Archive for May, 2008

28th May 2008

BEHOLD - the awesome power of embryonic stem cells

A man who is paralyzed from the neck down says he can now breathe on his own after having controversial embryonic stem cell treatment in India. ibbabyjesusiscrying ibdontkillfetuses ibidkwtfembryonicstemcellsreallyare.

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28th May 2008

Brazilian Supreme Court to Resume Vote on Constitutionality of

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman BRASILIA, May 27, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Brazilian Supreme Court is scheduled to begin voting again on the constitutionality of a law allowing embryonic stem cell research. The vote, which commenced on

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28th May 2008

STEM CELLS IN THE BANK

Last November, research groups in Japan and the United States announced that they had converted ordinary human skin cells into super-cells that appeared to be as versatile as embryonic stem cells, with the ability to transform

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28th May 2008

Adult Stem Cells And Advances In Medicine

Today, most research into the use of stem cells for health benefits focuses on the use of embryonic stem cells Embryonic stem cells have been found by scientists to be reproduced more easily in a laboratory making additional testing

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28th May 2008

One Year and 1746 Posts Later…

And if liberals are convinced it is the other way around, nothing Bush has done can prevent them from donating money to companies or schools that are conducting research on embryonic stem cells. Bush is right.

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27th May 2008

OHIP denies U.S. stem cell transplant for Windsorite (Windsor Star)

Margaret Bourque wants to use her stem cells to give her sister Nancy Cookson a shot at beating cancer, but OHIP won’t pay for the transplant. “I feel very helpless knowing I have the stem cells that match Nancy perfect,” she said Monday as she sat on her front porch with her younger sister.

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27th May 2008

Many Paths, Few Destinations: How Stem Cells Decide What They’ll Be (SpaceDaily)

by Staff Writers Boston MA (SPX) May 27, 2008 How does a stem cell decide what specialized identity to adopt - or simply to remain a stem cell?

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27th May 2008

Bone repair using patient’s stem cells comes closer (News-Medical-Net)

Hitherto it has been difficult to induce adult human stem cells to produce bone, e.g. in order to repair bone tissue. Researchers at the University of Twente have shown that if the enzyme PKA is previously activated in the stem cells in the lab, following implantation this results in substantial bone formation.

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27th May 2008

Bone Repair Using Patient’s Stem Cells Comes Closer (Science Daily)

Enzyme induces adult stem cells to grow bone. Until now it has been difficult to induce adult human stem cells to produce bone, e.g. in order to repair bone tissue. Researchers have just shown that if the enzyme PKA is previously activated in the stem cells in the lab, following implantation this results in substantial bone formation. This opens up new ways of repairing bone tissue using cell …

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27th May 2008

Patient Praises Stem Cell Doctor (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

A man who is paralysed from the neck down says he can now breathe on his own after having controversial embryonic stem cell treatment in India.

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