Yearly Archives: 2018

Out of the woods: USC alumna and nature lover Anna Kuehl finds hope to restore her vision

By |2020-12-02T21:26:16+00:00October 17th, 2018|

“With the right kind of environment and support, you can actually treat very specific regions or diseases down to the cellular level,” Humayun said. “One aspect of that could be called precision medicine, and another aspect is that stem cell-based therapies are coming of age. This will be one of the first studies to land that point.” Since the surgery, Kuehl notices little changes in her vision all the time. For example, she can make out the time on her watch again, and reading in general has become much easier.

Benefit # 46 (of 71) from the California Stem Cell Research Program: STEM CELLS AGAINST STROKE

By |2020-12-02T21:26:16+00:00October 3rd, 2018|

In the middle of the night, I was wakened by a soft “pop” inside my head, like the bursting of a bubble wrap. And the strangest thing — I could see the individual letters of the words of my thoughts, writing themselves. Like: I t-h-i-n-k s-o-m-e-t-h-i-n-g i-s w-r-o-n-g i-n-s-i-d-e m-y h-e-a-d… I poked Gloria beside me, and

Benefit # 47 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Research Program: JOBS AND NEW MONEY

By |2020-12-02T21:26:16+00:00October 3rd, 2018|

Imagine a government program that attracts money, instead of just spending it… The California stem cell program does exactly that. Technically titled the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) the program has spent approximately $2.6 billion since its beginning. But from other sources, the program has brought in $1.9 billion — and more is almost certainly

Advocacy Through Comedy: The Story Behind Hilarity for Charity

By |2021-08-04T21:52:45+00:00June 19th, 2018|

Lauren Miller Rogen may be best known for her work as a writer and an actor, but she is also a powerhouse advocate, founding the organization Hilarity for Charity. Americans for Cures recently sat down to talk with Lauren about her journey as an advocate for Alzheimer’s research and why an advocate’s voice can make

Get To Know Your Scientific Advisory Board: Dr. Leslie Thompson

By |2020-12-02T21:26:17+00:00June 6th, 2018|

Meet one of your Americans for Cures’ Scientific Advisory Board members and UC Irvine neurobiologist, Dr. Leslie Thompson. Leslie’s lab investigates the potential of stem cells to study and treat Huntington’s Disease (HD). Her list of accomplishments and publications keep growing and could fill up an entire pamphlet. Yet, with all the successes and through

How the California Stem Cell Program is Fighting Your Incurable Disease!

By |2020-12-17T02:39:30+00:00May 18th, 2018|

Without Don Reed, the stem cell voice in California would not be what it is today. Don’s journey in stem cell advocacy began almost twenty years ago with California’s Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act of 1999- an initiative named after his son who was paralyzed in a football accident. Don later served on

One Mother’s Fight Against Huntington’s Disease

By |2020-12-02T21:26:17+00:00May 17th, 2018|

The story of how Frances Saldaña became a fierce advocate for Huntington's Disease (HD) research is not one for the faint of heart. In 1989 Frances lost the father of her children, Hector Portillo, to Huntington's Disease.  Then, in one tragic misfortune after another, that same cruel disease took each of her three children, Marie, Margie

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