@SignalsBlog

A Canadian-based blog featuring insiders' perspectives on the world of stem cells and regenerative medicine.

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CCRM@CCRM_ca19 Jun 2018
Regulation is essential in #celltherapy. So, do you know about #FACT? Debe Griffin shares the essentials so your program can reach a level of quality that ensures #patientsafety bit.ly/2ynIpwf #qualityassurance
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Gene therapy makes inroads to help patients- and clear its name by @JDrinjakovic at @SignalsBlog bit.ly/2JV7cg3 Long journey of breakthroughs in gene therapy #sciseekpicks CCRM
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Clusters of human #brain cells can thrive inside mouse skulls, but as they get more complex they raise important ethical questions ow.ly/QT0y30kaD9G via @SignalsBlog @UofT @salkinstitute
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Signals@Signalsblogs16 May 2018
Signals readers, we've moved! Please follow us here as we will be shutting the @SignalsBlog Twitter account soon. Same great content from our many contributors.
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Signals@Signalsblogs18 May 2018
A look at some significant #scicomm wins & fails from history to motivate today's scientists. Blogger @LaineJaremey shares some good examples she witnessed at #isct2018 bit.ly/2IUeIY5 @CCRM_ca @SignalsBlog
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CCRM@CCRM_ca24 May 2018
Blogger @Samantha_lpayne reports on researchers using electromagnetic fields to reprogram somatic #stemcells in #Parkinsons bit.ly/2x9aZB2 via @NatureNano @Signalsblogs @SignalsBlog
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Signals@Signalsblogs24 May 2018
This is the new Twitter home for Signals. Read all your favourite bloggers here. The @SignalsBlog account will soon be closed. Please follow us here.
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Indeed. Defenders of pseudoscience often posit a false conclusion: Because the process of science is flawed, embracing pseudoscience, mysticism, or long abandoned beliefs is justified. xitter.cf/caulfieldtim/status/99…
Timothy Caulfield
@CaulfieldTim16 May 2018
Replying to @CaulfieldTim @usnehal @drdavebrooks @EdzardErnst @gorskon
Agree, there are many problems with knowledge production process (holding a workshop on point tomorrow!). What is needed is better science, trustworthy/independent sources of information, etc., not an embrace of more questionable therapies.
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Book #3 in @SWC_Can's General Science book shortlist - The Vaccine Race by @meredithwadman - Science, Politics and the Human Cost of Defeating Disease #GreatBooks
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OIRM@OIRMnews14 May 2018
A great post from @SignalsBlog and @CCRM_ca about the upcoming IP workshop on September 14. Learn more and join us! signalsblog.ca/right-turn-th…
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Human brain implants thrive inside mouse skulls and raise ethical questions bit.ly/2rkfhiT via @JDrinjakovic @SignalsBlog @CCRM_ca #NBTintheNews
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CCRM@CCRM_ca3 May 2018
Replying to @NatureBiotech @HarmsenMarco @edyong209 @TheAtlantic
.@JDrinjakovic The Atlantic also wrote about the ethics of putting mini brains in mice and what happens if they develop sentience bit.ly/2rkfhiT @SignalsBlog
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Research2Reality@r2rnow4 May 2018
ICYMI Scar tissue forms to help quickly seal wounds to prevent infection, but might there be a way to safely promote scarless healing? ow.ly/JEr830jP3Pp @UofT @ibbme_uoft @uoftengineering
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Today @SignalsBlog covered this topic too. On point! The global science community is really taking an interest in the ethical issues around this new research. Check out the post by @JDrinjakovic at signalsblog.ca/human-brain-i… xitter.cf/guardian/status/989191…
The Guardian
@guardian25 Apr 2018
Growing brains in labs: why it's time for an ethical debate trib.al/yATlo4B

Growing brains in labs: why it's time for an ethical debate

Experts argue that experiments have edged so much closer to the possibility of consciousness that guidelines are needed

theguardian.com
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Pluri@Pluribiotech25 Apr 2018
U.S. FDA Clears Pluristem’s Phase III Study in Treatment of Muscle Injury Following Hip Fracture Surgery. We look forward to begin patient enrollment in 2018 streetinsider.com/Corporate+… via @Street_Insider
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Study: "Research reveals stronger people have healthier brains" bit.ly/2qO0TzZ Correlation research. Still, get lifting! #exercise #weighttraining #aging #dementia #fitness cc @sweatscience @mackinprof
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A look at how the #digitalhealth revolution can impact diagnosis and disease prevention, by new @SignalsBlog and @CCRM_ca #blogger @mereobrien1 signalsblog.ca/digital-healt…
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A biomimicry blog from a few years ago gets a new life. Quality never goes out of style @SignalsBlog @MrJeffKarp Thanks for sharing @biognosis xitter.cf/biognosis/status/98196…
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SignalsBlog@SignalsBlog8 Mar 2018
Why @msstaceyerin thinks every day should be #InternationalWomensDay ow.ly/yk4a30iPtaG @GECanadaCampus @UrbanTrainingTO @SamanthaZY @drClondono @Samantha_lpayne
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Replying to @BCRegMed @UBC @Vancouver_Blood
Cool! @LaineJaremey blogged about Mixed Match @SignalsBlog bit.ly/2oT2mTG Good luck with your event
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