In this month's Cell Podcast, we learn how neglected tropical diseases such as river blindness also have an underappreciated burden of mental health issues, with David Molyneux (0:00) (Trends in Parasitology May Issue), a new approach to treating persistent neuropathic pain using embryonic cell transplants, with Allan Basbaum (7:26) (Neuron May 24 Issue), and why we're celebrating two milestone birthdays in the stem cell field - 10 years of the ISSCR and 5 years of Cell Stem Cell, with Len Zon (14.20) (Cell Stem Cell Anniversary Issue). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (22:07).