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Official faults Bush stem cell funding limits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. National Institutes of Health official said on Friday President George W. Bush's limits on federal funding for human...

Voters could decide future of stem-cell plan

ALBANY — As stem cell funding continues to face political hurdles at the federal level, New York's governor and lieutenant governor want to sell...

In the know: What are stem cells?

STEM cells have important characteristics that distinguish them from other cell types. They are unspecialized cells that can develop into other specialized cell types in...

Stem cell research in India

WITH conservative Christians in the US succeeding in influencing the Bush administration into putting hurdles in the path of stem cell research on “flimsy...

House OKs Stem Cell Research Bill

(WASHINGTON) — The Democratic-controlled House Thursday passed a bill bolstering embryonic stem cell research that advocates say shows promise for numerous medical cures. But the...

Levitra® Demonstrates Normal Function in 53% of Men with Spinal Cord Injury

Levitra® (vardenafil HCl) Demonstrates Normal Erectile Function in 53% of Men with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Changes to the European label for Levitra shows that...

New stem cell technique — no embryos used

Only women could be treated with unfertilized egg method Scientists have found a way to make stem cells from unfertilized eggs, suggesting a potential alternative...

Hope for a cure found in embryonic stem cell research

Michael J. Fox‘s successful acting career might soon be upstaged by his success as a lobbyist – his stumping for stem cell research in...

Democrats plan to revive embryonic stem cell bill that Bush vetoed

WASHINGTON — The same embryonic stem cell bill that prompted President Bush's only veto is headed to his desk again, this time from Democrats...

Democrats eye rebirth of vetoed stem cell bill

WASHINGTON — The same embryonic stem cell bill that prompted President Bush's only veto is headed to his desk again, this time from Democrats...