Ep. 18: Lou Gehrig’s Update Featuring Dr. Kevin Eggan

Guest:

Dr. Kevin Eggan from Harvard University joins the show to talk about his latest work using stem cells to cure ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Resources and Links

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REDD1 is Essential for Stress-Induced Synaptic Loss and Depressive Behavior

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Stem Cells and the “Staircase of Shame”

Stem Cells May Be Key to Long Life: Research on Body of 115-Year-Old Woman

How Silly Putty May Advance Stem Cell Research

First Stem Cells Cloned From Diabetes Patient, Thanks to Egg Donors

Human Oocytes Reprogram Adult Somatic Nuclei of a Type 1 Diabetic to Diploid Pluripotent Stem Cells

Human Embryonic-Stem-Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Regenerate Non-Human Primate Hearts

Infertility: Stem Cell-Based Sperm Created From Infertile Mens Skin

Reprogramming Committed Murine Blood Cells to Induced Hematopoietic Stem Cells with Defined Factors

A 3D Sphere Culture System Containing Functional Polymers for Large-Scale Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Production

3D In Vitro Model of a Functional Epidermal Permeability Barrier from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Photo Reference: Courtesy of Dr. Kevin Eggan