Local woman credits foreign stem cell surgery for recovery
TEMPERANCE, MI -- Cortney Hoffman is on the road to recovery. Nearly seven years ago the then 16-year-old rolled from Temperance her car,...
Understanding disabilities brings Travis Roy to Reading middle schools
On Wednesday, March 18, the Understanding Disabilities program will present Travis Roy as a speaker for the Coolidge and Parker Middle Schools. Roy is...
Bone marrow stem cell injections may help cure spinal cord injury
Washington: Injecting a patient's own bone marrow-derived stem cells
into the spinal column using multiple routes can be an effective treatment for spinal cord...
Injured athlete to get $15 million
The attorney for a former West Seattle High School wrestling standout who suffered a spinal-cord injury two years ago during a wrestling practice, says...
South Florida doctors look to speed up stem cell research
As President Barack Obama eased restrictions on embryonic stem cell research Monday, South Florida scientists said they will pursue the controversial research in their...
Stem cell issues: State could restrict research on embryos
A bill that would limit stem cell research in Georgia and define a living human embryo as a person, has a good chance of...
Obama Is Leaving Some Stem Cell Issues to Congress
WASHINGTON — While lifting the Bush administration’s restrictions on federally financed human embryonic stem cell research, President Obama intends to avoid the thorniest question...
Bringing Purpose to All Forms of Human Life: Thoughts on Stem Cell Research
Matthew Sanford writes: My wife Jennifer and I have a nine-year-old son named Paul. We are both his biological and everyday parents....
California scientists celebrate Obama’s lifting of restrictions on stem cell research
KPCC's Nick Roman says people and institutions across California welcomed President Obama's decision to lift restrictions on federal funding for stem cell research.
Nick Roman:...
Stem-cell policy change liberating to researchers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years of frustration are close to an end for scientists seeking ways to use embryonic stem cells to combat illness...
