Archive for July 2011
CBS breaks embargo on stem cells-brain tumor study, won’t face sanctions
A CBS news service broke the embargo early this morning on a study using stem cells to treat cognitive problems in people with brain tumors. From an email to the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR’s) press list at 9:51 a.m. Eastern today:
Due to an embargo break, the embargo on the press release “Stem Cell Treatment May Restore Cognitive Function in Patients with Brain Cancer,” which had been previously set at 12:05 a.m. on Friday July 15, 2011, is released. Reporters and editors planning to do the story can release their items at this time.
AACR’s Michele Sharp tells Embargo Watch: Read the rest of this entry »