Warning over stem cell treatment scams giving false hope of ‘miracle cures’

IRISH patients are being warned of stem cell treatment scams where huge sums of cash are demanded from vulnerable families hoping for miracle cures.

A conference of leading stem cell researchers will today warn that the lack of guidelines for the treatment in Ireland is leading to patients taking huge risks seeking out therapies abroad.

Brock Reeves, brother of the late Superman actor Christopher and director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, will be among speakers at the Trinity College Dublin event this evening. The event is being organised by the Irish Patients’ Association.