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Using stem cells to treat Parkinson’s Disease Japanese researchers announced that they have begun a clinical trial using stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD). The scientists re-engineered skin cells from an anonymous donor, causing them to revert to cells …

Human Stem Cell Trial for Parkinson’s Disease Treatment A new clinical trial involving induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) may give patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) hope for future treatments. Researchers in Japan, under the lead of stem-cell scientist Jun Takahashi, have …

Stem Cells and Macular Degeneration Stem cells and Macular Degeneration have been in the news quite a bit lately. Most recently, a reported human stem cell clinical trial may lead to a new treatment for non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NNAMD).  …

Thanks to Stem cell & heart biologist Arun Sharma, we’ve learned that it’s OCT4: #PluripotencyDay! One of the amazing characteristics of dental pulp stem cells is their pluripotency; their ability do differentiate into other types of human cells. Here, shared from Arun’s Twitter …

As you can imagine, here at NDPL induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) excite us for many reasons. If iPS cells fascinate you as well, you’ve likely come across Paul Knoepfler’s name.  Perhaps you saw his TED Talk, or picked up his …