Tag: stem cell

Why Stem Cell Transplants for MS Work so Well

Researchers have pinpointed why stem cell transplants work so well for multiple sclerosis. A better understanding of these mechanisms should help the treatment approach, currently approved in only a few countries, to gain wider acceptance. In multiple sclerosis, the body’s own immune system attacks the myelin sheath of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord….


FOIA Documents Disclose the CDC Has Been Producing and Culturing Human Stem Cell Lines

The Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) obtained documents disclosing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cultured 22 distinct human cell lines, including cells apparently extracted from parts of aborted fetuses and babies younger than four weeks. ICAN’s lawyers sent the CDC a letter (pdf) on June 25, 2021, asking for documents that contained…