Solid tumors include cancers of the brain, ovary, breast, colon and other tissues. Many people believe that one quality solid tumors share is a reliance on cancer stem cells. These cancer stem cells ...

What is the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)? CIRM, California’s Stem Cell Agency, was created by the voters of California in 2004 when they overwhelmingly passed Proposition 71, ...

It takes a lot of effort to develop a promising stem cell research idea into an effective treatment that can help patients. CIRM funds a pipeline of projects spanning discovery, translation and ...

HIV, or the human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that infects cells of the immune system, undermining the body’s ability to fight infection and disease. Eventually infection can lead to symptoms ...

Our Agency funds clinical trials testing promising stem cell or gene therapies for currently incurable diseases or disorders to help patients with unmet medical needs. For basic information about stem ...

South San Francisco, CA, January 30, 2025 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, has awarded nearly ...

CIRM is committed to accelerating the development of new stem cell-based therapies for chronic, debilitating diseases and disorders. The following pages describe CIRM’s stem cell research funding and ...

San Francisco, CA – California’s stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today approved $150 million in new funding to help move promising stem cell-based therapies ...

Many stem cell clinics, both in the U.S. and in other countries, advertise cures for a price. Understand the concerns over stem cell tourism and what CIRM is doing to bring real cures to patients who ...

Arthritis is the result of degeneration of cartilage (the tissue lining the joints) and leads to pain and limitation of function. Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases are among the most common of ...

Stem cells have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases. Here, discover why these cells are such a powerful tool for treating disease and what hurdles experts face before new therapies reach ...

If a scientist’s answer to that question isn’t comprehensible (or perhaps even fascinating) to the average person they risk losing the attention of journalists, potential donors, politicians, or all ...