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babakofi<p>Child from <a href="https://union.place/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> who is in the <a href="https://union.place/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> in urgent need of stem cell donor. Share with <a href="https://union.place/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arab</span></a> people who could be potential matches.<br><a href="https://union.place/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergency</span></a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHSvN_HuFHN/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/p/DHSvN_HuFHN/?i</span><span class="invisible">gsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==</span></a></p>
PLOS Biology<p>A role for translational control in stem &amp; differentiating cells. This study shows that signals from the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> niche induce changes in translational rates (via eIF3d1 phosphorylation) to control stem cell fate in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Drosophila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drosophila</span></a> testis <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/plosbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plosbiology</span></a> <a href="https://plos.io/3Dw1W07" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">plos.io/3Dw1W07</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
jbz<p>🧬 Stem cell therapy trial reverses "irreversible" damage to cornea <br>—<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@NewAtlas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NewAtlas</span></a></span> </p><p>「 By the first checkup at three months, the corneas of seven (50%) of the participants had been completely restored. By the 12-month mark, that number had increased to 11 (79%) patients. Two other participants met the definition for partial success, so the team claims an overall success rate of 92% for CALEC 」</p><p><a href="https://newatlas.com/biology/stem-cell-therapy-reverses-irreversible-damage-cornea/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newatlas.com/biology/stem-cell</span><span class="invisible">-therapy-reverses-irreversible-damage-cornea/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/stemcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcell</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/stemcelltherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcelltherapy</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/biotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biotech</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Patching Up Failing Hearts With Engineered Muscle Tissue - As the most important muscle in our body, any issues with our heart are considered... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/30/patching-up-failing-hearts-with-engineered-muscle-tissue/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/01/30/patchi</span><span class="invisible">ng-up-failing-hearts-with-engineered-muscle-tissue/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/stemcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcell</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/heart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heart</span></a></p>
PLOS Biology<p>How do <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/apoptotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apoptotic</span></a> cells signal to their neighbors to stimulate proliferation? This study shows that apoptotic <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ExtracellularVesicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtracellularVesicles</span></a> (<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EVs</span></a>) carrying MIF stimulate epithelial <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> repopulation, guiding <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/macrophages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macrophages</span></a> to induce proliferation <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PLOSBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PLOSBiology</span></a> <a href="https://plos.io/48SeCd3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">plos.io/48SeCd3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Pepijn</span></a></span> Let me help this: <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/donorcommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donorcommunications</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LindyLi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LindyLi</span></a> @ 2:28am EDT on Aug 15, 2024</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> didn’t care about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> until he himself was hacked</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> didn’t support federal aid til their own states needed it</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveScalise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveScalise</span></a> didn’t support <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> treatment til he himself needed it</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> never give a damn until their OWN asses are on the line</p>
mishi<p>Hmm, a PRP injection worked for my sister and got rid of her debilitating back pain (sciatica). She strained her back a couple weeks ago and now she's back to being bed ridden. It could have been avoided but a trip to the vet with our 45 pound dog did it.</p><p>I hear a lot of athletes get their back pain fixed with injections instead of surgery... She might have to get another shot or something. Anyone have any experience?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sciatica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sciatica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackPain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackPain</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Experimental Treatment For Spinal Cord Injury Shows Improvement in 7 of 10 Patients<br><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-therapy-for-spinal-cord-injury-shows-improvement-in-7-of-10-patients" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/experimental-</span><span class="invisible">therapy-for-spinal-cord-injury-shows-improvement-in-7-of-10-patients</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpinalCord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinalCord</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/treatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treatment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mesenchymal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mesenchymal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transplant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transplant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a>—dose <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpinalInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinalInjection</span></a></p>
RockerDoc (Ricardo Ismach)<p>Outstanding <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a>! Trigger warning for religious extremists: likely used <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> technology along the way. <a href="https://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/fine-tuning-immunity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mag.uchicago.edu/science-medic</span><span class="invisible">ine/fine-tuning-immunity</span></a></p>
PLOS Biology<p>Stem cell microenvironment: Inter-niche signaling in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Drosophila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drosophila</span></a> ovary reveals a mechanism involving miR124 &amp; EGFR that regulates <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> function &amp; sharpens the spatial distinction between self-renewal &amp; differentiation microenvironments <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PLOSBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PLOSBiology</span></a> <a href="https://plos.io/3TM3Ajf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">plos.io/3TM3Ajf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Edmonds, of Desert Hot Springs, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>, underwent a treatment in which he received <a href="https://noc.social/tags/StemCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCells</span></a> with a rare <a href="https://noc.social/tags/GeneticMutation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticMutation</span></a> that makes people who have it resistant to acquiring <a href="https://noc.social/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a>. The <a href="https://noc.social/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> transplant came from a donor with the rare homozygous <a href="https://noc.social/tags/CCR5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCR5</span></a> delta mutation.</p><p>Man in <a href="https://noc.social/tags/remission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remission</span></a> from blood cancer and HIV after remarkable treatment | <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Leukemia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leukemia</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/28/blood-cancer-hiv-treatment" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/28/blood-cancer-hiv-treatment</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>California Man Free of HIV And Cancer in Astonishing Medical Recovery<br><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/california-man-free-of-hiv-and-cancer-in-astonishing-medical-recovery" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/california-ma</span><span class="invisible">n-free-of-hiv-and-cancer-in-astonishing-medical-recovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/remission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remission</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AcuteMyelogenousLeukemia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcuteMyelogenousLeukemia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stemcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcell</span></a># transplant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geneticmutation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geneticmutation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a></p>
Georgiann Baldino<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Scalise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scalise</span></a> benefits from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> therapy he voted against funding.</p>
Brittany Trang<p>But this is a slow-moving miracle. Shelby's <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/transplant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transplant</span></a> itself took less than 8 minutes, but required more than 7 weeks in the hospital. </p><p>All told, from Shelby's <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/stemcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcell</span></a> collection to the time she'll be allowed to leave immunity-protecting isolation and go back to in-person school, it will be over a year. </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/13/gene-therapy-zynteglo-bluebird-beta-thalassemia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2023/12/13/gene-t</span><span class="invisible">herapy-zynteglo-bluebird-beta-thalassemia/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/scd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scd</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crispr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crispr</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/betathalassemia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>betathalassemia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/chemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemo</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/patient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patient</span></a></p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>Exciting Clinical Trials of New Stem Cell Injection Treatment Shows Promise for Halting Multiple Sclerosis<br>Note: " a small study"<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClinicalTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClinicalTrial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/exciting-clinical-trials-of-new-stem-cell-injection-treatment-shows-promise-for-halting-multiple-sclerosis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodnewsnetwork.org/exciting-c</span><span class="invisible">linical-trials-of-new-stem-cell-injection-treatment-shows-promise-for-halting-multiple-sclerosis/</span></a></p>
Ferran Cardoso<p>And here we are now! Not only the paper co-authored by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@QinX_4762" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>QinX_4762</span></a></span> but also another one from my colleague Maria Ramos have been published in the current Cell issue!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/stemcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcell</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SingleCellOmics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleCellOmics</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/colorectalcancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colorectalcancer</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bioinformatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioinformatics</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/organoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organoids</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cell</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/accademichatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accademichatter</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openresearch</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)01221-7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8</span><span class="invisible">674(23)01221-7</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>How sickle cell became the first "CRISPR'd" disease:</p><p>It all started with the then-CEO of CRISPR Therapeutics being presented with "a kind of Sears catalog of human malady"...and ultimately chucking it out the window. </p><p>But it was also scientifically, clinically...perfect.</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/04/sickle-cell-crispr-exa-cel-casgevy-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2023/12/04/sickle</span><span class="invisible">-cell-crispr-exa-cel-casgevy-history/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCD</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SickleCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SickleCell</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/genetherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetherapy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CRISPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRISPR</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/stemcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcell</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthequity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>The new sickle cell gene therapies — and stem cell transplant-based therapies in general — require intense chemo that causes infertility.</p><p>But when insurance won't cover the cost of egg retrieval, what choice do patients have?</p><p>"No one should have to give up their ability to create a life, if that's what they want, in order to save their lives."</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/06/sickle-cell-infertility-crispr-vertex-casgevy-bluebird/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2023/12/06/sickle</span><span class="invisible">-cell-infertility-crispr-vertex-casgevy-bluebird/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCD</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SickleCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SickleCell</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/genetherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetherapy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CRISPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRISPR</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/stemcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stemcell</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthequity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Clinics Peddle Unproven Stem Cell Treatment for Long COVID </p><p>Researchers identified 38 direct-to-consumer businesses selling purported stem cell therapies to prevent and treat the <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a>– 36 of which also claim to treat post-COVID syndrome. <br><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/StemCell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StemCell</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/998071?form=fpf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medscape.com/s/viewarticle/998</span><span class="invisible">071?form=fpf</span></a></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20231026/clinics-peddle-unproven-stem-cell-treatment-for-long-covid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">webmd.com/covid/news/20231026/</span><span class="invisible">clinics-peddle-unproven-stem-cell-treatment-for-long-covid</span></a></p><p>🔗 Research report: <a href="https://www.cell.com/stem-cell-reports/fulltext/S2213-6711(23)00374-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/stem-cell-reports/ful</span><span class="invisible">ltext/S2213-6711(23)00374-0</span></a></p><p>:fda: General warning about stem cell therapy <a href="https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-warns-about-stem-cell-therapies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fda.gov/consumers/consumer-upd</span><span class="invisible">ates/fda-warns-about-stem-cell-therapies</span></a></p>