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Scientists Bemoan Ruling on Stem Cells Wednesday, September 1, 2010 By: Tim Barker, St. Louis Post-Dispatch A federal judge's ruling has cast doubt on the future of such research, in Columbia and in labs across the nation.	Government Appeals Court Ruling Blocking Stem-cell Research Funding Tuesday, August 31, 2010 By: Terry Frieden, CNN The Justice Department, as promised, moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing use of government funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Adult Mammary Stem Cells in Mice Identified and Isolated for First Time Monday, August 30, 2010 By: Science Daily Such stem cells represent a new alternative to induced pluripotent stem cells, or genetically altered stem cells, for various medical applications.	Bone Marrow Cells Can Help in Heart Failure, Study Suggests Sunday, August 29, 2010 By: Ben Hirschler, Reuters Patients with chronic heart failure given injections of their own bone marrow stem cells have better heart function and live longer, German researchers said Sunday.
Scientists Create Liver Cells from Patients' Skin Thursday, August 26, 2010 By: Daily News & Analysis Scientists at Cambridge University have created liver cells in a lab for the first time by reprogramming stem cells taken from human skin, paving the way for potential new treatments for liver diseases that kill thousands each year.	Editorial: Court Ruling Hurts Stem Cell Research Wednesday, August 25, 2010 By: Editorial Board, The Kansas City Star A lone federal judge has, for the moment, slammed the door on new government funding for embryonic stem-cell research.
Editorial: Stem Cell Ruling Defies Science, Logic and Comprehension Wednesday, August 25, 2010 By: Editorial Board, St. Louis Post-Dispatch A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Monday blocked an executive order by President Barack Obama that allowed federal funding for some embryonic stem cell research.	Judge's Order Puts Stem-cell Lab Studies in Limbo Tuesday, August 24, 2010 By: Scott Canon, The Kansas City Star At the University of Missouri, Michael Roberts has a handful of plastic dishes containing human embryonic stem cells warming in an incubator -- research suddenly ineligible for new federal money.
Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures Dismayed by Judge's Decision to Block Federal Funding of Promising Stem Cell Research Monday, August 23, 2010 By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures Statement by Donn Rubin, chairman of the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures	HIV-resistant Cells Work in Mice. Can They Help Humans? Saturday, August 21, 2010 By: Rachel Bernstein, Los Angeles Times Scientists are aiming for clinical trials involving gene therapy through bone marrow transplants.
Human Neural Stem Cells Restore Motor Function in Mice With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Friday, August 20, 2010 By: Science Daily A University of California, Irvine, study is the first to demonstrate that human neural stem cells can restore mobility in cases of chronic spinal cord injury, suggesting the prospect of treating a much broader population of patients.	Stem Cell Researchers May Have Found Baldness Cure Thursday, August 19, 2010 By: Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times Researchers working at the forefront of stem cell technology may also unexpectedly have come up with a cure for baldness.
Columbia, Mo., Biologist Awarded $164,000 Grant to Study Stem Cells in Muscle Repair Wednesday, August 18, 2010 By: Muscular Dystrophy Association University of Missouri biologist Dawn Cornelison and her lab may be close to finding a piece of a very complex puzzle that ultimately could lead to a treatment or a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).	Stem Cell Versatility Could Help Tissue Regeneration Wednesday, August 18, 2010 By: PhysOrg.com Scientists have reprogrammed stem cells from a key organ in the immune system in a development that could have implications for tissue regeneration.
'Smart' Adult Stem Cells Repair Hearts Tuesday, August 17, 2010 By: Science Daily Mayo Clinic investigators, with Belgian collaborators, have demonstrated that rationally "guided" human adult stem cells can effectively heal, repair and regenerate damaged heart tissue. The findings -- called "landmark work" in an accompanying editorial -- appear in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.	Synthetic Blood Breakthrough: British Science Could Overcome Shortages Monday, August 16, 2010 By: Katie Drummond, AOL News Synthetic blood, engineered using embryos leftover from in vitro fertilization (IVF), is one step closer to reality. That's thanks to a team of British scientists, who speculate that the breakthrough could one day yield 2 million pints of ready-to-donate blood each year.
Scientists Successfully Use Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson's in Rodents Monday, August 16, 2010 By: Science Daily Researchers at the Buck Institute for Age Research have successfully used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to treat rodents afflicted with Parkinson's Disease (PD).	Critically Ill Patients On Verge Of Respiratory Failure Treated With Bone Marrow Stem Cells Friday, August 13, 2010 By: Medical News Today Researchers are reporting this week new study results they say provide further evidence of the therapeutic potential of stem cells derived from bone marrow for patients suffering from acute lung injury, one of the most common causes of respiratory failure in intensive care units.
Selected Cells from Blood or Bone Marrow May Provide a Route to Healing Blood Vessels Friday, August 13, 2010 By: Science Daily Isolating cells from a patient's blood or bone marrow that nourish blood vessels may be a safer and less arduous route to treatment of cardiovascular disease than obtaining rare stem cells, according to research from Emory University School of Medicine.	One Type of Stem Cell Creates a Niche for Another Type in Bone Marrow Thursday, August 12, 2010 By: Science Daily Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have two unique abilities that are prized by medical researchers: to self-renew and to develop into any kind of blood cell, which enables them to replenish the entire blood and immune system. Scientists have traced these qualities to a distinct locale or niche within the bone marrow that HSCs home in on, but the identity and function of the niche-forming constituents have not been clearly defined.
Bone Marrow Stem Cells Offer Hope Against Devastating Skin Disease Wednesday, August 11, 2010 By: Liz Szabo, USA Today To anyone else, the prospect of putting a small child through a bone-marrow transplant might be terrifying. Theresa Liao -- mother of two children born with a rare, excruciatingly painful skin disease -- saw the risky procedures as her sons' only chance for a normal life.	Stem Cells To Fix A Broken Heart Tuesday, August 10, 2010 By: Medical News Today These days people usually don't die from a heart attack. But the damage to heart muscle is irreversible, and most patients eventually succumb to congestive heart failure, the most common cause of death in developed countries.
Geron Approved to Test Embryonic Stem Cells Saturday, July 31, 2010 By: Rob Waters and Molly Peterson, Bloomberg News Geron Corp. said it has been cleared by regulators to proceed with the first human test of an embryonic stem cell therapy, designed for patients with spinal-cord injuries.	Doctors: Transplant Advance in Windpipe Cancer Friday, July 30, 2010 By: Colleen Barry, The Associated Press ROME -- Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday.
Growing Joint with Stem Cells Possible, Study Says Thursday, July 29, 2010 By: Elizabeth Landau, CNN Scientists have successfully regenerated the limb joints of animals with stem cells, giving hope to arthritis patients who need joints replaced.	Revolutionary Findings Prove Novel Mechanism of Stem Cells Thursday, July 29, 2010 By: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miller School researchers have demonstrated exactly how mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow can repair the heart a critical step in stem cell research that could in the near future help millions of patients with heart failure.
Reprogrammed Adult Cells Not an Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells Tuesday, July 20, 2010 By: Lara Salahi, ABC News Cells Refashioned into Stem Cells Remember Their Origin, Two Studies Suggest	New Executive Director Dena S. Ladd Recruits Peter Levi, Kristi Smith Wyatt and Others to Help Steer Missouri Coalition for Life Monday, July 19, 2010 By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures KANSAS CITY -- The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, which spearheaded the successful 2006 campaign to protect stem cell research in Missouri, has named Dena S. Ladd its new Executive Director.
Nanoparticles Plus Adult Stem Cells Demolish Plaque Monday, July 19, 2010 By: PhysOrg.com A technique that combines nanotechnology with adult stem cells appears to destroy atherosclerotic plaque and rejuvenate the arteries, according to a study reported at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2010 Scientific Sessions - Technological and Conceptual Advances in Cardiovascular Disease.	New Hope for Arthritis Sufferers as Pioneering Stem Cell Treatment is to be Tested on Patients for the First Time Wednesday, July 14, 2010 By: Sophie Borland, Daily Mail (U.K.) Millions of patients suffering the agony of arthritis could soon benefit from pioneering stem cell treatment, scientists claim.
Artificial Lung "Breathes" in Rats: Study Tuesday, July 13, 2010 By: Reuters U.S. researchers have created a primitive artificial lung that rats used to breathe for several hours and said on Tuesday it may be a step in the development of new organs grown from a patient's own cells.	New Executive Director Dena Ladd Recruits Sam Fox, Joe Schlafly and Others to Help Steer Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures Monday, July 12, 2010 By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, which spearheaded the successful 2006 campaign to protect stem cell research in Missouri, has named Dena S. Ladd its new Executive Director.
Skin Cells Could Help Discover Cause of Parkinson's Disease Monday, July 12, 2010 By: Science Daily Researchers are applying new stem cell technology to use skin samples to grow the brain cells thought to be responsible for the onset of Parkinson's disease, according to a presentation at the UK National Stem Cell Network (UKNSCN) annual science meeting.	Patients With Treatment-Resistant CLL Respond Positively to Stem Cell Transplants Wednesday, July 7, 2010 By: Science Daily Allogeneic (donor-derived) stem cell transplant (alloSCT) may be a promising option for patients with treatment-resistant chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), regardless of the patient's underlying genetic abnormalities, according to the results of a study published online in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology.
Stem Cells Reshape Heart Surgery Saturday, July 3, 2010 By: The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo Japanese researchers have for the first time in the nation successfully used stem cells to treat heart disease, opening up the possibility of replacing the need to resort to artificial hearts or transplants.	Scientists Make Immune Cells in Mice That Fight Off HIV Friday, July 2, 2010 By: Randy Dotinga, HealthDay News Research in mice suggests that scientists may have a new lead on using gene therapy against the virus that causes AIDS.
Normal Adult Blood Can Generate Pluripotent Stem Cells, Study Reports Friday, July 2, 2010 By: Medical News Today In findings likely to make it easier and faster for stem cell biologists to generate patient-specific embryonic-like stem cells, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have reprogrammed adult blood cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.	Normal Adult Blood Can Generate Pluripotent Stem Cells, Study Reports Friday, July 2, 2010 By: Medical News Today In findings likely to make it easier and faster for stem cell biologists to generate patient-specific embryonic-like stem cells, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have reprogrammed adult blood cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.
Marrow Stem Cells Could Treat Deadly Infections, Study Says Thursday, July 1, 2010 By: Allison Cross, The Vancouver Sun Mice with severe infections are three times more likely to survive after being treated with a type of bone marrow stem cells, according to new research by Canadian scientists, a statistic that could have positive implications for humans.	Marrow Stem Cells Could Treat Deadly Infections, Study Suggests Thursday, July 1, 2010 By: Allison Cross, The Vancouver Sun Mice with severe infections are three times more likely to survive after being treated with a type of bone marrow stem cells, according to new research by Canadian scientists, a statistic that could have positive implications for humans.
Stem Cells from Fat May Help Heal Bone Wednesday, June 30, 2010 By: University of California, Davis Wounded soldiers may one day be treated with stem cells from their own fat using a method under development at the University of California, Davis.	Stem Cells from Mice Hair Show Potential for Treating Spinal Damage Saturday, June 19, 2010 By: Daniel Bateman, The Cairns (Australia) Post A potential treatment for spinal cord injuries has been found in the most unlikely of places -- mice hair.
Stem Cells From Own Eyes Restore Vision to Blinded Patients, Study Shows Friday, June 18, 2010 By: Rob Waters, Bloomberg Patients blinded in one or both eyes by chemical burns regained their vision after healthy stem cells were extracted from their eyes and reimplanted, according to a report by Italian researchers at a scientific meeting.	Stem Cell Breakthrough Offers New Hope for Lung Disease Patients Thursday, June 17, 2010 By: University of Western Australia For the first time researchers have found a type of stem cell that could prove crucial in reducing injury and scarring in the lung and even generate new lung cells.
Experts Combine Stem Cells, Gene Therapy in Hopes of Controlling HIV Wednesday, June 16, 2010 By: Rob Waters, Bloomberg Two cutting-edge medical technologies, stem cell transplantation and gene therapy, were combined in an attack on the AIDS virus that may lead to new strategies for treating people infected with HIV.	Using Computer Visualization to Predict Stem Cell Behavior Monday, June 14, 2010 By: Marlene Cimons, National Science Foundation Computer vision can predict what will happen to stem cells once they divide.
Drugmakers to Share Data to Speed Brain Research Friday, June 11, 2010 By: Lisa Richwine, Reuters Major drugmakers will share data from their clinical trials for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in an effort to speed the development of new medicines to treat the brain disorders.	Ten Things Patients Should Know When Considering a Stem Cell Treatment Wednesday, June 9, 2010 By: Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times If you're a patient considering a treatment based on stem cells, check out this new Top 10 list from the International Society for Stem Cell Research first.
Stem Cells for First Time Used to Create Abnormal Heart Cells for Study of Cardiomyopathy Wednesday, June 9, 2010 By: Science Daily Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time differentiated human stem cells to become heart cells with cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart muscle cells are abnormal.	New Type of Human Stem Cell may be More Easy to Manipulate Tuesday, June 8, 2010 By: Massachusetts General Hospital Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have a developed a new type of human pluripotent stem cell that can be manipulated more readily than currently available stem cells.
Using Stem Cells to Treat and Cure Immune Diseases Friday, June 4, 2010 By: Christopher Vaughan, SCOPE Researchers at Stanford's Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine lay out how a one-time treatment with blood (hematopoietic) stem cells could provide a lifelong cure for autoimmune disease.	Stem Cells Made into Tumor Killers Wednesday, June 2, 2010 By: UPI.com Japanese scientists say they have created a way to produce natural killer T cells, known for suppressing tumor growth, by using pluripotent stem cells.
In Lab Animals The Effectiveness Of Potential Cord Blood Treatment For Cerebral Palsy Boosted By Mannitol Wednesday, June 2, 2010 By: Medical News Today The sugar-alcohol compound mannitol improved the therapeutic effectiveness of human umbilical cord blood cells injected into neonatal rat models of cerebral palsy, reports a new international study led by the University of South Florida. The mannitol opened the blood-brain barrier by temporarily shrinking the tight endothelial cells that make up the barrier.	Immune System Helps Transplanted Stem Cells Navigate in Central Nervous System Wednesday, June 2, 2010 By: Science Daily By discovering how adult neural stem cells navigate to injury sites in the central nervous system, University of California, Irvine researchers have helped solve a puzzle in the creation of stem cell-based treatments: How do these cells know where to go?
Researchers Create Retina From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Wednesday, May 26, 2010 By: University of California, Irvine Complex tissue structure a first offers hope to millions with degenerative eye disorders.	Stem Cell Technique Yields Potential Biological Substitute For Dental Implants Tuesday, May 25, 2010 By: Medical News Today A technique pioneered in the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory of Dr. Jeremy Mao, the Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, can orchestrate stem cells to migrate to a three-dimensional scaffold infused with growth factor, holding the translational potential to yield an anatomically correct tooth in as soon as nine weeks once implanted.
Study Sheds Light Into the Nature of Embryonic Stem Cells Tuesday, May 25, 2010 By: Science Daily New insight into what stem cells are and how they behave could help scientists to grow cells that form different tissues.	Stem Cells to Unlock Secrets of Motor Neuron Disease Monday, May 24, 2010 By: Medical News Today Being able to grow and program human motor neurons in the lab has been the dream motor neuron disease scientists for several years. The Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Association is funding its first ever stem cell research program with the aim of finding the secrets of this neurological condition.
Patient Hopes Experimental Bone Marrow Transplant Will Cure Her of Sickle Cell Disease Sunday, May 23, 2010 By: Shavonne Potts Salisbury (N.C.) Post More than 80,000 U.S. residents, mainly people of African ancestry, are affected by the inherited blood disorder.	Researchers 'Reprogram' Stem Cells Using Human Heart Tissue Thursday, May 20, 2010 By: Medical News Today For the first time, Spanish researchers have employed adult cells extracted from a human heart to turn stem cells from adipose tissue into cardiac myocytes. In other words, they "reprogrammed" adult stem cells, which might improve therapeutic treatments for heart disease.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Do Not Fully Replace Embryonic Stem Cells As Disease Models, Study Shows Tuesday, May 18, 2010 By: Medical News Today A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Children's Hospital in Boston has shed new light on the properties of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), reporting evidence that they may not be able to replace embryonic stem cells in some research and medical applications.	Geron Stem Cell Therapy Found Safe in Preclinical Study Thursday, May 13, 2010 By: Krishnakali Sengupta, Reuters Scientists report positive data in embryonic-stem-cell-based heart treatment.
Stem Cells Regrow Crucial Hearing Cells in Mice Thursday, May 13, 2010 By: Maggie Fox, Reuters Stem cells can be coaxed into becoming the hair cells deep inside the ears that are destroyed in hearing loss, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.	Stem Cell Pioneers Helping Beat Cancer Step By Step Tuesday, May 11, 2010 By: Bristol (U.K.) Evening Post Bristol scientists are at the forefront of research that could lead to more adults surviving leukaemia.
Researchers Agree On Future Of MS Stem Cell Research Friday, May 7, 2010 By: Medical News Today Yesterday Nature Reviews Neurology published an international consensus on the future of stem cell transplantation research for people with MS, paving the way for more co-ordinated global research efforts and potentially better, and quicker, patient access to stem cell clinical trials.	Stem Cells May Aid Parkinson's Patients Thursday, May 6, 2010 By: UPI A U.S. study suggests endometrial stem cells might be able to take over the function of the non-working brain cells of Parkinson's disease patients.
NEWS RELEASE: Missourians Reject Another Round of Ballot Proposals Aimed at Gutting the State Stem Cell Amendment Sunday, May 2, 2010 By: Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri citizens won an important victory today when opponents of stem cell research failed to collect enough signatures to place on the November ballot any of a string of proposals seeking to gut or outright repeal the Missouri Stem Cell Amendment.	Parents of Boy with Fatal Genetic Disorder have New Hope Tuesday, April 27, 2010 By: Jennifer Dean, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA Shortly after the birth of their son, Corona residents Brian and Jennifer Edling were told he would die within a year.
Bone Stem Cells Located Tuesday, April 27, 2010 By: HealthDay News Next step is to harness them to repair damaged or malformed bone, study says.	Stem Cells from Surgery Leftovers Could Repair Damaged Hearts Monday, April 26, 2010 By: University of Bristol, United Kingdom Scientists have for the first time succeeded in extracting vital stem cells from sections of vein removed for heart bypass surgery.
Stem Cell Study for Retina Disease Shows Promise Friday, April 23, 2010 By: Advanced Cell Technology Columbia, Mo.-based Sinclair Research is part of a successful study aimed at treating Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy, a retina disease that can affect children as young as 6.	Study: Stem Cells Help Heart Regeneration After Surgery Thursday, April 15, 2010 By: Allison Cross, Canwest News Service (Canada) A revolutionary treatment whereby stems cells are injected into the heart during surgery could have enormous benefits for Canadians suffering from chronic heart disease, according to researchers.
Study Finds Potential Breast Cancer Target Wednesday, April 14, 2010 By: UPI Australian scientists say they've found breast stem cells are very sensitive to female hormones -- a finding that might lead to new breast cancer treatments.	Stem Cells Could Be Used To Repair Brain Damage Wednesday, April 14, 2010 By: Steve Connor, Independent (London) It may soon be possible to repair damage to the human brain by reactivating stem cells within the body that can grow on specially constructed "biological scaffolding" inserted into the brain, scientists say.
Celgene Says Stem Cell Therapy for Crohn's Met Safety Goal Thursday, April 8, 2010 By: The Associated Press, BusinessWeek Celgene Corp. on Thursday reported a successful safety trial of a placenta-derived stem cell therapy as a treatment for Crohn's disease.	Magnetic Attraction of Stem Cells Creates More Potent Treatment for Heart Attack Thursday, April 8, 2010 By: Science Daily Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found in animals that infusing cardiac-derived stem cells with micro-size particles of iron and then using a magnet to guide those stem cells to the area of the heart damaged in a heart attack boosts the heart's retention of those cells and could increase the therapeutic benefit of stem cell therapy for heart disease.
Scientists Grow Replacement Blood Vessels From Stem Cells Wednesday, April 7, 2010 By: Ed Edelson, HealthDay News Blood vessels engineered from laboratory-grown stem cells have worked well in animals, researchers say, and might someday replace the synthetic products now in use.	Researchers Grow High Purity Liver Tissue from Stem Cells Monday, April 5, 2010 By: The Mainichi Daily News, Tokyo, Japan OSAKA -- A research group has developed a new method for growing liver tissue using IPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells, resulting in high purity cells that have high expectations for medical application.
COLUMN: Coalition Comprises Some Great Folks Friday, April 2, 2010 By: Bill Clark, Columbia Daily Tribune Stem cell research has been a win-win proposition for this writer since I first became aware of its seemingly limitless possibilities half a decade ago.	Stem Cell Therapy to Tackle HIV Thursday, April 1, 2010 By: Science Daily A novel stem cell therapy that arms the immune system with an intrinsic defense against HIV could be a powerful strategy to tackle the disease.
Floor Plate Tissue Developed from Embryonic Stem Cells Thursday, April 1, 2010 By: Science Daily Study is the first shown to derive the tissue, which is essential to brain growth.	Gene Flaw Found in Induced Stem Cells Wednesday, March 31, 2010 By: Elie Dolgin, Nature Key difference between reprogrammed adult mouse cells and embryonic stem cells discovered.
Crohn's Disease Sufferers to Benefit from Stem Cell Trial in Ireland Tuesday, March 30, 2010 By: Michelle McDonagh, The Irish Times Research facility will give people in the west access to cutting edge treatments.	Gene Holds Key to Embryonic Stem Cell Rejuvenation Wednesday, March 24, 2010 By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay News Discovery could pave way for advances in cancer and aging research, report suggests.
Windpipe Transplant May End All Transplants Saturday, March 20, 2010 By: Rebecca Smith, The Daily Telegraph, London The groundbreaking operation to give a ten-year-old a new windpipe created using his own stem cells could eventually end all transplants.	Are Stem Cell Cures Any Closer? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 By: Dr. Jonathan LaPook, CBS News Twelve years after the discovery of the human embryonic stem cell, research is finally picking up steam.
Stem Cells are Latest Potential Weapon Against Asthma Monday, March 15, 2010 By: Richard Alleyne, The Daily Telegraph (London) Stem cells could be used to treat patients with severe asthma, a study shows.	Stem Cell Function Characterized By Researchers Monday, March 15, 2010 By: Medical News Today The promise of stem cells lies in their unique ability to differentiate into a multitude of different types of cells. But in order to determine how to use stem cells for new therapeutics, scientists and engineers need to answer a fundamental question: if a stem cell changes to look like a certain type of cell, how do we know if it will behave like a certain type of cell?
Rays of Hope in Battling an Agonizing Disease Friday, March 12, 2010 By: Sabin Russell, The New York Times It wasn't until Ileana Peralta was in junior high school that she summoned the courage to Google her own disease.	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.
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.