• The move was celebrated by researchers hoping to use such cells for research, but it is likely that the decision will be appealed. (biopharminternational.com)
  • Researchers may, however, conduct research on embryonic stem cell lines created outside of Michigan and may study adult stem cells. (crcmich.org)
  • And Michael M. Gottesman, the NIH's deputy director for intramural research, said researchers at the agency's headquarters in the Washington suburb of Bethesda could resume work involving embryonic stem cells, though he suggested "prudence" in carrying out such activities given the still-tenuous legal situation, Nature reported. (chronicle.com)
  • A distinctive feature of this report is an end-user survey of 273 researchers (131 U.S. / 143 International) that identify as having induced pluripotent stem cells as a research focus. (prnewswire.com)
  • Apart from Ian Gray, Paradigm Singapore's director of research, there are five researchers at Biopolis, with another three being trained in the UK. (newscientist.com)
  • In a science city, collaborating with academic researchers and other companies is a breeze, and potential research funding from Japanese pharmaceutical firms is a lure. (newscientist.com)
  • Stem cell researchers have been highly critical of Perry's treatment. (bioedge.org)
  • There is nothing in the policy that stops researchers from using stem cells obtained elsewhere, like adult stem cells. (breakpoint.org)
  • Bush promised in January to review a Clinton administration rule that allowed federal funding for researchers experimenting on embryo cells from fertility clinics. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The rule circumvented a 1995 congressional ban on using federal money for biomedical research on embryos outside the womb by allowing researchers to use stem cells extracted by a third party. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Researchers value the cells for their ability to replicate quickly and turn into any kind of human tissue. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The prolife lobby also received help from Do No Harm, a coalition of researchers, bioethicists, and doctors who spearheaded a nationwide petition urging Bush to oppose destructive human embryonic stem-cell research. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The groups argue that rather than waste embryos that will be destroyed along with their stem cells, researchers should use them to help save those whose lives are being cut short by disease. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Researchers are learning how to create many different specialised cell types found in the body by exposing ESCs to different signalling molecules and growth conditions. (eurostemcell.org)
  • Researchers are learning how cells assemble into complex tissues, such as the layers of the brain, by attempting to grow primitive organs in the lab. (eurostemcell.org)
  • Researchers can precisely alter the genes of ES cells in the lab, put the cells back into blastocysts, and produce new mice that contain the modified genes. (eurostemcell.org)
  • When it comes to adult stem-cell research, Bush is a strong advocate, with the National Institutes of Health providing more than $180 million to researchers last year. (eppc.org)
  • The researchers analyzed more than 2,000 scientific papers and found adult stem cells are not replacing human embryonic stems cells in the laboratory. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers examined stem cell research papers published between 1998 and 2010. (sciencedaily.com)
  • hero" is the right word for how Hwang Woo-suk is revered by the media -- and by a large section of the Korean public who have bought into the false promises of embryonic stem cell and cloning researchers. (blogspot.com)
  • A Korean television station whose investigative report was the nail in the coffin that prompted human cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk to admit he lied about egg donations his researchers made says he may have lied about the results of his research as well. (blogspot.com)
  • Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, known as WARF, is a nonprofit foundation that patents discoveries made by researchers at the University of Wisconsin. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • Yet many researchers continue to conduct, and more to advocate, destructive embryonic stem cell research, putting politics, research contracts and job security ahead of sound science. (usccb.org)
  • But scientists and researchers at an international biotechnology conference held in San Diego this month said that's because people often don't distinguish between adult and embryonic stem cells. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • In the first report [2], researchers from Edinburgh and Oxford took cells from the mouse brain marked with transgene 1, and cultured them together with ES cells marked with a second transgene, 2. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • These researchers pointed out that the spontaneous fusion rate (without interleukin-3) was extremely low, between 2-11 per million bone marrow cells, and is unlikely to account for all the findings with adult stem cells. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • In the current issue of the same journal [6], researchers compared the frequency and type of mutation induced in embryonic stem cells and embryonic somatic cells. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Researchers have been able to turn skin cells into stem cells in mice, giving researchers an unlimited supply of cells straight from the patient from which to creare therapies. (strata-sphere.com)
  • President Obama's executive order lifting restrictions on stem cells gives scientists and researchers additional tools to help find cures for cancer, Alzheimer's and other disorders and diseases, says a leading Jewish advocacy organization. (jta.org)
  • We do not know how close we are to discovering any cures, but with the new stem cell policy the administration put in place today, scientists and researchers will have additional tools to aid their work. (jta.org)
  • Despite Rep. Lundgren's intimations to the contrary, tumor growth is a problem bedeviling adult stem cell researchers, too . (motherjones.com)
  • This explains why researchers are now focusing attention on developing stem cell therapies using postnatal stem cells donated by the patients themselves or their close relatives. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although some adult stem cells do have differentiation capacity, it is often limited in nature, which results in fewer options for use. (prnewswire.com)
  • EE selectively increased cell differentiation into MSN phenotype and promoted host-to-graft connectivity. (lu.se)
  • Stem and progenitor cell populations are often heterogeneous, which may reflect stem cell subsets that express subtly different properties, including different propensities for lineage selection upon differentiation, yet remain able to interconvert. (lu.se)
  • A key challenge is to understand how state, but must also afford flexibility in cell-fate choice to permit the different cell-fate options confronting stem and progenitor cell-type diversification and differentiation in response to cells are selected and coordinated such that adoption of a given intrinsic cues or extrinsic signals. (lu.se)
  • To use this knowledge to improve beta cell differentiation protocols. (lu.se)
  • I've also worked with differentiation from embryonic stem cells into interneurons. (lu.se)
  • Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent cells derived from embryonic tissue in a process that usually results in the destruction of the embryo. (biopharminternational.com)
  • One reason for these differences may be the development of induced pluripotent stem cells, which are derived from adult body cells rather than from embryos. (scienceblog.com)
  • Thus, induced pluripotent stem cells represent a promising combination of adult and embryonic stem cell characteristics. (prnewswire.com)
  • Induced pluripotent stem cells represent one of the most promising research advances within the past decade, making this a valuable report for both executives and investors to use to optimally position themselves to sell iPSC products. (prnewswire.com)
  • Human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent cells, meaning cells that can make any other cell in the body. (eurostemcell.org)
  • If an inner cell mass is taken from a mouse blastocyst and given the right nutrients, the pluripotent cells can grow in the laboratory. (eurostemcell.org)
  • He notes the science behind adult stem cells that can be "reprogrammed," called human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), is still in its infancy, having become widely available in 2007. (sciencedaily.com)
  • As a result, induced pluripotent stem cells do not offer an easy solution to the difficult ethical questions surrounding embryonic stem cell research," he says. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Pluripotent stem cells are those capable of differentiating into any type of tissue, hence the attractiveness of embryonic stem cells, or hESCs, also called ES cells, which are also pluripotent. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Oz then informed the stunned Fox and Winfrey that with recent advances in adult stem cell research, including the use of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells (embryonic-like stem cells reverted from their adult state) Parkinson's disease may be cured in the next decade. (usccb.org)
  • For gene therapy, a combinatorial approach with multiple target genes, as well as more complex optogenetic approaches are studied, while for cell-therapy human induced pluripotent stem cells and human induced neuronal cells are investigated. (lu.se)
  • In reality, gene somatic cells to a pluripotent cell state by a handful of transcrip- expression is graded, making the potential gene expression tion factors (Takahashi and Yamanaka, 2006). (lu.se)
  • Using this type of direct conversion approach rather than making them from induced pluripotent stem cells, where they revert into a naïve state, helps to retain the epigenetic age of the patient in the generated interneurons. (lu.se)
  • To complement the in vivo system of chick embryos, we employ patient omics data, single cell RNA sequencing, human and mouse embryos, human cancer cell cultures, human pluripotent stem cells, chick embryo neural crest-derived in vitro crestosphere cultures, and zebrafish and mouse in vivo models. (lu.se)
  • ES cells are pluripotent cells, which mean that they can give rise to all differentiated cell types derived from all three germ layers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Bush's announcement grieved patients' groups and many in the scientific and medical communities who believe embryonic stem-cell research could provide a cure for millions. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Some scientists believe embryonic stem cells could help treat many diseases and disabilities because of their potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. (cnn.com)
  • Presented here are the results of this project, ranging from a discussion of the theoretical and practical possibilities in human-embryo experimentation and its alternatives in research on adult stem cells, a comparison of the situations and prospects of regulation of embryo research in Europe, a survey of European public attitudes, and a philosophical analysis of the arguments and argumentative strategies used in the debate. (springer.com)
  • Finally, to make ethical opposition to embryo research seem not just misguided but irrational - like opposing the Earth's orbit around the sun. (eppc.org)
  • The president's policy neither bans all embryo research nor funds all embryo research. (eppc.org)
  • Assisted reproductive technology (ART) and embryo research have posed many challenges to the different timeframes of science, ethics and law. (edu.au)
  • Fox, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, is putting hope for a cure in medical research using embryonic stem cells. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • Experts believe that medical research involving embryonic stem cells offers the best hope for cures and treatments for serious illnesses like Parkinson's disease, juvenile diabetes and spinal cord injuries. (tfn.org)
  • Conditions such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injuries are examples of clinical applications in which stem cells could offer benefits in halting or even reversing damage. (prnewswire.com)
  • Stem-cell research - and perhaps embryonic stem-cell research alone - has the potential to produce a cure for or ameliorate certain terrible diseases, Parkinson's and juvenile diabetes being the most promising. (eppc.org)
  • Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain," mutters the ordinary man posing as the great and powerful Oz in the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz." This scene recently became reality on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" when Oprah's star doctor and regular guest, Dr. Mehmet Oz, appeared alongside actor, Parkinson's disease victim and embryonic stem cell research proponent, Michael J. Fox. (usccb.org)
  • Stem cells do not promise any such thing, nor do they for Parkinson's disease. (rushlimbaugh.com)
  • So Mr. Fox is using his illness as another tactic to try to secure the election of a Democrat senator by implying that with her election, that we'll be on the road to stem cell research her opponent opposes and people who suffer from Parkinson's disease as he does will have a cure. (rushlimbaugh.com)
  • Adult stem cells are of far more limited research value than embryonic stem cell which hold more promise against diseases and neurological damage such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Supporters of embryonic stem-cell research say their studies have shown promise to treat a range of debilitating conditions including diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cancers, and spinal cord injuries. (cnn.com)
  • Building on the strong tradition of cutting-edge research on Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases at Lund University, the vision is to create new and innovative strategies for improved and novel treatments, disease modifications and eventually cures for neurodegenerative diseases. (lu.se)
  • The main objective of the Stem Cell Center´s Neuroscience Program is to study the properties of neural stem cells (NSCs) and explore the possibilities to use these cells for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and stroke. (lu.se)
  • The clinical team from Lund headed by Prof. Olle Lindval in collaboration with Prof. Anders Björklund, were the first to show in patients the proof of principle that cell transplantation therapy is feasible approach to treat the patients with Parkinson's disease. (lu.se)
  • A new controversy is brewing over government backing of Ebola vaccines that are using aborted fetal cell lines even though vaccines developed from moral alternatives are just as effective. (womenofgrace.com)
  • NSCs are derived from the embryonic stem (ES) cells or fetal and adult nervous system, and can generate different type of neural cells. (lu.se)
  • 1983) and the multipotent progenitor cells from fetal disease (Bjorklund and Lindvall, 2000). (lu.se)
  • During this period, 1975-1985, my group pioneered this approach using cells obtained from the fetal brain. (lu.se)
  • Second, stem cells may prove to be an indispensable source of transplantable cells and tissues for repair and regeneration. (erlc.com)
  • Your body is composed of millions and millions of cells that make up the different tissues, like your heart, muscle and skin. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • another will be the parent of cells of the heart, and so on for all organs, tissues, and structures that make up the human body. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • The possibilities arising from these characteristics have resulted in great commercial interest, with potential applications ranging from the use of stem cells in reversal and treatment of disease, to targeted cell therapy, tissue regeneration, pharmacological testing on cell-specific tissues, and more. (prnewswire.com)
  • We applaud the remarkable therapeutic successes that have been achieved using stem cells from cord blood and adult tissues. (pacatholic.org)
  • Serve as a core facility to produce clinical-grade stem cells from adult tissues, cord blood and related materials for use in clinical trials and therapies. (kumc.edu)
  • Scientifically speaking, the process works because injured tissues that are attempting to recruit natural healing cells signal the adult stem cells as they are engrafted into the treated area. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Adult cells come from tissues and organs, things that are often donated for research. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Stem cells may be derived from adult tissues but the most potent are extracted from developing human embryos. (edu.au)
  • They may instead be fusing with existing cells, creating genetically mixed-up tissues with unknown health effects" [1]. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • The first steps toward a new cell culture system for human norovirus included the detection of human norovirus antigen in duodenal and jejunal enterocytes in tissue sections from human norovirus-infected transplant patients ( 11 ) and the development of human intestinal enteroids (HIEs) derived from nontransformed small intestine and colonic tissues ( 12 ). (cdc.gov)
  • All tissues originate from stem cells. (bvsalud.org)
  • A stem cell is commonly defined as a cell that has the ability to continuously divide and produce progeny cells that differentiate (develop) into various other types of cells or tissues. (bvsalud.org)
  • Postnatal stem cells have been sourced from umbilical cord blood, umbilical cord, bone marrow, peripheral blood, body fat, and almost all body tissues, including the pulp tissue of teeth 8 . (bvsalud.org)
  • And that is still a priority, but compared with 2003, there is a discernible shift towards translating medical research into treatments and commercial applications. (newscientist.com)
  • The NITD is plugging into the country's strengths in infectious disease research by concentrating on developing new treatments for dengue fever and tuberculosis. (newscientist.com)
  • The Republican presidential candidate has, however, shown an open mind toward treatments developed using adult stem cells, which can be collected from a patient's own body. (bioedge.org)
  • He added that treatments for dreaded diseases "could be right at our fingertips" if we lifted "the stem cell ban. (breakpoint.org)
  • Even the American College of Pediatricians (ACP) called for an end to embryonic stem-cell research, "which prolongs needless suffering by delaying the development of more promising adult stem-cell treatments and cures. (cellmedicine.com)
  • The second Kerry claim - that stem-cell inspired treatments for many dreaded diseases are imminent - is even more irresponsible. (eppc.org)
  • The developments utilizing adult stem cells, however, have been truly amazing with medical treatments (not mere potential or grand promises) already helping thousands of people. (blogspot.com)
  • Of course, even if embryonic stem cell research produced successful treatments, the Church could never advocate its use because it destroys a human person in his or her first week of life. (usccb.org)
  • Distribute information to Kansas physicians about methods for successful treatments with adult, cord blood and related stem cells through basic and clinical research. (kumc.edu)
  • Become the leader in providing adult stem cell treatments and information to physicians and patients around the world. (kumc.edu)
  • Adult stem cell treatments have been used clinically to successfully treat leukemia and related bone/blood cancers using bone marrow transplantation. (kumc.edu)
  • Unlike the more well-known embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells have been proven to be useful for human medical treatments, such as bone marrow transplants, and they are already being used in veterinarian clinics across the country. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Nearly 800 of those treatments have been performed this year and 1,295 veterinarians are signed up to get credentialed to perform the stem cell therapy. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Without being able to continue projects and research, the money and any progress that was made toward lifesaving treatments will be wasted. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • To discontinue the use of embryos for research would only hinder us as a society that is constantly on the brink of cures and treatments in the medical world. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • During the same period, however, the paper did not report the encouraging results of early human trials of treatments for spinal cord injury developed using adult stem cells. (discovery.org)
  • Making matters worse, even though Bush is off the national stage, most media continue to ignore the parade of advances demonstrated in human trials of treatments relying on adult stem cells. (discovery.org)
  • Scientists conducting such research said continued federal funding is necessary, saying they would have greater flexibility to work collaboratively within labs, across labs and around the world on the latest treatments and breakthroughs. (cnn.com)
  • Opening new cell lines for study and providing funding opportunities for this research greatly increases the prospects of developing treatments and cures for debilitating conditions such as breast and prostate cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and spinal cord injury. (jta.org)
  • The ban on funding did not apply to stem cells derived from adult tissue. (biopharminternational.com)
  • The different types of cells that will eventually make up a certain tissue stem from a single "mother cell", hence the term "embryonic stem cells. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • The problem is that only a limited number of organs in the body contain cells that can be "turned on" to regenerate injured tissue. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • Potentially they could be used to make new skin, new brain cells, insulin producing cells in the pancreas, or repair nerve tissue in the spinal cord. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • Some doctors believe that fat stem cells could one day be used to generate soft tissue and bone and possibly even assist in the treatment of ailments such as heart disease. (bioedge.org)
  • Adult Stem Cells Taken from Human Fat Tissue Used to Treat Heart Failure Sweden Company Wants To Start First Stem Cell Research Factory Leading Scientist Charges Colleagues With "Misleading" Public British Stem Cell Researcher: Benefits of. (physiciansforlife.org)
  • The ACP cites these strong pro-adult stem cell results further noting, "catastrophic results…producing the wrong tissue, forming tumors and triggering immune rejection," when describing the abysmal failure that embryonic stem cell trials have produced. (cellmedicine.com)
  • In turn, the regenerative cells adjust themselves to help reconstruct the damaged tissue. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Two reports appeared as advance online publications in the top British journal Nature , accompanied by a news report that begins, "The hyped ability of adult stem cells to sprout replacement tissue types is being called into question. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Dr CHAUHAN (India)1 welcomed the updated WHO Guiding Principles on Human Cell, Tissue and Organ Transplantation. (who.int)
  • Investigating native human cardiac tissue with preserved 3D macro- and microarchitecture is fundamental for clinical and basic research. (bvsalud.org)
  • The HIEs, or "mini-guts," are generated from stem cells present in the intestinal crypts isolated from human intestinal tissue and cultured indefinitely as ex vivo, 3-dimensional (3D) cultures in growth-factor-enriched media ( 13 - 15 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The key elements of tissue engineering are stem cells, morphogen, and a scaffold of extracellular matrix. (bvsalud.org)
  • These dental stem cells are considered mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and possess different levels of capacities to become specific tissue forming cells. (bvsalud.org)
  • Several controversies surround the use of human embryonic stem cells: Is it ethical to use them? (scitizen.com)
  • Ethical Stem Cell Breakthrough! (scitizen.com)
  • Specifically, two new procedures are being reported in an effort to avoid the ethical offense of killing the embryo when extracting stem cells. (christianliferesources.com)
  • While the appeal of embryonic cells has been their ability to differentiate into any type of cell, there has been significant ethical, moral, and spiritual controversy surrounding their use. (prnewswire.com)
  • Embryonic stem cell research also presents grave ethical concerns. (pacatholic.org)
  • While ethical issues about (egg) donation should be debated and the process regulated, the scientific conclusions of Dr. Hwang's research remain intact," Schatten said in a statement. (blogspot.com)
  • For updates on advances in ethical stem cell research, visit the "Do No Harm" web site at www.stemcellresearch.org. (usccb.org)
  • Science and religion continue to clash on ethical dilemmas in research. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • The ethical and legal controversies that were aroused in the ART debates during the 1980s have been re-ignited with the development of stem cell technology. (edu.au)
  • This issue was considered by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in its report entitled Human Cloning: Scientific, Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research (hereafter the Andrews Report , after the Chair of the Committee, Mr Kevin Andrews, MP) released in September 2001. (edu.au)
  • Ethical concerns relate to the risk of causing physical and psychological harm, lack of respect for ethical research standards, exploitation of the poor and conflict of interest if financial interests are involved. (who.int)
  • 3 The resolution recognizes the need to respect the freedom of ethical scientific research and to ensure access to the benefits of its application. (who.int)
  • Additional research, including paediatric research, and interdisciplinary reflection were needed in order to truthfully inform the general public of the anthropological, social, ethical and legal implications of transplantation. (who.int)
  • Federally funded research can be conducted using stem cell lines that were already available in August 2001. (breakpoint.org)
  • The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) commends President Barack Obama's decision today to sign an Executive Order lifting restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research. (jta.org)
  • This is a momentous day-not only for science, but for the hopes of thousands of patients and their families who are relying on NIH-funded scientists to pursue life-saving discoveries and therapies that could come from stem cell research. (biopharminternational.com)
  • They range from new options for infertility treatment and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to stem-cell-based therapies for debilitating diseases. (springer.com)
  • Kass calls it "cruel to suggest that stem-cell-based therapies are 'at our fingertips. (breakpoint.org)
  • Biotechnology companies specializing in stem-cell research stand to reap huge financial windfalls from successful therapies developed via this science," said the CPI report. (christianitytoday.com)
  • We may never be able to choose between iPS and ES cell research because we don't know which type of cell will be best for eventual therapies. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We facilitate research and therapy on a global level and establish a frontier for other research and therapies for patients suffering from diseases. (kumc.edu)
  • Focus on activities that advance adult, cord blood and related stem cell and non-embryonic stem cell research and therapies for patient treatment. (kumc.edu)
  • Facilitate the delivery of adult, cord blood and related stem cell therapies to Kansas City and Midwest region hospitals where appropriate. (kumc.edu)
  • Create and maintain a database resource for physicians and patients that provides a comprehensive global list of available stem cell clinical trials and therapies. (kumc.edu)
  • In July 2013, the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center (MSCTC) was created by Kansas Legislature to facilitate existing research and therapy on a global level and establish a frontier for other research and therapies for patients suffering from diseases. (kumc.edu)
  • In addition to bone marrow transplantation, additional therapies with adult stem cells - including organ repair - have been the focus of intense attention in the scientific community in recent years. (kumc.edu)
  • The state has the opportunity to focus on the development of specific areas of adult stem cell research and patient treatment, with the potential to become a world leader in patient therapies for specific diseases or conditions. (kumc.edu)
  • Literature review: This review summarizes current knowledge, barriers, and challenges in the clinical use of adult stem cells, scaffolds, and growth factors for the development and evaluation of regenerative endodontic therapies. (bvsalud.org)
  • The issue of research involving stem cells derived from human embryos is increasingly the subject of a national debate and dinner table discussions," said President George W. Bush in a 2001 speech announcing his policy on embryonic stem cell research. (erlc.com)
  • In addition, states varied substantially in the extent to which they prioritized human embryonic stem cell research, and much of the research performed in the states could likely have been funded by the National Institutes of Health under federal guidelines established by President Bush in 2001. (scienceblog.com)
  • In 2001, Bush reviewed the NIH guidelines implementing the law and decided to authorize funding for research on existing embryonic stem-cell lines in which the human embryos in question had already been destroyed. (eppc.org)
  • Shortly after taking office, President Barack Obama signed an order to allow federal funds to be used for research on embryonic stem cell lines that were originally created since 2001-a breakthrough in the medical world since the days of former Bush administration's policies. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • According to the National Institutes of Health, more than $546 million has been spent on stem cell research since 2001. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • When President George Bush first approved federal funding of human embryonic stem-cell research in 2001, 60 existing stem-cell lines -- which were created before August 9, 2001-- qualified for federal funding. (cnn.com)
  • 5. In 2001, France and Germany requested the United Nations General Assembly to develop international conventions on human reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning and research on stem cells. (who.int)
  • As stem cells within a developing human embryo differentiate within the cell, their capacity to diversify generally becomes more limited and their ability to generate many differentiated cell types also becomes more restricted. (erlc.com)
  • By learning how stem cells differentiate and become specialized, scientists hope to gain a better understanding of how cells in general work and what can go wrong. (erlc.com)
  • Adult stem cells are sometimes referred to as somatic stem cells to differentiate them from human germ cells, sperm cells and egg cells. (erlc.com)
  • But what if scientists could figure out what controls an embryonic stem cell to differentiate into a brain cell and not a heart cell, and why it occurs at precisely the right time compared to the other cells, and what turns them off so that they don't develop into a large tumor instead of a heart? (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • In addition, their "unspecialized" nature allows them to differentiate into a wide variety of specialized cell types. (prnewswire.com)
  • Many areas of science use mouse ESCs to study how blastocysts grow into adults and to study what signals direct stem cells to differentiate into specialised cells. (eurostemcell.org)
  • Another challenging area is controlling exactly how ESCs differentiate into numerous specialised cell types. (eurostemcell.org)
  • They will multiply and differentiate extensively to make the many types of cells needed to form the entire animal. (eurostemcell.org)
  • Neither report cited a paper published last year in the journal Blood [4], where a group from the Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, and Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, reported the most comprehensive experiments proving that a single adult stem cell can differentiate into all cell types in culture. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • The cells could be made to differentiate into bone forming cells, cartilage forming cells, fat cells, skeletal muscle cells and endothelial cells. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Will embryonic stem cells ever be used to treat human diseases? (scitizen.com)
  • Instead, as we know, interest and debate has centred largely on the ethics and morals of using human ES cells to treat, potentially, a range of human diseases, many of which are virtually intractable with respect to a cure. (scitizen.com)
  • These debates will, and must, rage on but it interesting that two things in particular seem to be lost to most debates on the issue: (i) the value of research to this point in time, and (ii) the likelihood that the use of stem cells of any type to treat most if not all these diseases remains, for a variety of reasons, a distant possibility. (scitizen.com)
  • Douglas Melton (left) and David Scadden, directors of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, are among the university scientists who study the cells for cures to several devastating diseases. (chronicle.com)
  • The move added to optimism about eventual victory for university scientists who use this research in a search for cures for a range of devastating diseases. (chronicle.com)
  • On another floor is Paradigm Therapeutics, which plans to extend the genomics-driven research on the central nervous system and metabolic diseases that it does at its UK home in Cambridge. (newscientist.com)
  • The cells carry the potential to cure neurological diseases, diabetes, and many other illnesses. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Scientists use genetically altered mice made from ES cells to study genes involved in many human diseases. (eurostemcell.org)
  • For the treatment of injuries and diseases, only adult stem cell have been proven effective. (cellmedicine.com)
  • Exclusive use of adult stem cells has resulted in the successful treatment of dozens of conditions and diseases over the last decade. (cellmedicine.com)
  • But offering false promises to millions of desperate people who are suffering from diseases and conditions that could be treated with adult stem cells right now may be even more heartless. (cellmedicine.com)
  • In contrast, evidence of over 73 diseases and conditions successfully treated with adult stem cells continues to build. (usccb.org)
  • He went onto explain that embryonic stem cell research has not been successful at curing diseases, but adult stem research has. (abort73.com)
  • MultiPark is striving to understand the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, and to create a dynamic structure for the advancement of research, innovation and education in the field. (lu.se)
  • Ultimately, our research will improve functioning, health and quality of life of people living and ageing with these diseases. (lu.se)
  • I started this line of research in the mid 1970ies, based on the idea that immature neurons can be used to replace lost neurons, restore brain circuitry, and promote functional recovery in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases. (lu.se)
  • Симптоми та ознаки Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases are characterized by steady, relentless, progressive degeneration of corticospinal tracts, anterior horn cells, bulbar motor nuclei. (msdmanuals.com)
  • For his injunction, Judge Lamberth found that Obama-administration policy, announced last year, appears to violate a provision of federal law that prohibits federal financial support for the creation or destruction of human embryos for research purposes. (chronicle.com)
  • The Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America, the National Right to Life Committee and the Catholic Alliance had all stepped up pressure on Bush, arguing that federal funding would condone the destruction of human lives in the name of medical research. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Embryonic stem-cell research causes division because it involves the creation and destruction of human embryos at the earliest stages of human life. (eppc.org)
  • A law, passed by Congress in 1996 and renewed annually, prohibits federal funding for research involving the destruction of human embryos. (eppc.org)
  • This approach sprang largely from the media's antipathy for the pro-life movement, the most prominent opponent of research requiring the destruction of human embryos. (discovery.org)
  • For nearly Bush's entire presidency, the media used people's yearning for cures as a hammer to pound the president for his decision to limit federal research funding to projects using stem cell lines already in existence and therefore not requiring the new destruction of human embryos. (discovery.org)
  • Legislation passed in 1996 law prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars in the creation or destruction of human embryos 'for research purposes. (cnn.com)
  • They found that the spontaneous mutation frequency in ES cells is 100-fold lower than that in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (a somatic cell line), which is similar to adult cells in vivo . (i-sis.org.uk)
  • 2008). Historically, this concept is highlighted by the experi- factors are key intrinsic regulators of these fate decisions and mental phenomenon of lineage reprogramming, for example, that fate choice involves modulating networks of transcription by the conversion of fibroblasts to muscles cells following trans- factors. (lu.se)
  • One way we did this was by converting adult fibroblasts, or skin cells, into interneurons. (lu.se)
  • It prohibits non-therapeutic research that jeopardizes the life or health of a human embryo, fetus, or neonate, thereby precluding research on embryos to derive human embryonic stem cell lines. (crcmich.org)
  • Inform the public on available adult, cord blood and related stem cell therapeutic options. (kumc.edu)
  • The MSCTC is also working to educate the public and medical professionals about adult stem cell therapeutic options, currently available or in development, that could benefit patients in need. (kumc.edu)
  • Britain s House of Lords final approval of therapeutic human cloning and embryonic stem cells research has intensified the battle for ascendancy between adult and embryonic stem cells. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Clinical research had demonstrated the therapeutic benefits of interventions using adult stem cells rather than embryonic cells, a direction that guaranteed respect for human dignity, even at the embryonic stage. (who.int)
  • Cell replacement using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) derivatives may offer new therapeutic opportunities to replace degenerated neurons and repair damaged circuits. (lu.se)
  • Conclusions: The data support the long-term therapeutic potential of ESC-derived human striatal progenitor grafts for the replacement of degenerated striatal neurons in HD and suggest that EE can effectively accelerate the maturation and promote the integration of human striatal cells. (lu.se)
  • The best example lies in the bone marrow, where these parent cells make the different types of white cells in the blood. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • The research is complicated biology, and stem cells come from a variety of sources: bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, aborted fetuses, human embryos, cloned human embryos. (eppc.org)
  • In the second report [3], mouse bone marrow cells marked with green fluorescent protein were found to fuse with ES cells in culture in the presence of the cytokine, interleukin-3, which is known to encourage cell fusion. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Comparison of toxicity of benzene metabolite hydroquinone in hematopoietic stem cells derived from murine embryonic yolk sac and adult bone marrow. (cdc.gov)
  • In June, the Washington Post published a story, quoting many leading scientists in the field, that said stem-cell research was unlikely to lead to a cure for Alzheimer's. (eppc.org)
  • When asked why Alzheimer's continues to be a favorite of stem-cell research advocates, NIH scientist Ron McKay replied: "People need a fairy tale. (eppc.org)
  • Shortly after the death of President Reagan, who suffered from the disease, Kerry devoted one of the Democrats' weekly radio addresses to this fairy tale, declaring that "stem-cell research has brought us closer to finding ways to treat Alzheimer's. (eppc.org)
  • Indeed, with the laudable exception of the Washington Post -which outshines its competitors in reporting on biotechnology, as when it debunked the widely reported and groundless assertion that embryonic stem cell research could have cured Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's disease-most of the same news outlets that gave Geron star treatment when it was heralding supposed breakthroughs provided only muted coverage of the company's retreat into producing anti-cancer drugs. (discovery.org)
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is delaying a bid by biotech company Geron Corp. to become the first to conduct human trials with embryonic stem cells, pending review of new studies. (womenofgrace.com)
  • The report notes that the AAR, which bills itself as the leading citizen advocacy organization for improving the health of older Americans, "also happens to receive funding from private-sector biotechnology companies that have a financial stake in the outcome of the stem-cell debate, including Geron," the for-profit corporation that isolated embryonic stem cells in 1998. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Year after year, Geron Corporation announced that its embryonic stem cell treatment for acute spinal cord injury would receive FDA approval "next year" for human testing. (discovery.org)
  • Last week, Geron issued a terse statement announcing it was not only canceling the study, but abandoning the embryonic stem cell field altogether for financial reasons. (discovery.org)
  • Other outlets carried muted reports, many focusing either on the business consequences for Geron and its stock price, or on the two other human embryonic stem cell trials currently underway, for eye conditions, run by Advanced Cell Technology. (discovery.org)
  • On the very day that Geron packed its bags, for instance, the news broke of a hopeful adult stem cell treatment for heart disease. (discovery.org)
  • Unfortunately, Dr. Oz is not entirely correct: cures can be expected but the debate over destroying embryos in medical research is not dead. (usccb.org)
  • Ewen Callaway investigates a new field in cell biology. (nature.com)
  • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. (lu.se)
  • Lund center for Stem Cell Biology and Cell Therapy is one of six Swedish strategic centers of excellence in life sciences, supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. (lu.se)
  • Understanding cell-fate decisions in stem cell populations is a major goal of modern biology. (lu.se)
  • Combining cell biology and electrophysiology, his work has the potential to create personalized disease models for future research. (lu.se)
  • Human embryonic stem cells were first isolated and grown in 1998. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • During the mid- to late-nineties, this possibility was realised, with the isolation of ES cells from various species including rabbit, pig, cow, and primates (monkey and marmoset), culminating with the publication in 1998 of two articles on the isolation of human ES cells 2 . (scitizen.com)
  • For example, the opponents of research that involved destroying human embryos had celebrated a new technology developed in Japan that turned regular adult cells into something resembling potent embryonic cells. (lifeboat.com)
  • 2005). Notch1 and syndecan-1 potent human embryonic stem (ES) cells. (lu.se)
  • In contrast, stem cells extracted from adults and umbilical cord blood have both proven very promising without placing lives at risk. (christianliferesources.com)
  • Umbilical Cord Blood Storage Company Sees Growth Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Storage Resources Arkansas House Votes to Create Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Bank Scientists Claim They Discovered Molecule That Might Help Embryonic Stem Cells Grow US Senate Vote for. (physiciansforlife.org)
  • Within the timeframe of biomedical research, this field is considered to be in its infancy, and real clinical benefits to patients are many years away. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world's first human clinical trial of a therapy involving embryonic stem cells, a move that has been condemned by the Vatican as "unacceptable. (womenofgrace.com)
  • Initiate clinical trials with adult, cord blood and related stem cells. (kumc.edu)
  • With the MSCTC goal of providing adult stem cell therapy to Kansas and the surrounding region and establishing its FDA registered GMP facility, the Center acts as a hub to facilitate a systematic mechanism for the translation of basic stem cell research into clinical applications. (kumc.edu)
  • Research is performed to understand mechanisms involved in regeneration and repair after peripheral nerve injury in both experimental and clinical studies, including rehabilitation, in health and disease. (lu.se)
  • The biological properties and clinical potential of stem cells elicit that are generated must not be unduly sensitive to small fluctu- continued scientific, commercial, and public interest. (lu.se)
  • Our current efforts are focused on the development of stem cell-derived dopamine neurons, aimed at the development of transplantable neurons derived from human ES cells for clinical application. (lu.se)
  • These are some of the issues that opponents of stem cell research raise in concern. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • Along the same lines, a writer in the Baltimore Chronicle accused "opponents of embryonic stem-cell research" of "prolonging the suffering of millions. (breakpoint.org)
  • He labeled the president, and other opponents of embryonic stem-cell research, as an "obstacle to hope for a scientific breakthrough, a miracle. (breakpoint.org)
  • Heartless and cruel are only a few of the words being used to describe opponents of embryonic stem-cell research. (cellmedicine.com)
  • Because such embryos are destroyed when stem cells are removed for research, most opponents believe this is moral issue. (cnn.com)
  • We discuss these properties with examples both from the hematopoietic and embryonic stem cell (ESC) systems. (lu.se)
  • Many spinal cord injury victims are hopeful that this could lead to Regeneration of nerve cells that were severed in an accident. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • That was about stem cells, and that was a misleading statement, and it didn't work for the Breck Girl, implying that if it weren't for George W. Bush and his stubbornness on stem cells that we've got a cure for spinal deterioration and injury, and we don't. (rushlimbaugh.com)
  • Currently, all human embryonic stem cell lines in use today were created from embryos generated by IVF. (erlc.com)
  • The issue is whether that law's restrictions apply to research conducted on stem cell lines that had been developed without federal funding. (biopharminternational.com)
  • NIH has interpreted the law narrowly, and argued that creating embryonic stem cells is not the same as using lines created without federal funding for research purposes. (biopharminternational.com)
  • Levine reasons this could be a result of the fact that there are many incentives for scientists to work with existing human embryonic stem cell lines rather than creating new ones. (scienceblog.com)
  • Michigan would join 47 other states in permitting research on human embryos and the creation of new embryonic stem cell lines in Michigan if Proposal 2008-02 is adopted by the voters on November 4. (crcmich.org)
  • Do Ebola Vaccines Need to Use Embryonic Stem Cell Lines? (womenofgrace.com)
  • As Kass points out, there are enough of these lines "for years of essential basic research. (breakpoint.org)
  • President Bush, saying he wanted to "proceed with great care," announced in a national address on August 9 that he would allow federal funding of an existing 60 stem-cell lines but would not permit tax dollars to pay for the destruction of any additional human embryos. (christianitytoday.com)
  • scientists at Harvard recently created 17 new embryonic stem-cell lines, and scientists in Chicago produced 50 more. (eppc.org)
  • Critics of Bush's policy complain that there are not enough usable cell lines and that the existing lines are not as good as newer ones. (eppc.org)
  • By 2010, some 161 of 574 or 28 percent of papers reported on studies of both cell technologies, and 62.1 percent of those papers paired adult and embryonic cell lines. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Though the outcome, no matter what, will leave one side affronted, it would be most beneficial to the millions who are sick and have been putting faith in the results of the research to continue with the studies and testing of the cell lines. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Since the Obama administration's rules went into effect, at least total of 75 stem cell lines qualify for federal funding, according to the NIH. (cnn.com)
  • This was confirmed by examining the cells chromosomes and identifying the distinctive chromosomes from both mouse lines. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Similarly, GATA-1 has been shown to induce lineage switching expression values even if, for simplicity, we assume only ``on'' of committed cells in hematopoiesis, first in cell lines (Kulessa and ``off'' states for each gene. (lu.se)
  • Initial studies included a comprehensive number of primary and continuous cell lines that had been used successfully to grow other viruses, but none supported human norovirus replication ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A stem cell line is a family of constantly dividing cells, the product of a single group of stem cells, which can be grown indefinitely in the laboratory. (erlc.com)
  • And once this entire process is better understood, what if those stem cells could be manipulated in a laboratory to become skin if they are fed certain nutrients, but turn into certain types of brain cells if they are given other ingredients? (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • An NIH spokeswoman, Marin P. Allen, declined to say whether the agency would restart research involving embryonic stem cells at its own laboratory facilities or resume awarding grants for such research by outside scientists. (chronicle.com)
  • In the procedure, doctors removed some of Perry's fat cells, cultured them in a laboratory and injected them into his bloodstream and spine. (bioedge.org)
  • These laboratory-grown cells are called embryonic stem (ES) cells . (eurostemcell.org)
  • The sample is delivered in person or by priority overnight mail to the Vet-Stem laboratory where technicians process the sample to extract the stem cells and remove the fat. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Harman considers the growing popularity of the company's turn-around laboratory service as proof that people are catching on to the promise of adult stem cell therapy. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • The discovery of murine norovirus (MNV) in 2003 and the fact that this virus successfully replicated in a murine macrophage cell line in vitro and in primary immune cells in vivo suggested that immune cells may also support replication of human norovirus ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Egg harvesting and Embryonic Stem-cell Research Pose Serious Threat to Women's Health A congressional hearing last Thursday raised awareness on the risks to women's health and fertility by in vitro fertilization (IVF), human cloning, embryonic stem-cell. (physiciansforlife.org)
  • The case began with a lawsuit against the NIH by scientists opposed to use of embryonic stem cells, a group that seeks adoptive parents for human embryos created through in vitro fertilization, the nonprofit Christian Medical Association and others. (cnn.com)
  • Less-touted than the fiercely-debated embryonic stem cells, the adult version has the ability to morph into cells with special functions, such as the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas or the beating cells of the heart muscle. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Diabetes results from loss or dysfunction of insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. (lu.se)
  • To understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control beta cell maturation and function in the embryonic and adult pancreas. (lu.se)
  • This has led the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to publish guidelines on the requirement for appropriate qualifications to scientific announcements to avoid unrealistic expectations in the community for the early introduction of medical products. (edu.au)
  • Some in vivo transplantation studies have reported robust (35-50%) levels of transdifferentiation, which makes it unlikely that the results are due to cell fusion events. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Therefore, a central goal of diabetes research is to regenerate pancreatic beta cells or produce large numbers of functional beta cells for transplantation into diabetic patients. (lu.se)
  • My major research achievements have been in the field of cell transplantation and brain repair. (lu.se)
  • The studies are performed in 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned immunosuppressed (or immunodeficient) rats, following transplantation of cells into either the striatum, or into the substantia nigra where these cells normally reside. (lu.se)
  • During that trial, Judge Lamberth will hear a full set of arguments over the legality of the Obama administration's policy of expanded federal support for embryonic-stem-cell research. (chronicle.com)
  • About eight years ago, as the controversy about research involving human embryonic stem cells was winding down and Barack Obama was about to take office, I had one of my regular lunches with a respected conservative policy expert. (lifeboat.com)
  • Several weeks ago, a Federal District Court Judge of the District of Columbia issued a temporary injunction on the Obama Administration's policy on human embryonic stem cell research. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Washington (CNN) -- A federal court has given the Obama administration the go-ahead to continue funding embryonic stem-cell research. (cnn.com)
  • Obama officials have been at odds with many members of Congress over whether the the NIH research actually causes an embryo's destruction, as prohibited by the Dickey-Wicker Act. (cnn.com)
  • In a White House ceremony today, President Obama signed an executive order lifting restrictions on federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research. (jta.org)
  • I was honored to join President Obama today as he announced his decision to permit federal support for embryonic stem cell research. (jta.org)
  • Obama has put science over politics by removing the Bush administration's ban on this promising medical research. (jta.org)
  • During a recent appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show, the popular cardiovascular surgeon and television personality, Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced to a stunned audience that due to advances in adult stem cell technology, the debate over embryonic stem cells "is dead. (womenofgrace.com)
  • Traditionally, scientists have worked with both embryonic and adult stem cells for research tools, as well as for cellular therapy. (prnewswire.com)
  • Partner and collaborate with the blood and marrow transplant center of Kansas to foster a regional network of physicians trained in adult, cord blood and related stem cell therapy applications. (kumc.edu)
  • Create education modules to train and educate physicians and research scientists about peer-reviewed adult, cord blood and related stem cell therapy applications for patients. (kumc.edu)
  • As adult stem cell therapy is becoming more effective, many patients will benefit. (kumc.edu)
  • The regenerative stem cell therapy, science lingo for Vet-Stem's treatment, seems to be working. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • This was it: The era of embryonic stem cell therapy had arrived! (discovery.org)
  • The possibility to isolate and propagate NSCs and their potential applications in cell therapy have attracted a lot of research interest in recent years. (lu.se)
  • The work with stem cell-based therapy in stroke is in initial phase and recently Dr. Zaal Kokaia started a consortium within EU to develop the preclinical protocol for cell therapy in stroke. (lu.se)
  • Prof. Lindvall and Dr. Kokaia were the first in the world to show that the brain produces new neurons in response to stroke which opened new possibilities for cell therapy by developing the way to modulate and direct brains this self-repair mechanisms. (lu.se)
  • Main emphasis of Epilepsy Center is to explore mechanisms underlying epileptogenesis, and develop gene- and cell-therapy based treatment strategies for epilepsy. (lu.se)
  • Beta cell replacement therapy is the only available cure for type 1 diabetes. (lu.se)
  • Understanding the mechanisms underlying embryonic beta cell development will be a prerequisite for the development of a universally available cell replacement therapy in diabetes. (lu.se)
  • It brings information about the treatment of acute renal failure in adults by using renal replacement therapy, comparing the efficacy of its application intermittently and continuously. (bvsalud.org)
  • Breakthroughs have been made in tumor medication because of research and testing done on cancerous cells that were a product of embryonic stem cell testing. (columbiachronicle.com)
  • Reform Jews and the American public at large understand and support what experts have strongly maintained: Embryonic stem cells continue to hold the most promise for breakthroughs in life-saving techniques. (jta.org)
  • Scientists who pursue embryo-destructive research despite the noteworthy successes with adult stem cells violate the rights of their week-old human victims by taking their lives. (usccb.org)
  • The New York Times , always quick to applaud embryonic stem cell research, placed a small story at the bottom of page two of the business section. (discovery.org)
  • The process of cell maturation and specialization that would normally take place in the embryo stops. (eurostemcell.org)
  • Chimeras can pass on genes from embryonic stem cells to their offspring. (eurostemcell.org)
  • But, although the mutation frequency of genes was much lower in ES cells, mutant ES cells accumulated with time in culture. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • explosion further, consider that a fictitious small genome with 2002) More recently and more dramatically, the potential for 260 genes would host the same number of combinations as cell state conversions is exemplified by the reprogramming of the number of atoms in the visible universe! (lu.se)
  • To varying degrees, these fates also extend to the Such state stability is required in stem and progenitor cells to immediate progeny of stem cells, known as progenitor or support self-renewal and maintenance of the uncommitted transit-amplifying cells. (lu.se)
  • There are two main reasons stem cells are of interest to both scientific and medical research. (erlc.com)
  • Proposition 71 approved three billion dollars of state funds, over ten years, to support research for this purpose, and potentially making California a leader in this young field of medical research. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • The new appeals-court action was especially welcome to stem-cell scientists because Judge Lamberth's injunction had prevented the National Institutes of Health from distributing millions of dollars in research money at a time, near the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30, when the NIH often awards many of its grants, said Anthony J. Mazzaschi, senior director for scientific affairs at the Association of American Medical Colleges. (chronicle.com)
  • The Texas Freedom Network has launched a statewide petition campaign urging legislators to protect and promote medical research involving both embryonic and adult stem cells, TFN's president announced today. (tfn.org)
  • TFN supports medical research involving both embryonic and adult stem cells. (tfn.org)
  • Dr George Muschler, of Cleveland Clinic, said the fat-derived stem cells were "quite controversial because there isn't good evidence yet, at least in the medical literature, that fat cells work better or even work at all in repairing bones. (bioedge.org)
  • Already, news that Advanced Cell Technology-a Massachusetts-based, privately held biotech company-and Virginia Medical School's Jones Institute had created or planned to create human embryos for the sole purpose of extracting their stem cells has troubled those on both sides of the debate. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Richardson has a strong track record of working to advance important medical research. (ucsb.edu)
  • 2 million to establish a nationally-recognized training program in Stem Cell Research for medical students, graduate students, residents, fellows, physicians and scientists. (ucsb.edu)
  • Historically the lure of significant amounts of money has often created pressures upon individual exercise of rights of conscience, and the potential profits, research funds and medical revenue dollars access to which may be impeded to some extent exercise of rights of conscience are substantial. (consciencelaws.org)
  • On May 14th, this entire medical organization backed up the fact that embryonic stem cells are just not necessary. (cellmedicine.com)
  • the medical group denounced embryonic stem cell research as a tremendous waste of money and resources. (cellmedicine.com)
  • New research says studying both adult and embryonic stem cells can benefit medical science, but banning the study of either type could harm studies of the other. (sciencedaily.com)
  • KU Medical Center has been involved in research using the solid part of the umbilical cord (Wharton's jelly). (kumc.edu)
  • In addition to KU Medical Center, other institutions around the state and in the region have also established adult stem cell research projects. (kumc.edu)
  • Since all these approaches involve the manipulation of human gametes, embryos or embryonic cells, and could also permit more contentious uses, they have stimulated a controversial debate as to what aims are desirable and to what extent experiments on human embryos are morally permissible, if permissible at all. (springer.com)
  • The finding that adult cells can fuse with ES cells is therefore irrelevant to the debate, and the fact that it was used in an attempt to discredit adult stem cells is itself revealing, particularly in view of other recent findings on ES cells. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • The stem cell debate is dead. (abort73.com)
  • The opening of Biopolis is very, very significant for us," says Kong Hwai Loong, an oncologist and executive director of the Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), part of the government's Agency for Science Technology and Research (A * STAR). (newscientist.com)
  • The initial focus of the biomedical plan was to create a solid base of research talent and capability. (newscientist.com)
  • According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, one of the top ten issues that will come before state legislatures this year (2006) relates to rights of conscience in the biomedical field - stem cell experimentation and research. (consciencelaws.org)
  • We are intrigued by how we can utilize the setting of normal embryonic development to understand tumor initiation. (lu.se)
  • We focus on the childhood tumor form neuroblastoma and adult tumor form paraganglioma. (lu.se)
  • Cell Reports, Available online 14 November 2023. (lu.se)
  • Prior to September 11, the defining moment of the Bush presidency had been the president's decision to limit embryonic stem-cell research. (breakpoint.org)
  • With one pen stroke, President Bush has ignored hard science, embraced misplaced ideology and turned his back on the millions who stand to benefit from the advances that stem cell research holds. (ucsb.edu)
  • Sen. John F. Kerry has repeatedly attacked the Bush administration for "banning" the research, declaring that "here in America we don't sacrifice science for ideology. (eppc.org)
  • In response to such criticisms, First Lady Laura Bush accused Democrats of giving false hope to the sick and defended her husband, saying that the president is a great advocate of stem-cell research. (eppc.org)
  • Democrats are eager to discuss the issue, and Kerry's campaign rhetoric seems to have three objectives: first, to convince the nation that Bush has "enacted a far-reaching ban on stem-cell research. (eppc.org)
  • To say repeatedly, as Kerry has, that Bush has "shut down" stem-cell research is absurd. (eppc.org)
  • Rarely noted in all the criticism: During the Bush years, the NIH spent more than $600 million on human embryonic stem cell research. (discovery.org)
  • The current administration had broken with the Bush White House and issued rules in 2009 permitting those cells to be reproduced in controlled conditions and for work on them to move forward. (cnn.com)
  • Scientists announced this week that they have successfully produced embryonic stem cells by transferring the DNA of human skin cells into unfertilized human eggs to produce embryos, a technique the Church considers to be an abuse of human life. (womenofgrace.com)
  • Last year, Hwang's team said it successfully cloned a human embryo from embryonic stem cells. (blogspot.com)
  • However, Korean television station MBC has conducted interviews with an unnamed member of Hwang's research team who says the cells were never cloned successfully. (blogspot.com)
  • After decades of research transplanting embryonic stem cells in animal models, no disease has been treated successfully. (usccb.org)
  • Vet-Stem reports that more than 3,000 tendon, ligament and joint injuries in animals have been successfully treated by more than 1,500 veterinarians across the country since 2004. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • Writing in The Lancet , Swiss doctors report that cartilage cells harvested from patients' own noses have been used to successfully produce cartilage transplants for the treatment of the knees of 10 adults (aged 18-55 years) whose cartilage was damaged by injury. (lifeboat.com)
  • HIE cultures recapitulate the complexity and cell diversity of the gastrointestinal tract in relatively the same proportions as in the intestine itself ( 14 , 15 ) and successfully support the replication of human rotavirus ( 13 ) and human norovirus ( 16 , 17 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Not only is adult stem cell research not controversial, it is strongly encouraged by those who raise objections to embryonic stem cell research. (voiceofsandiego.org)
  • We strongly support the President's decision to repeal the limits on embryonic stem cell research and now call on Congress to codify this Executive Order into law. (jta.org)
  • This requirement strongly limits the number of solutions or entiation and lineage-specification, programmed cell death, and ``states'' for the system. (lu.se)
  • From what I could tell, only a relatively small portion of the stem cell research supported by these states was clearly ineligible for federal funding," said Levine, who is on the faculty of the School of Public Policy in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. (scienceblog.com)
  • A great deal of embryonic stem-cell research is ineligible for public funding. (eppc.org)
  • In August 2010, a district court agreed with the plaintiffs that embryonic stem cell research violated federal law and blocked funding, but a three-judge appeals court temporarily lifted the ban in September. (biopharminternational.com)
  • But the three-judge panel concluded in its 21-page ruling, 'the plaintiffs are unlikely to prevail because Dickey-Wicker is ambiguous and the NIH seems reasonably to have concluded' the law does not ban research using embryonic stem cells. (cnn.com)
  • The case began when a lawsuit was brought against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by Dr. James Sherley and Dr. Theresa Deisher, scientists opposed to embryonic stem cell research. (biopharminternational.com)
  • British scientists are hailing the recent creation of human sperm cells that they believe could revolutionize fertility treatment. (womenofgrace.com)
  • Reeve, who was left paralyzed after being thrown from a horse a decade ago, was a tireless advocate of embryonic stem-cell research. (breakpoint.org)
  • Following these teachings, the Reform Movement has for many years been an outspoken advocate for stem cell research, working with leaders across the political spectrum. (jta.org)
  • Organs in the adult body also contain similar types of cells, termed "adult stem cells. (spinalcordinjuryzone.com)
  • Mouse ESCs are being used to learn about how the body develops, from early embryonic stages to the formation of complex organs. (eurostemcell.org)