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make a habit of two things—
to help, or at least do no harm."

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Press Release: Paper in Journal of American Medical Association again Demonstrates Therapeutic Benefits of Adult Stem Cells

Human Pluripotent Stem Cells without Cloning or Destroying Embryos

A statement from DoNoHarm

Do we still need embryos and cloning?

Answering Common Claims about iPSCs


Have you, or a member of your immediate family, benefited from a clinical trial or treatment using adult or cord blood stem cells?

STEM CELL NEWS

The Aging Brain Helped By Injection Of Human Umbilical Cord Blood (Medical News Today)

Scientists to create iPS cells from Japanese patients (The Daily Yomiuri)

Blood Stem Cells Originate in the Placenta (US News & World Report)

Stem cell breakthrough may reduce cancer risk (New Scientist)

Adult Stem Cells May Treat Many Diseases (WebMD)

HealthFirst-Adult stem cell therapy (ABC)

Stem Cell Bill Changed By Committee (AP)

Judge rewrites ballot summary for stem cell initiative (AP)

Adult stem cells: Still a sense of wonder (Temple Daily Telegram)

Researchers get closer to safe stem cell treatments (AFP)

Plucking Cells out of the Bloodstream (Technology Review)

Stem cell researchers face marathon task (The Daily Yomiuri)

Human Skin Cells Reprogrammed Into Embryonic Stem Cells (ScineceDaily)

Nebraska lawmakers poised for stem cell debate (Columbus Telegram)

Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells (Yahoo! News)

Japan to Widen Ban on Reproductive Stem Cell Study, Asahi Says (Bloomberg)

Cancer drug activates adult stem cells (Physorg.com)

Bush backs more funds for ‘ethical’ stem cell research (AFP)

New Stem Cell Discovery for Diabetes (WebMD)

Doctors Report Transplant Breakthrough (Wired)

Surgeons attempt to repair hearts with stem cell injections (The Guardian)

The 110th Congress can end debate about embryonic stem cell research (TheHill.com)

Stem Cells Modified to Home in Where They’re Needed (Washington Post)

First bioartificial heart may signal end of organ shortage (Telegraph)

Stem cell breakthrough leaves embryos unharmed (New Scientist)

A Dog’s Stem Cell Life (ABC News)

Japan researcher proposes stem cell bank (Washington Post)

Stem cell shots rescue terminally ill children ((premium) New Scientist )

Next Steps for Stem Cells (Technology Review)

Osiris gets $224.7 mln contract for adult stem-cell therapy (Reuters)

Stem Cells Used to Fix Breast Defects (AP)

Stem Cells May Ease Muscular Dystrophy (AP)

Muscle stem cell growth mechanism found (UPI)

Study touts umbilical cord blood (The China Post)

Reprogrammed Skin Cells Strut Their Stuff (ScienceNOW)

Menstrual blood tapped as source of stem cells (MSNBC)

Stem Cell Transplant Can Grow New Immune System In Certain Mice, Researchers Find (ScienceDaily)

Stem cells give hope on MS and arthritis (Telegraph)

New Method Equalizes Stem Cell Debate (New York Times)

Scientists Guide Human Skin Cells To Embryonic State (ScienceDaily)

Huge discovery alters stem cell research (The Sydney Morning Herald)

New Jersey Voters Defeat Stem Cell Measure (New York Times)

Spinal Stem Cells Offer Hope Against Back Pain (Washington Post)

Stem Cells Restore Memory in Mice (HealthDay)

Pediatricians Call for Support for Adult Stem Cell Research (American College of Pediatricians)

Umbilical cord donation helps stem cell research (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

‘Bionic’ nerve to repair injured limbs (Telegraph)

Stem cell growth ‘may help hip replacements’ (Telegraph)

IVF ‘cell bank’ plan criticised (BBC)

William Hurlbut: Embryonic stem cells without embryos (Technology Review)

Australia: Stem cell research project under investigation (Herald Sun)

Cord blood service to debut (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Don’t use embryos in stem cell research, Pope says (Reuters)

Human Therapeutic Cloning at a Standstill (Technology Review)

Why are our hospitals throwing away the blood that could save so many lives? (Daily Mail)

Equine Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Isolated; Suitable for Variety of Uses (The Horse)

Police dog team takes on arthritis (Beaverton Valley Times)

Catholic group to campaign for study of adult stem cells (Detroit Free Press)

Stem cell therapy ‘could cut liver transplants’ (Telegraph)

Stem cells trial for MS patients (BBC)

Therapy to slow down liver damage (BBC)

NeoStem Cites Growing Coverage of Company’s Strategy to Capitalize on Burgeoning Adult Stem Cell Industry (PCQuote)

Study: Sibling umbilical blood transplant cures sickle-cell kids (San Francisco Chronicle)

News Archive . . .

COMMENTARY AND INFO

ADULT STEM CELLS ARE HELPING PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS

(Jama Report) - VIDEO

Stem Cell Research Grows Up

(ABC News) - VIDEO

Where’s The Stem Celebration?

(Investor’s Business Daily)

In Yet Another Stem-Cell Miracle, Dems Have Dropped The Subject

(Investors)

Stem Cell Vindication

(Washington Post)

Stem-Cell Success Story

(National Review Online)

Honoring life while saving lives

(Washington Times)

Doubling Down on Stem Cells

(National Review Online)

Moral, fiscal objections to stem-cell referendum

(Home News Tribune)

Don't buy the hype on stem cell

(North Jersey)

Korean stem-cell researchers focus on the clinic

(Nature)

Alternative energy for embryonic stem cell research

(Nature)

Missouri Manipulation: Don’t get conned on cloning

(National Review Online)

NJ Stem Cell Bond Referendum Challenged on Human Cloning, Property Tax Financing Grounds

(Earned Media)

Danforth used disingenuous language to advance embryonic stem cell research agenda

(STLtoday)

Ethical stem cell research progresses

(News-Leader)

Australia: New science leaves cloning as dead as Dolly

(On Line Opinion)

Women carry cloning burden

(Daily Telegraph)

A Stem-Cell Solution

(National Review Online)

Cloning by any other name is still cloning

(Jewish World Review)

Stem cells and moral preening

(Washington Times)

Stem-Cell Politics, Then and Now

(contentions)

Patients, Not Politics: Support ethical stem-cell research that works

(National Review Online)

Real Stem-Cell News

(National Review Online)

Do research without embryonic stem cells

(Statesman Journal)

Standing up for the most vulnerable

(Minnesota Daily)

Cure shouldn’t come at cost of degrading value of human life

(RGJ.com)

Letter to U.S. Senate on Legislation S. 5 (Stem Cells),
by Cardinal Justin Rigali

(US Conference of Catholic Bishops [PDF])

Missing the Point

(National Review Online)

Nascent Falsehood

(National Review Online)

Australia: Biotech leaders can still honor ethics

(The Age)

Cloning Doubletalk

(Weekly Standard)

Stem cell bill covers ethical bases; pass it

(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Six Stem Cell Facts

(Wall Street Journal)

Should Parents Consider Banking Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood?

(Daily Herald)

Troubled Iowa Dreams

(National Review)

An Easy Cell

(The American)

A Middle Ground for Stem Cells

(New York Times)

The NY Times Stem Cell Coverup

(Michael Fumento)

Embryonic Backers Selling a Fairy Tale

(Tennessean)

Science Obviates Politics

(New York Sun)

Stem Cell Fight Requires Perseverance

(Human Events)

Letter to Congress on H.R. 3 (Stem Cells), by Cardinal Justin Rigali

(US Conference of Catholic Bishops [PDF])

Empty Hope Of Stem Cell Science

(New York Sun)

What We Know About Embryonic Stem Cells

(First Things)

The Great Stem Cell Error

(American Spectator)

Australia: Cloning a nightmare from the past

(Herald Sun)

Falling Behind?

(National Review Online)

Australia: Cloning not path to cures

(The Daily Telegraph)

Calling a clone a clone

(Orlando Sentinel)

Red Flags Over Missouri

(NRO)

Doctors should be angry about Amendment 2

(News-Leader.com)

Embryonic stem cell research fails in many ways to reader

(Times Leader)

Stem Cell Logic

(MercatorNet)

Bank for cord blood needs more donors

(San Antonio Express-News)

“Embryo-Safe” Experiment Just another Stem Cell Fraud

(Townhall)

Adult cells are behind much of stem cell success so far

(JSOnline)

Stem Cell Politics: Divide and Conquer

(Human Events)

Commentary Archive . . .

NEW RESOURCES!

Patients First: Doctor and Patient on Current Adult Stem Cell Benefits

March 13, 2008

Capitol Hill briefing by patients and the doctor who treated them on the therapeutic benefits already being realized with adult stem cell treatments.
Patients' Stories

Adult versus Embryonic Stem Cells: Treatments

The journal Science has published a second Letter from DoNoHarm

An Encore Toast to Adult and Cord Blood Stem Cells

March 12, 2007

Hosted by Do No Harm and Featuring BOGO Wines

Patients' Stories / Program

Response to Zerhouni Claims

NIH Chief's shocking ignorance on stem cells - DoNoHarm

Senate Debate on the S.5 "The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act"

Senator Harkin: Call your Science Advisor

Phony "Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007"

111 New Reasons to Reconsider the Alleged Need for Stem Cell Research that Destroys Human Embryos

Check the Score

Benefits of Stem Cells to Human Patients - DoNoHarm

 

Fact Sheets (PDF)

UPDATED JANUARY 2007

- Adult Stem Cell Plasticity

- Diabetes Treatments

- Heart Treatments

- Parkinson's Treatments

- Spinal Cord Injury Treatments

- Contaminated? Useless? The Truth About Stem Cells

U.S. Government Reports

Advancing Stem Cell Science without Destroying Human Life (Domestic Policy Council [PDF])

New Research On Adult Cells with Pluripotent Characteristics (President's Council on Bioethics)

New Advances in Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Research Since 2004 (President's Council on Bioethics)

Video: Stem Cell Research: Beyond Hype, Real Hope


Or click here to view online

The "Political Science" of Stem Cells

In the campaign to promote taxpayer funding of stem cell research that requires destroying human embryos, political hype often substitutes for the scientific facts. This series of one-page "lessons" responds to mere politics with science.
 

Click here for 12-part series.

Australia: New Website

Our sister organization DoNoHarm: Australians for Ethical Stem Cell Research
http://www.cloning.org.au

Insight

Adult Stem Cell Success Stories-2006

by Sarah Kleinfeld, William L. Saunders, and David Prentice

DoNoHarm Press Release:

Experts in Science, Medicine, Law and Ethics Declare That Missouri's Amendment 2 Endorses Human Cloning

PowerPoint Presentation:

"Stem Cells and Cloning" by David Prentice, PhD

Where's the Beef?

Hint: Not with Embryonic Stem Cells

Poll

Americans Continue to Oppose Funding Stem Cell Research that Destroys Human Embryos (USCCB)

Interview with Dr. David Prentice

Discusses the latest issues involving stem cells - CBN

DoNoHarm Background Piece

“Falling Behind” in Stem Cell Research?

Embryonic Stem Cell Research proponents misrepresent recent findings (PDF)

Support Alternatives to  Embryonic Research!

For information on products and foundations that raise money to support research that does not use embryonic stem cells click here

Journal Article

Current Science of Regenerative Medicine with Stem Cells

by David A. Prentice, Journal of Investigative Medicine Volume 54, Issue 01, 33-37, January 2006 (PDF)

REPORT: Embryonic stem cells accumulate risky mutations

Embryonic stem cells pose an unusual risk for genetic changes and tumor formation, with the risk increasing the longer the cells are grown, thus making their therapeutic use even more speculative and problematic - Do No Harm

Open Letter from 57 Scientists and Physicians on Sen. John Kerry's Claims About Embryonic Stem Cells

- View the Letter (PDF)
- View the Press Release (PDF)
- DoNoHarm Press Release (PDF)
- Cover letter sending
   scientists' letter to
   Congress (PDF)

Necessary Reading:

Consumer's Guide to the Brave New World
by Wesley J. Smith

 

How Adult Stem Cell Therapies Saved My Life: Medicine’s Best Kept Secret Can Save Your Life
by Bernard van Zyl

More Information

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Founding Members

Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, PhD
Associate Professor of Oncology
David Lauler Professor for Catholic Health Care Ethics
Georgetown University

C. Christopher Hook, MD
Hematology/Medical Oncology,
The Mayo Clinic (Minnesota);
Chair, Mayo Clinical Ethics Council,
Mayo Reproductive Medicine Advisory Board and DNA Research Committee

Ralph Miech, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology
Brown University School of Medicine

Robert D. Orr, MD
Director of Ethics, FAHC
University of Vermont College of Medicine

David A. Prentice, PhD
Senior Fellow for Life Sciences
Family Research Council

Frank E. Young, MD, PhD
Former Commissioner,
US Food and Drug Administration;
Dean Emeritus,
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry;
Director, Reformed Theological Seminary,
Metro Washington, DC

Joseph Zanga, MD, FAAP, FCP
Director, Office of Generalist Programs
National Health Service Corp Ambassador
Professor of Pediatrics
Brody School of Medicine at ECU

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