Building Bruch’s Membrane to Better Understand Macular Degeneration
The Context: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) results from the death of retinal pigmented epithelial cells (RPEs) in the eye. Bruch’s membrane is a structure that sits...
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NYSCF Collaboration Identifies Promising Drug for Treating Most Common Form of Macular Degeneration
The Context: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease which affects 8 million Americans and can lead to severe vision loss due to death of retinal...
What’s Next for Regenerative Medicine? NYSCF Drives Discussions at the World Stem Cell Summit
Last week, thousands of researchers and thought leaders gathered at the annual Phacilitate Leaders World and World Stem Cell Summit in Miami to discuss recent advancements...
Translational Research Takes Center Stage at NYSCF Conference
“Medicine shouldn’t be one size fits all,” National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins told the audience of the NYSCF Conference last week. “Think...
Four NYSCF Innovators Featured In Nature Article on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Over the past 20 years, embryonic stem cell (ESC) research has evolved from a brand new field with lots of promise to one that is actively...
NYSCF Innovator Pioneers Treatment To Restore Vision In Macular Degeneration Patients
Thanks to a groundbreaking new stem cell treatment, patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are getting their sight back. This treatment was pioneered by the inaugural...
Cutting-Edge Research Highlights The NYSCF Conference
Leaders in stem cell biology and researchers at the forefront of translational medicine convened at the 2016 NYSCF Conference to discuss the latest advances in using...
Stem Cell Treatments
NYSCF does not treat patients with stem cell therapies. Please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov for a complete listing of clinical trials being conducted worldwide, or consult your physician. Stem cell research...
Stem Cells in Clinical Trials to Cure Blindness
In 2011 NYSCF awarded Dr. Pete Coffey the inaugural NYSCF–Robertson Stem Cell Prize for his pioneering work bringing stem cell therapies to patients with macular degeneration....
First Disease-Specific Stem Cell Line by SCNT
A team of scientists led by the NYSCF Research Institute’s Dr. Dieter Egli report the first ever patient-specific, diploid (i.e. with two sets of chromosomes, the...
Japan Grants Final Approval for iPS Clinical Trial to Treat Blindness
Japan's regulatory body has given final go-ahead for the first-ever clinical trial testing patient-derived stem cells to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common form of...
In Japan, iPS Cell Therapy Fast-Tracked to Clinic
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are slated to enter a clinical study in Japan for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Massayo Takahashi, an opthamologist at...
Researchers Develop Test to Pinpoint Transition in Degenerative Eye Disease
Approximately 20% of patients diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration develop the wet form, which leads to irreversible eye damage and eventual blindness. While the dry...
First Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of Rare Eye Disease
David Gamm, MD, PhD, and University of Wisconsin colleagues report the first induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell model of Best disease, a rare, genetic disorder that...
Dieter Egli Contributes to Study that Provides Evidence of iPS Cell Transplantation Efficacy for Vision Regeneration
Dieter Egli, a NYSCF Senior Research Fellow, contributed to a study published in Molecular Medicine that provides direct evidence of sight-loss recovery using induced pluripotent stem...
Dieter Egli Contributes to Study that Provides Evidence of iPS Cell Transplantation Efficacy for Vision Regeneration
Dieter Egli, a NYSCF Senior Research Fellow, contributed to a study published in Molecular Medicine that provides direct evidence of sight-loss recovery using induced pluripotent stem...
British Scientist Working To Cure Common Form Of Blindness Named Recipient Of Inaugural NYSCF – Robertson Prize In Stem Cell Research
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced today that Dr. Peter J. Coffey, a British stem cell scientist working to cure blindness, will be the...
Second Ever Clinical Trial Approved with Embryonic Stem Cells
Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) has developed a therapy for Stargardt’s Macular Degeneration using human embryonic stem cells. This is the second clinical trial using embryonic stem cells...