Stem Cell Research News

There's a good article on stem cell research, history, and policy called "Stem Cell Research: Medical Miracle or Moral Morass?" that appears in the Gotham Gazette .

Flatworm Gene For Stem Cell Differentiation Identified Researchers have identified a gene responsible for stem cell differentiation in a flatworm which is frequently studied for its regenerative properties.

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced an affiliation agreement to collaborate on educational programs, research, and development of new diagnostic tools and treatments that promote human health.

Italian lawmakers on Wednesday gave their final approval to a law that allows limited use of a controversial type of stem cell therapy which has been condemned by many scientists but has given hope to families of terminally-ill children.

Evolution, climate change, stem cell research-Scientists are frequently called upon to provide expert information on hot button issues that pervade the daily news headlines, yet most find themselves woefully unprepared for the bright lights of the television studio or leading questions from a newspaper journalist.

EMILY BOURKE: An expert panel of scientists and clinicians is warning people against going overseas for costly and unproven stem cell treatment for cerebral palsy.

The board of directors of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation approved the Commission's recommendation to fund 31 new proposals with the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund's FY2013 budget.

But repeated infections and inflammation can deplete these cell populations, potentially leading to the development of serious blood conditions such as cancer.

Of all the medical diagnoses a physician can make, the diagnosis of ALS--amyotrophic lateral sclerosis--is one of the most devastating.

It took an intense campaign in Michigan in 2008 to get voters to approve proposal 2, allowing embryonic stem-cell research.

Phase I trial of Neuralstem's neural stem cells in ALS was just presented. I alerted investors about this potential catalyst in my recent blog .

A human embryo, containing about a couple hundred cells, is smaller than the period at the end of a sentence.

We talked last week about what OHSU called a scientific breakthrough, which allowed them to create stem cells from human skin cells.

Talking Biopolitics began in 2011 with webinars on synthetic biology and assisted reproductive technologies.

Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory.

Stem cells are immature cells that are undifferentiated . A stem cell divides

The Philippine Medical Association has taken up the dare of Vice President Jejomar Binay to examine him to determine if there is truth to rumors he is suffering from a serious disease.

An experimental stem-cell treatment has restored the sight of a man blinded by the degeneration of his retinal cells.

Stanley "Champ" Sedmock, a 13-year resident of Cortland Acres, may not have to wait long for U.S. Sen.

The promise of stem cells, along with the controversy surrounding it, has made the industry a hot-button issue for many.