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The Chico News & Review recommends YES on 14

By |2020-12-02T21:26:10+00:00October 8th, 2020|

$5.5 billion bond ($7.8 billion total cost) to extend the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s stem-cell research. Despite the fact that it’s a lot of money to spend at a time when a lot of Californians are out of work, the potential benefits of developing treatments for everything from Parkinson’s to blindness is too important

Monterey County Weekly endorsement: Yes on Proposition 14

By |2020-12-17T02:39:25+00:00October 8th, 2020|

Prop. 14 would allow the state to sell bonds to raise money to keep open the state’s own stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, established in 2006 (after the feds decided not to fund stem cell research). This new bond continues the program in the hopes of finding cures to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s,

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi Endorses Proposition 14

By |2021-08-04T21:58:29+00:00October 5th, 2020|

PALO ALTO, CA – Today, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her endorsement of Proposition 14, which will appear on California’s statewide ballot this November to give voters the opportunity to continue the advancement of stem cell research, treatments and cures for chronic diseases and conditions that could save and improve millions of

Cal Poly student was paralyzed in pool accident. He wants you to vote for stem cell funding

By |2020-12-17T02:39:29+00:00September 25th, 2020|

Jake Javier doesn’t remember much following the days of his accident. The Bay Area native barely remembers nearly drowning in his friend’s swimming pool in June 2016. He doesn’t recollect being airlifted to a Walnut Creek hospital, where doctors discovered that the 18-year-old had broken his neck and severely damaged his upper spinal cord. What

Commentary: How Prop. 14 could help find therapies and cures that might save millions of lives

By |2020-12-17T02:39:29+00:00September 15th, 2020|

All of us know a family member, a friend or a loved one dealing with a chronic disease or condition — and in some instances that person may be ourselves. That was the case for me nearly two decades ago when I was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer called myelofibrosis. Upon learning

Future of curing knee pain? Stanford study finds solution involving creating new cartilage

By |2020-12-02T21:26:11+00:00September 10th, 2020|

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- If you suffer from joint pain, a new study out of Stanford could hold the possibility of relief, and a time in the future when doctors tune up our joints almost the way we service our cars. "Maybe this is a little bit more like Jiffy Lube, an oil change",

The ALS Association Golden West Chapter Announces Support of Proposition 14 to Continue Funding for Stem Cell Research, Treatments & Cures

By |2020-12-17T02:39:25+00:00August 28th, 2020|

The Golden West Chapter of The ALS Association announces their endorsement of Proposition 14 – the Californians for Stem Cell Research, Treatments and Cures Initiative of 2020 – that will appear on the November ballot in California. The Golden West Chapter joins with a broad coalition of dedicated patient advocates, families facing ALS, Nobel Prize winners, and

Driving Innovation While Addressing Health Disparities Among People of Color

By |2020-12-02T21:26:11+00:00August 26th, 2020|

One of the wonders of regenerative medicine is its broad applicability, which provides us with the opportunity to build upon existing knowledge and concepts.  In the midst of a global pandemic, researchers have responded to the needs of patients severely afflicted with COVID-19 by repurposing existing therapies being developed to treat patients.  The California Institute

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