Japanese Researchers Create Intestine from Stem Cells
Thursday, March 11, 2010
By: The Mainichi Daily News
In an apparent world first, Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing intestine from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which can develop into various types of cells in the body.

Scientists Find 'Mother' of All Skin Cells
Thursday, March 11, 2010
By: Kate Kelland, Reuters
Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns.

Breakthrough Reveals Blood Vessel Cells Are Key To Growing Unlimited Amounts Of Adult Stem Cells
Friday, March 5, 2010
By: Medical News Today
In a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that endothelial cells, the most basic building blocks of the vascular system, produce growth factors that can grow copious amounts of adult stem cells and their progeny over the course of weeks.

A Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Moves Forward
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
By: Meredith Wadman, Nature
Advanced Cell Technology of Worcester, Massachusetts announced on Tuesday that a human embryonic stem cell therapy it is developing for a rare form of juvenile blindness has been granted orphan drug status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Cord Blood Stem Cells Help Meet Minority Marrow Needs
Monday, March 1, 2010
By: David Martin, CNN
Diana Tirpak was so sure her leukemia was going to kill her, she bought a suit for her husband, Jake, to wear at her funeral.

Stem Cells Restore Sight in Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa
Thursday, February 25, 2010
By: Science Daily
An international research team led by Columbia University Medical Center successfully used mouse embryonic stem cells to replace diseased retinal cells and restore sight in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa. This strategy could potentially become a new treatment for retinitis pigmentosa, a leading cause of blindness that affects approximately one in 3,000 to 4,000 people, or 1.5 million people worldwide.

Heart Stem Cells Move Closer to Human Treatments
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
By: Amanda Gardner, HealthDay News
Researchers are moving ahead -- although sometimes ploddingly -- toward the goal of using stem cell therapies to rescue people with cardiovascular disease, the leading killer of men and women in the United States.

Patients' Stem Cells Help Doctors Grow Skin
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
By: Lesley Robinson, ABC News Australia
Doctors at the newly created Sydney Burns Foundation say they are advancing towards the "holy grail" in burns treatment: full thickness replacement skin.

The Challenges And Opportunities Facing Stem Cell Scientists
Monday, February 22, 2010
By: Medical News Today
The United States government's decision last year to lift restrictions on federally-funded stem cell research has helped the nation's stem-cell researchers concentrate on science, but limitations remain - even under the new policy, according to George Daley, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Children's Hospital Boston.

Stem Cell Experiment Reverses Aging in Rare Disease
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By: Maggie Fox, Reuters
In a surprise result that can help in the understanding of both aging and cancer, researchers working with an engineered type of stem cell said they reversed the aging process in a rare genetic disease.

Induced Neural Stem Cells: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
By: Science Daily
The great promise of induced pluripotent stem cells is that the all-purpose cells seem capable of performing all the same tricks as embryonic stem cells, but without the controversy.

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Fall Short of Potential Found in Embryonic Version
Thursday, February 11, 2010
By: Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American
It was hoped using reprogrammed mature cells would be a noncontroversial alternative to embryo-derived stem cells. But problems like low replication rates and early senescence have impeded their efficacy in generating differentiated cells.

Experimental Stem Cell Treatment Arrests Acute Lung Injury in Mice, Study Shows
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
By: Science Daily
Stem cell researchers exploring a new approach for the care of respiratory diseases report that an experimental treatment involving transplantable lung cells was associated with improved outcomes in tests on mice with acute lung injury. The lung cells were derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).

Stem Cells Rescue Nerve Cells by Direct Contact
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By: Science Daily
Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have shown how transplanted stem cells can connect with and rescue threatened neurons and brain tissue. The results point the way to new possible treatments for brain damage and neurodegenerative diseases.

Fat Tissue May Be a Source of Valuable Blood Stem Cells, Study Says
Monday, February 1, 2010
By: Science Daily
Bone marrow is a leading source of adult stem cells, which are increasingly used for research and therapeutic interventions, but extracting the cells is an arduous and often painful process.

Study Weighs Benefits of Transplants for Leukemia
Sunday, January 31, 2010
By: Kate Kelland, Reuters
Leukemia patients who have blood stem cell transplants survive just as long on average as those who undergo the more invasive procedure of having a bone marrow transplant, scientists said on Monday.

New Way Found to Make Blood Vessel Cells
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
By: UPI
U.S. scientists say they've developed a technique to generate functional endothelial blood vessel cells from human embryonic and pluripotent stem cells.

Stem Cell OK Should Be Law, Backers Say
Sunday, January 24, 2010
By: Kim McGuire, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS -- President Barack Obama's 2009 executive order that lifted some stem cell research restrictions should be codified into law so future lawmakers cannot undo it, a national stem cell research advocate said Saturday.

'Hope Summit' to Discuss Stem Cells, Scientific Literacy
Thursday, January 21, 2010
By: Julia Evangelou Straight, St. Louis Beacon
The controversy and arguments over stem cell research may have left the front pages, but that doesn't mean the issue has gone away.

Embryonic Stem Cells Become Functioning Neurons in Mice
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay News
Finding moves research closer to helping people with spinal injuries, ALS, experts say.

Stem Cell Advocacy: Bernard Siegel to Address HOPE Summit in St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
By: Genetics Policy Institute
The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) announced today that Bernard Siegel, founder and executive director of GPI, will make a keynote presentation titled "Missouri's Critical Role in the Global Cause for Lifesaving Cures" at the HOPE Summit in St. Louis, Missouri. He will also participate in a panel discussion on stem cells and public policy. The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures sponsors the summit that will take place at the Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotels & Suites on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant Hopes Lifted
Monday, January 18, 2010
By: BBC News
A technique which may eventually remove the need for matched bone marrow transplants has been used in humans for the first time.

FDA Gives Green Light To First ALS Adult Stem Cell Trial Using Patient's Own Stem Cells
Thursday, January 14, 2010
By: Medical News Today
TCA Cellular Therapy, LLC (TCA-CT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its adult stem cell protocol to conduct Phase I clinical trials to treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).

St. Louis Conference to Focus on Stem Cell Research
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
By: Chad Garrison, Riverfront Times
The Missouri Coalition for Life Saving Cures is hosting its first-ever "Hope Summit" next weekend in downtown St. Louis.

Delivering Stem Cells Improves Repair of Major Bone Injuries in Rats, Study Shows
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
By: Science Daily
A new study reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

News Release: Best-selling Author Chris Mooney Tops List of Notable Speakers at Hope Summit on Jan. 23
Friday, January 8, 2010
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Author and journalist Chris Mooney has made a successful career of bridging the gap that often divides science and the American public. As the keynote speaker at Hope Summit 2010 on Jan. 23 in St. Louis, he'll address that separation and what it spells for America's future.

Stem-cell Conference Coming to St. Louis
Friday, January 8, 2010
By: St. Louis Business Journal
A stem-cell conference will be held Jan. 23 in downtown St. Louis. Hope Summit 2010 is being hosted by the pro-stem-cell group, The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures.

Vitamin C Boosts the Reprogramming of Adult Cells Into Stem Cells
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
By: Science Daily
Famous for its antioxidant properties and role in tissue repair, vitamin C is touted as beneficial for illnesses ranging from the common cold to cancer and perhaps even for slowing the aging process. Now, a study published online on December 24th by Cell Press in the journal Cell Stem Cell uncovers an unexpected new role for this natural compound: facilitating the generation of embryonic-like stem cells from adult cells.

Stem Cell Therapies for Hearts Inching Closer to Wide Use
Friday, December 18, 2009
By: Elizabeth Landau, CNN
If you've just had your first heart attack, doctors may one day be able to reverse the damage done with stem cell therapy.

EDITORIAL: New Era: Expanded Stem Cell Lines Broaden Horizons
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By: Editorial Board, Houston Chronicle
Last week brought welcome, long-anticipated news on the medical front, as the National Institutes of Health announced the approval of new lines of human embryonic stem cells available to researchers, with dozens more under review.

Stem Cells Can Be Engineered to Kill HIV, Scientists Show
Monday, December 7, 2009
By: Science Daily
Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and colleagues have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered into cells that can target and kill HIV-infected cells -- a process that potentially could be used against a range of chronic viral diseases.

Stem Cell Funding Ban Would Cost Mo. Millions, Report Says
Thursday, December 3, 2009
By: St. Louis Business Journal
Missouri would ban the use of public dollars for stem-cell research under a constitutional amendment proposed in legislation filed this week. Such a ban could cost the state millions of dollars in revenue and thousands of jobs, a report says.

NEWS RELEASE: Ballot Proposal Threatens Missouri Jobs and Economy
Thursday, December 3, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
State economic development officials sound a warning about the severe impact a proposed constitutional amendment would have on economic development in Missouri.

Developing and Incubating a Stem Cell Line
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
By: FOX News
An embryonic stem cell line is a family of constantly dividing cells, deriving from individual parent stem cells extracted from a human embryo.

U.S. Approves First "Ethical" Human Stem Cell Lines
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
By: Maggie Fox, Reuters
The U.S. government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March.

Embryonic Stem Cells Could Create New Skin To Help Burns Victims
Friday, November 20, 2009
By: BBC News
French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.

Researchers Pursue Clinical Trial for Stem Cell Therapy for Juvenile Blindness
Thursday, November 19, 2009
By: Mira Oberman, Agence France Presse
Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.

Researchers Advance Understanding of Stem Cells
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
By: Science Daily
The study, performed in part by scientists from Washington University in St. Louis, aids our understanding of the nervous system's development -- information that's important to the study of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders.

Using Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy, Walking Ability Restored In Rats With Neck Injuries
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
By: Medical News Today
The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries -- a finding that could expand the clinical trial to include people with cervical damage.

Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Abilities Impaired By Brain Tumor Treatment
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
By: Science Daily
Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new University of California, Irvine study.

Scientists Reveal How Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Differ From Embryonic Stem Cells And Tissue Of Derivation
Thursday, November 5, 2009
By: Medical News Today
Scientists must "develop ways of generating iPS cells that are a closer match to ES cells," said Dr. George Q. Daley, of Children's Hospital in Boston. "Only then will we be confident that iPS cells are a safe replacement for ES cells in research and therapy."

Lung Tissue Generated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
By: Medical News Today
New technique could provide an alternative to lung transplants for patients with lung injury due to chronic pulmonary disease and inherited genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

Growing Cartilage From Stem Cells
Thursday, October 22, 2009
By: Medical News Today
Damaged knee joints might one day be repaired with cartilage grown from stem cells in a laboratory, based on research by Professor Kyriacos Athanasiou, chair of the University of California, Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering and his colleagues.

News Release: Newest Anti-Stem Cell Efforts Would Affect More Than Just Patients' Rights in Missouri
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Group with out-of-state roots aids campaign to revoke the right of Missouri families' to access future stem cell therapies. But the repeal wouldn't stop there.

Stem Cell Transplants Stalled Blindness in Rats
Monday, October 19, 2009
By: Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Nerve stem cell transplants may help slow the progression of macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

News Release: Ballot Proposal Threatens Missouri's Economy and Reputation, According to Analysis
Monday, October 19, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Missouri Roundtable for Life's latest ballot initiative -- the group's 30th in 22 months -- would punish Missouri cities, universities and taxpayers. Critics say it's a dangerous and deceitful effort no one can afford.

A Step Toward Future Heart Repair: Using Mice Stem Cells to Grow Beating Strip of Heart Muscle
Thursday, October 15, 2009
By: Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press
Scientists have grown a piece of heart muscle -- and then watched it beat -- by using stem cells from a mouse embryo, a big step toward one day repairing damage from heart attacks.

Jaw Bone Created from Stem Cells
Saturday, October 10, 2009
By: BBC News
Scientists have created part of the jaw joint in the lab using human adult stem cells.

Liver Cells Grown From Patients' Skin Cells; Treatment Of Liver Diseases Possible
Friday, October 9, 2009
By: Science Daily
Scientists at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have successfully produced liver cells from patients' skin cells opening the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases that affect liver function.

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for Colon Cancer Vaccine
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
By: HealthDay News
Human stem cells may provide a means of creating a vaccine against colon cancer and other types of cancers, say American and Chinese scientists.

Major Improvements Made In Engineering Heart Repair Patches From Stem Cells
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
By: Science Daily
Study shows that researchers could create the first entirely human heart tissue patch from human embryonic cell-derived heart muscle cells, blood vessel lining cells and fiber-producing cells

Cells Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reverse Retinal Degeneration
Friday, October 2, 2009
By: Science Daily
A new study reports that transplanted pigment-containing visual cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) successfully preserved structure and function of the specialized light-sensitive lining of the eye (known as the retina) in an animal model of retinal degeneration.

Stem Cell Success Could Help Regenerate Parathyroids
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By: Medical News Today
An early laboratory success is taking University of Michigan researchers a step closer to parathyroid gland transplants that could one day prevent a currently untreatable form of bone loss associated with thyroid surgery.

Editorial: Stop the Madness
Friday, September 25, 2009
By: St. Louis Business Journal
For the 30th time in less than 20 months, the Missouri Roundtable for Life has filed a ballot proposal calling for an end to public funding for stem-cell research.

Researchers, Patient Advocacy Groups Sign Stem Cell Charter
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
By: Medical News Today
The Canadian Stem Cell Foundation is proud to announce the release of the Stem Cell Charter and the world premiere of "Rock Star Scientists."

News Release: Taxpayers on the Hook for Ongoing Failures of Anti-Stem Cell Group
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Missouri Roundtable for Life has filed its 30th ballot proposal in 20 months. The cost to taxpayers is believed to be in the tens of thousands of dollars -- but to Missouri patients, the damage could be even greater.

Brain Tissue In Traumatic Injuries Regenerated By Clemson University Researcher
Thursday, September 3, 2009
By: Medical News Today
An injectable biomaterial gel may help brain tissue grow at the site of a traumatic brain injury, according to findings by a Clemson University bioengineer.

Stem Cells Op Could End Hip Replacements
Monday, August 31, 2009
By: Thomas Moore, Sky News
British surgeons are pioneering a new technique which uses stem cells to repair damaged bones.

Red Blood Cells Made From Human Stem Cells
Sunday, August 23, 2009
By: Science Daily
Victorian stem cell scientists from Monash University have modified a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line to glow red when the stem cells become red blood cells.

Wesleyan University Researchers Hope To Cure Form Of Epilepsy With Embryonic Stem Cells
Monday, August 17, 2009
By: Arielle Levin Becker, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant
The concept is as simple as it is enticing: Take embryonic stem cells, which can develop into any type of cell, and turn them into replacements for body parts that are damaged or causing disease.

Multiple Types Of White Blood Cells Made Directly From Embryonic And Adult Stem Cells
Monday, August 10, 2009
By: Science Daily
In an advance that could help transform embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have transformed these versatile cells into progenitors of white blood cells and into six types of mature white blood and immune cells.

News Release: Stem Cell Opponents Push Four More Ballot Proposals Aimed at Repealing Patients' Rights
Thursday, August 6, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Since early 2008, Missouri Roundtable for Life has filed 28 petitions seeking to undermine constitutional protections.

Scientists Foresee Breakthroughs with Stem Cells
Friday, July 24, 2009
By: Anne Underwood, Newsweek
It's a chilling thought. In the coming year, 130,000 people worldwide will suffer spinal-cord injuries--in a car crash, perhaps, or a fall.

Skin-like Tissue Developed from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By: Tufts University
BOSTON -- Dental and tissue engineering researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have harnessed the pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to generate complex, multilayer tissues that mimic human skin and the oral mucosa (the moist tissue that lines the inside of the mouth).

Cell Discovery May Bring Science Closer to Diabetes Cure
Monday, July 20, 2009
By: HealthDay News, Forbes
'Sox17' gene could further pancreatic research, study suggests

Stem Cell Decision Opens New Doors, May Spur More Research
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
By: Serena Gordon, U.S. News & World Report
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last week their new guidelines for stem cell research funding, including allowing some previously ineligible stem cell lines to receive federal grants, provided they were obtained in an ethical manner.

CAMR Applauds NIH Stem Cell Research Guidelines
Monday, July 6, 2009
By: Amy Comstock Rick, CAMR
The Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR) voices its support for the newly announced stem cell guidelines.

Rules Will Allow Financing for Old Stem Cell Lines
Monday, July 6, 2009
By: Gardiner Harris, The New York Times
The Obama administration released final rules governing stem cell research on Monday that will allow many older stem cell lines to be eligible for federally financed research.

Scientists Find Differences in Embryonic Stem Cells and Reprogrammed Skin Cells
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
By: Newswise
UCLA researchers have found that embryonic stem cells and skin cells reprogrammed into embryonic-like cells have inherent molecular differences, demonstrating for the first time that the two cell types are clearly distinguishable from one another.

Harvard Scientists Find Master Human Heart Cell
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
By: Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe
Harvard scientists announced today they had discovered a master human heart cell that gives rise to three major types of heart tissue, providing new tools for drug development and an important advance toward the ultimate goal of repairing damaged hearts.

Possible Cure Found for Crohn's Disease
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
By: Denis Campbell, The Guardian, Manchester, U.K.
Pioneering stem cell treatment involves 'rebooting' patient's immune system.

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Could Safely Treat Eye Diseases, Research Suggests
Monday, June 15, 2009
By: Science Daily
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. and its collaborators at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) reported today the long-term safety and efficacy of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) produced under manufacturing conditions suitable for human clinical trials.

Stem Cell Protein Offers A New Cancer Target
Monday, June 8, 2009
By: Science Daily
A protein abundant in embryonic stem cells is now shown to be important in cancer, and offers a possible new target for drug development, report researchers from the Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston.

Stem Cell Transplant In Mouse Embryo Yields Heart Protection In Adulthood
Friday, May 15, 2009
By: Science Daily
Stem cells play a role in heart muscle rejuvenation by attracting cells from the body that develop into heart muscle cells. They have been successfully used to halt or reverse cardiac injury following heart attack, but not to prevent injury before it occurs.

Wash. U. Doctors are Highlighted in Series on Alzheimer's
Thursday, May 7, 2009
By: Blyth Bernhard, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It destroys the brain and devastates families, and now Alzheimer's disease looms as the biggest emerging threat to public health.

Study: Tumor-Killing Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells More Potent
Monday, May 4, 2009
By: Fox 9 News, Minneapolis, Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS -- New research at the University of Minnesota shows natural killer cells taken from human embryonic stem cells are more effective at killing tumors than cells taken from other sources.

HBO's Alzheimer's Series Aims to Push for Cure
Sunday, May 3, 2009
By: Jill Serjeant, Reuters
LOS ANGELES -- It's been almost 15 years since former U.S. President Ronald Reagan told the world he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, hoping his disclosure would promote awareness of the heart-breaking brain disorder that slowly destroys memory.

A Positive Spin on Life
Sunday, May 3, 2009
By: Susan C. Young, Special to The Washington Post
Leave it to Michael J. Fox to find the bright side of Parkinson's disease.

News Release: Judge Joyce Stands Strong for Voters' Right to Know
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce today dismissed a lawsuit filed by anti-stem cell activists seeking an unfair and inaccurate ballot summary for one of their many dangerous and deceptive ballot proposals.

The Quest for a Cure: Stem Cells' Potential for 10 Vexing Illnesses
Monday, April 20, 2009
By: Lindsay Lyon, The Denver Post
With President Barack Obama's recent lifting of the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, scientists now have new prospects for developing medical treatments.

Blind to be Cured with Stem Cells
Sunday, April 19, 2009
By: Sarah-Kate Templeton, The Sunday Times (London)
British scientists have developed the world's first stem cell therapy to cure the most common cause of blindness. Surgeons predict it will become a routine, one-hour procedure that will be generally available in six or seven years' time.

Statement on Proposed Guidelines for Expanded Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research
Friday, April 17, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
The National Institutes of Health today released its proposed guidelines for expanded federal support for stem cell research.

Stem Cell Treatment for Sight Loss a Possibility
Monday, April 13, 2009
By: Lyndsay Moss, The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland)
A stem cell treatment for the leading cause of sight loss in older people could be in widespread use within six years, according to researchers.

Stem Cell Breakthrough May Lead to MS Treatments
Friday, April 10, 2009
By: Jeffrey Perkel, HealthDay News
U.S. scientists say they've coaxed human embryonic stem cells into generating cells that might someday be used to repair nerves damaged by multiple sclerosis.

Stem Cell Success Could Help More Than Cornea
Thursday, April 9, 2009
By: David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The cure was so dramatic it surprised even the researchers.

Commentary: New Stem Cell Policy Spurs Hope
Monday, March 30, 2009
By: Andrea Sarvady, Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen
One could imagine scientists tossing lab coats up in the air as President Obama signed an executive order lifting restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.

British Scientists 'to Create Synthetic Blood from Embryonic Stem Cells'
Monday, March 23, 2009
By: Murray Wardrop, Daily Telegraph (London)
British scientists are planning a ground-breaking research project to create synthetic human blood from embryonic stem cells, it has been disclosed.

'It's Like I'm in Prison'
Sunday, March 15, 2009
By: Jo Ciavaglia, Bucks County (Pa.) Courier Times
LEVITTOWN, Pa. -- For eight years they say their lives were in the hands of Capitol Hill politicians. People like Shelbie Oppenheimer, who in 2001 testified before a U.S. House subcommittee in support of embryonic stem cell research. Five years earlier, at age 28, she was diagnosed with a progressive, fatal muscle-wasting disease.

U.S. Fertility Patients Want Final Say on Embryos
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
By: Andrea Hopkins, Reuters
CINCINNATI -- When Amy Birney had to decide what to do with the two embryos that remained after her fertility treatment, she knew one thing for sure: the U.S. government should not have a say in the matter.

Statement on President Obama's Executive Order Allowing for the Expanded Use of Federal Funds for Medical Research
Monday, March 9, 2009
By: Donn Rubin, Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Donn Rubin, chairman of the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, issued the following statement today in response to President Obama's executive order allowing for expanded funding for stem cell research:

Majority of Americans Likely Support Stem Cell Decision
Monday, March 9, 2009
By: Lymari Morales, Gallup
Fifty-two percent support easing Bush-era restrictions or lifting restrictions entirely

President Obama to Sign Executive Order on Stem Cell Research Monday
Friday, March 6, 2009
By: Jake Tapper, Brian Hartman and Lisa Stark, ABC News
ABC News has learned that on Monday morning President Obama will hold an event at the White House in which he signs an executive order overturning the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.

Statement on Senate Joint Resolution 17
Friday, February 27, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
After numerous unsuccessful attempts, Missouri Roundtable for Life has now turned to the Legislature to push the group's dangerous plan to repeal Missouri patients' right to access future medical advances.

Human Stem Cells Provide A New Model For Lou Gehrig's Disease
Monday, February 23, 2009
By: Science Daily
Motor neurons derived from embryonic stem cells mimic the progress of familial ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a devastating condition in which motor neuron degeneration causes progressive loss of movement and muscle tone, leading to death.

Statement on the Latest Round of Petition Initiatives Sought by Stem Cell Opponents
Thursday, February 19, 2009
By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Missouri Roundtable for Life today filed three more proposed ballot initiatives with the Missouri Secretary of State's Office, raising its total to 15 in the last 12 months.

Alzheimer's Grant to Help with Early-onset Dementia
Thursday, February 19, 2009
By: Jessica Machetta, Missourinet
Missouri is one of 22 states to get some of a $17 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health to help those dealing with the early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

Turning Stem Cells Into Blood Vessels
Thursday, February 19, 2009
By: Medical News Today
A Johns Hopkins engineer is trying to coax human stem cells to turn into networks of new blood vessels that could someday be used to replace damaged tissue in people with heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses.

An Inexhaustible Source Of Neural Cells
Monday, February 16, 2009
By: Science Daily
Research scientists in Bonn have succeeded in deriving so-called brain stem cells from human embryonic stem cells.

New Technology Sheds Light on Rise of Blood Cells
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
By: Michael Kahn, Reuters
German scientists using new imaging technology said on Wednesday they have watched a single cell give rise to blood cells, bolstering understanding of stem cells.

Treating MS Symptoms With Stem Cells
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
By: CBS News
An estimated 400,000 Americans suffer from multiple sclerosis, but the findings of a new clinical trial shows promise in the fight to reverse symptoms of MS.