Tag: Stem Cells

Ireland is set to play a significant role in field of stem cell research

Gary Culliton looks at progress in the field of stem cell research and finds that Ireland could be a major player as developments unfold...

Many promises of stem cell research

Stem cells have been dogged by political and ethical controversies because some are derived from discarded human embryos, and because of fear and confusion...

Committee passes dueling bills on stem cell research

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida lawmakers tackled the issue of stem-cell research Tuesday facing the same question that dominates a national debate: Should taxpayers fund research...

Spinal injury patient shows improvement

Chandigarh, March 28: A spinal cord injury victim who was a subject of stem cell experimentation at PGI has shown tremendous progress, doctors said...

Some Right-to-Life groups support stem-cell bill

Conservative and right-to-life groups contacted Wednesday embrace the advancement of a bill in the state House to establish a public bank of umbilical cord...

Company Develops a New Approach to Nerve Repair

A new company, Neurotex Ltd, has been established to develop novel silk-based materials that have the potential to provide a new generation of nerve...

Scientists plan China, HK, Taiwan stem cell trial

Scientists are preparing for a large clinical trial in 2008 which aims to use stem cells to help 400 patients with spinal cord injuries...

India’s 1st public stem cell bank soon

Every year around 25 million children are born in India, almost one every second! Result: a bursting population. But this is not a story...

Paralyzed man donates $1M

Tim Reynolds is not just any ordinary guy. He has it all — a wife and three children, a house overlooking the Navesink River,...

Tales From the Stem Cell Crypt

La Jolla, CA. February 2007 —Regenerative medicine is quickly moving forward. At the recent Stem Cells World Congress organized by Select Biosciences, LLC, in...