Stem Cell News Blog

Stem-cell bill could see vote

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:50:00 +0000

As Congress prepares to return for a limited pre-election agenda, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) said she has picked up wide support for her bill to permit embryonic stem-cell research and expects it will pass this ...

Federal stem cell ruling blocks Yale scientists

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:50:00 +0000

For two decades, Lawrence Rizzolo, the director of medical studies at the Yale School of Medicine, has been working toward a project that aims to transplant young, healthy retinal cells to replace diseased ...

Federal stem cell ruling blocks Yale scientists

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:50:00 +0000

UC Merced’s stem cell facility taking shape

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:45:37 +0000

Construction on the UC Merced Stem Cell Instrumentation Foundry is expected to be finished by late D

Midlands Voices: Judge’s stem-cell ruling charts appropriate course

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:45:00 +0000

The writer is president of the Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research. The sky is falling — again — in the world of stem-cell research. So say some advocates of embryo-destructive research. “This ...

Stem Cell Assurance announces $1M agreement with private funding source

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:12:44 +0000

Stem Cell Assurance, Inc., a leader in stem cell collection and storage services for personal applications ranging from breast augmentation and facial rejuvenation procedures to Stem Cellutrition skincare products, today announced a $1M agreement with a private funding source.

Researchers identify how bone-marrow stem cells hold their ‘breath’ in low-oxygen environments

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:50:50 +0000

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified unique metabolic properties that allow a specific type of stem cell in the body to survive and replicate in low-oxygen environments.

Another Voice: A stem-cell setback

stem cells — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:36:00 +0000

A glimmer of hope among those with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other ailments that might be relieved with new treatments derived from embryonic stem cells was dimmed last week by a federal judge, whose injunction on ...

Obama Justice Dept Seeks Stay of Order Nixing NIH Embryonic Stem Cell Funding

stem cells — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:20:00 +0000

Justice Department is requesting a federal judge stay his ... Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled last week that embryonic stem cell research projects funded by ...

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reacts to stem-cell ruling

stem cells — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:58:22 +0000

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and disappointment this week in response to the Aug. 23 ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction barring federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research.