Stem cell society to evaluate claims of stem cell clinics

The International Society for Stem Cell Research, an independent, nonprofit organization that fosters the exchange of information on stem cell research, recently launched a website to help consumers/patients evaluate the claims being made by stem cell treatment clinics. Clinics have been set up around the world to treat various conditions, including MS, but not all of their claims are based on solid research and not all of these clinics may be operating in the best interest of the patient.

The ISSCR's website, A Closer Look at Stem Cell Treatments, aims to help people figure out whether a particular clinic is being truthful and whether its treatment approaches are well-founded based on the existing evidence. The website offers a number of resources, such as a list of things to know about stem cell therapy and questions to ask a clinic when considering being treated there. The ISSCR is also developing a list of stem cell clinics and will be reviewing the claims of the clinics on this list. They are currently soliciting names of clinics to be reviewed, so if there are any that you'd like to have checked out, just click this link and fill out the form.