Facts and Information

March 2009

Q & A: FDA Approves First Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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Q & A: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Making Embryo Stem Cells Obsolete

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May 2006

"Falling Behing" in Stem Cell Research?

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February 2006

The Real Lesson of the Korean Cloning Scandal

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September 2005

Updated:   The "Political Science" of Stem Cells

June 2005

Stem Cell Myths

by Steve Chapman - Chicago Tribune

October 2004

Current Stem Cell Treatments: Adult v. Embryonic

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August 2004

Enhancing Stem Cell Transplants

by David Secko -The Scientist

Skeletal Myogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from Human Umbilical Cord Blood

in Stem Cells

July 2004

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are Renotropic, Helping to Repair the Kidney and Improve Function in Acute Renal Failure

in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Can Be Differentiated Into Endothelial Cells In Vitro

in Stem Cells

June 2004

The Legend of the 400,000 Embryos

from Do No Harm

Stem Cells Can Convert to Liver Tissue, Help Restore Damaged Organs

from John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center

May 2004

Nature Study: No Evidence of Embryonic Stem Cell Advantage in Treating Diabetes

from Do No Harm

February 2004

Juvenile Diabetes Patients Need Real Hope, Not Hype

from Do No Harm

Researchers Look to Stem Cell Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplants to Find a Cure for Diabetes

in American Society of Hematology

Study: Adult Mamalian Cells Can Dedifferentiate and Then Redifferentiate

in Journal of the American Chemical Society (PDF)

January 2004

UPDATED: Current State Laws on Human Cloning

from U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Study on Spleen Cells Curing Diabetes

in Nature Reviews

November 2003

Adult Stem Cells Cure Diabetes in Mice

in Science

Regenerative Medicine/Cellular Engineering for
Diseases of the Head and Neck

in DNA and Cell Biology (PDF)

October 2003

Neurogenesis and Brain Injury: Managing a Renewable Resource for Repair

in Journal of Scientific Inquiry

September 2003

In Lung Research, Embryonic Stem Cells Again
Play Catch-Up with Adult Stem Cells

from Do No Harm

July 2003

Adult Stem Cells

by David Prentice - President's Council on Bioethics

June 2003

Intravenous Administration of Human Umbilical Cord Blood
Cells in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:
Distribution, Migration, and Differentiation

in Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research (PDF)

Current State Laws on Human Embryo Research

from US Conference of Catholic Bishops

May 2003

Delayed Systemic Nogo-66 Receptor Antagonist Promotes Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury

in The Journal of Neuroscience

April 2003

Transendocardial, Autologous Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation for Severe, Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure

in AHA Journal

Glucagon-Like Peptide Converts Intestinal Epithelial Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells

in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Olfactory Tissue Transplant for Spinal Cord Injury

in Paraplegia News

Treatment of Chronic Wounds With Bone Marrow–Derived Cells

in Journal of the American Medical Association

March 2003

Stem Cells to Build Muscle

in Journal of Cell Biology, c.f. Study: JCB; Comment: JCB

Lithium Livens up Stem Cells

in Nature

Stem Cells from Knee Joint Repair Muscle

in Journal of Cell Biology

Umbilical Cord Blood Successfully Treating Thalassemia, SCD

in The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, c.f. Comment: JASH

February 2003

Fetal Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Can
Differentiate Sequentially into Neural Stem Cells
and Then Astrocytes In Vitro

in Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research (PDF)

Augmenting Cord Blood in the Lab

in The Journal of the American Society of Hematology

Cord Blood Transplantation a Possibility for MDS Patients

in The Journal of the American Society of Hematology

Human Cloning Packet

from Republican Study Committee

Reprogramming Somatic Cells for Therapeutic Application

in Journal of Regenerative Medicine

Neural Stem Cells: Plasticity, Functional Stability and Therapeutic Potential

by A.L. Vescovi, et al. - World Federation of the Catholic Medical Associations

January 2003

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Create New Neurons

in BioMedNet.com, c.f. National Academy of Sciences and Science

Reprogramming Immune Responses: Enabling Cellular Therapies and Regenerative Medicine

in Stem Cells

Non-neural Regions of the Adult Human Eye: A Potential Source of Neurons?

in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Bone Marrow Found to Have Cells to Repair the Pancreas

in Journal of Clinical Investigation, c.f. Comment: JCI

Cardiac Allograft Acceptance after Localized Bone Marrow Transplantation by Isolated Limb Perfusion in Nonmyeloablated Recipients

in Stem Cells

Human Umbilical Cord Blood as a Source of Transplantable Hepatic Progenitor Cells

in Stem Cells

Multipotential Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Femoral Bone Marrow Near the Site of Osteonecrosis

in Stem Cells

Angiogenesis in Ischaemic Myocardium by Intramyocardial Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell Implantation

in Lancet

Mautologous Bone Marrow Stem-Cell Transplantation for Myocardial Regeneration

in Lancet

November 2002

First Case of Auto-Grafting of Neural Stem Cells into a Patient with PD

from National Parkinson Foundation

Bone Marrow Stem Cells For Functional Kidney Cells at High Efficiency

in The Journal of the American Society of Hematology

Donating Spare Embryos for Embryonic Stem Cell Research

from American Society for Reproductive Medicine

October 2002

The Use of In Situ Bone Marrow Stem Cells for the Treatment of Various Degenerative Diseases

in Medical Hypotheses

July 2002

Do the Math: Experimental Cloning Exploits Women

from Do No Harm

April 2002

Blood Vessel Cells From Embryonic Stem Cells: Catch-Up, Not Breakthrough

from Do No Harm

March 2002

Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Reality Check

from Do No Harm

Treating Disease with Adult Stem Cells and Embryonic Stem Cells

from Do No Harm

Nobel Laureates' Letter to President Bush Contains Misinformation and Omissions

from Do No Harm

November 2001

Scientific Problems with Using Embryonic Stem Cell

from Do No Harm

Current Clinical Applications of Adult Stem Cells: Updated November 18, 2001

from Do No Harm

Potential Applications of Adult Stem Cells: Updated November 18, 2001

from Do No Harm

November 2000

Human Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (Cloning)

from American Society for Reproductive Medicine

January 1999

Adult Stem Cells May Be Redefinable

in British Medical Journal

January 1999

Adult Neural Stem Cells: Plasticity and Developmental Potential

from National Center for Biotechnology Information