John Kerry: “It’s time to lift the political barriers blocking the stem cell research that could treat or cure diseases like Parkinson’s. I believe that science can bring hope to our families. I want America to lead the world in the medical breakthroughs of the future. There’s no time to wait. At stake are millions…
Stem Cells
Umbilical cord stem cell banking in China
This will be a BIG bank…if they win the trial.. A local blood bank filed its second lawsuit against the Shanghai Public Health Bureau, after the latter banned its business of storing umbilical blood stem cells in January “The company conducted blood collecting without any authorization and has broken the Blood Donation Law of the…
Stem Cells
Just like a seed that grows in a tree, stem cells are the starting point of a waterfall of division that produce millions of special cells in the skin, muscles, blood, brain, eyes, heart and other organs that make up our body. The youngest stem cells that are obtained from embryos only days old have…
Celulas Madre o Stem Cells
Como una semilla de la cual crece un árbol, las células madre son el punto de partida de una cascada de división de células que produce los miles de millones de células especiales en la piel, músculos. sangre, cerébro, ojos, corazón y otros organos que constituyen nuestro cuerpo. Las células madre más jovenes que se…
California Proposition 71
Proposition 71 in California on the November state ballot. Stem cell research could lead to breakthrough treatments and cures for many diseases and injuries, including: diabetes, cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, sickle cell disease, Parkinson’s, HIV/AIDS, osteoporosis, ALS, autism, severe burns and spinal cord injury. Here’s the Yes on 71 website: www.yeson71.com…
Message from Viacord
I received the following message from Viacord yesterday: “In the short time since you had your baby, there’s been a major breakthrough in cord blood banking. Recently, ViaCell scientists discovered a new stem cell in umbilical cord blood called the Unrestricted Somatic Stem Cell (USSC), which holds enormous promise. Scientists at ViaCell Labs have demonstrated…
Charlie Article @ BBC
“Designer baby transplant success. A boy with a rare blood disorder has been successfully given stem cells from his perfect match ‘designer baby’ brother. We won’t be able to declare him cured until a year after his transplant. Dr Ajay Vora, consultant hameatologist looking after Charlie.” The story from the BBC of Charlie a boy…
NPR : New Jersey to Fund State Research on Stem Cells
“New Jersey takes the unprecedented step of including funding for stem-cell research in its state budget. The move is controversial, because it allows the state to pay for embryonic stem cell research and circumvent federal government funding guidelines. Barbara Mantel reports.” And what will Mr. Bush say?? Hear the story here. ATF
Stem Cells & Politics
From the Washington Times today, “Above all, we must look to the future not with fear, but with the hope and the faith that advances in medicine will advance our best values,” John Kerry said. Yesterday the New England Primary Immune Network NEPIN invited us to a harbor cruise that departed from the Boston Aquarium….
Stem Cell Article @ Boston Globe
Clinic in US isolates 50 lines of stem cells, by Gareth Cook, Globe Staff , June 9, 2004. Gareth Cook said, “A private Chicago fertility clinic is set to announce this week that its scientists have isolated 50 new lines of human embryonic stem cells, part of an ambitious effort to create specialized colonies of…