment for…
Steven Erwood
Nov 7, 2017
Why small science stories are important, too
Why small science stories are important, too
Some science stories are easy to tell. Think big game, deep space, old bones, new epidemic. They’ve got mystery and drama, incite wonder or…
Lisa Willemse
Oct 11, 2017
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Toronto scientists have an affair with the heart
Toronto scientists have an affair with the heart
You may have heard that Paris is the city of love, but you might not know that Toronto, specializes in matters of the heart
Steven Erwood
Feb 13, 2017
A short guide to cell therapy manufacturing, part 2
A short guide to cell therapy manufacturing, part 2
Risk and regulation
Lisa Willemse
Feb 27, 2018
Banking on the potential of iPSCs in regenerative medicine
The pioneer of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) — Shinya Yamanaka — was one of the first to recognize the importance of stem cell…
Nicole Forgione
Aug 24, 2016
Beyond one-ply: Understanding the layers of consent and risk in clinical trials
Beyond one-ply: Understanding the layers of consent and risk in clinical trials
From the lab to the clinic to the local newspaper, managing expectations around stem cell therapies is everyone’s job.
Replica Communications
May 16, 2017
Unlocking stiff person syndrome
Unlocking stiff person syndrome
Tina Ceroni was waterskiing the first time her legs locked, leaving her immobile and in need of rescue. This is her story of recovery.
Lisa Willemse
Jun 23, 2015
A piggyback towards stem cell clinical trials for osteoporosis
A piggyback towards stem cell clinical trials for osteoporosis
Stem cell researcher Dr. William Stanford knows broken bones. He’s especially familiar with osteoporosis, a disease characterized by bone…
Meredith Hanel
Oct 3, 2017
Inspirations and aspirations of a stem cell researcher
Inspirations and aspirations of a stem cell researcher
Dr. Saeed Khalili didn’t choose stem cell research at first. Instead, you might say that stem cell research chose him.
Meredith Hanel
Sep 20, 2016
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