Stem Cell Research News

But, drawing on a sample size of several thousand, correcting for both education and socioeconomic status, the new study looks embarrassingly robust.

Christina Blouvan-Cervantes had been battling aggressive leukemia when her blood count plummeted, and she landed in the emergency room in Fresno, Calif.

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Stem Cell Research Article Date: 12 Feb 2012 - 0:00 PST In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers reported that early transplantation of human placenta-derived ... (more)

This microscopic image shows a neurosphere, a ball of human embryonic stem cells giving rise to nerve cells.

Increasing numbers of Canadians are traveling to countries for stem cell treatments that are expensive and unproven, which may be risky, researchers said.

After months of deliberation -- and input from Gov. Rick Perry , among others -- the Texas Medical Board on Friday gave preliminary approval to a set of rules on adult stem cells in Texas that are less stringent than those originally proposed.

Bailey Johnson poses for a photo at the Ice Arena. Johnson who was treated for cancer several times before the age of five will be shaving his head at the St.

Myths and facts about bone marrow donation: * Myth: All bone marrow donations involve surgery.

La Jolla, CA - Reviving a theory first proposed in the late 1800s that the development of organs in the normal embryo and the development of cancers are related, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have studied organ development in mice to unravel how breast cancers, and perhaps other cancers, develop in people.

David grabbed Mitt's CPAC speech, and highlighted his main points which read like a Rush Limbaugh cheat sheet.

"I AM Godwin Chukwuemeka Uwaegbulam, a Nigerian. I am 30 years old and was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in January 2009.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA Friday received a $1 million gift that will support an annual stem cell symposium that draws top scientists from around the world to the Westwood campus, UCLA announced.

While addressing the CPAC crowd today, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made sure to bump up his conservative credentials, telling his audience, for instance, that he would fight for a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a relationship between a woman and a man and reminding them that he has previously vetoed a bill "that ... (more)

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Stem cell research is very dynamic with research trends, focus, and approaches evolving at a rapid pace.

Some unusual alliances are necessary for you to wiggle your fingers, researchers report.

Rick Santorum's campaign manager Mike Biundo tweeted earlier that the former Senator has raked in more than $2 million in donations since his wins on Tuesday night.

The Missouri Republican Party is looking to gain some traction on an issue that is causing fresh headaches for the Obama administration and its allies.

Researchers have been given the go-ahead to test stem cells from cord blood with the ultimate goal of reversing hearing loss in infants and toddlers whose inner ears have been damaged.

Researchers at the University at Buffalo may have taken a significant step toward unraveling the way Parkinson's disease assails the human nervous system --thanks in part to a nifty bit of stem-cell engineering.