July 2005
July 29, 2005
Senator Frist Supports Destructive Research on Human Embryos
Senator Bill Frist, the Senate Majority Leader, has come out in favor of H.R. 810, a bill which would expand the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research even though President Bush has threatened to veto this legislation. [Source: Prolifeblogs]... ... morePosted at 11:06 AM | TrackBack (0)
July 28, 2005
Adult Stem Cells have Tremendous Flexibility
A study published today by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital provides another compelling example of the tremendous flexibility of adult stem cells. Last year this group overturned scientific dogma, showing that ovaries can potentially generate new eggs (oocytes). Today's report... ... morePosted at 6:42 PM | TrackBack (0)
Bone Marrow Stem Cells Produce Egg Cells
BOSTON - July 27, 2005 - Last year a group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers announced surprising findings that female mice - contrary to longstanding theories of mammalian reproductive physiology - retained the ability to make new egg cells... ... morePosted at 6:35 PM | TrackBack (0)
Hospital Dedicated To Umbilical Cord Stem-Cell Treatment
SEOUL, South Korea, July 28, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The self-professed purpose of South Korea’s Histostem Corporation is music to the ears of pro-life advocates waging a difficult war against deadly embryonic stem-cell research. According to its website, Histostem “is pioneering... ... morePosted at 12:25 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 27, 2005
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Are Curing Patients
Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic works with an international network to make umbilical cord stem cells available to patients with acute leukemia, thalassemia, lymphomas and congenital immune-deficiencies. The clinic runs a bank for umbilical cords, and any patient, from anywhere in the... ... morePosted at 11:10 PM | TrackBack (0)
Scientists Grow New Brain Cells
A Swedish team has succeeded in growing brain cells from stem cells taken from adults. The team of neurosurgeons at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm removed the stem cells from patients undergoing routine operations for water on the brain,... ... morePosted at 4:17 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 26, 2005
Adult Stem Cells Effective in Treating Heart Attacks
Final results of a study conducted at Johns Hopkins University show stem cell therapy can be used effectively to treat heart attacks in pigs. Researchers said in just two months, stem cells harvested from another pig's bone marrow and injected... ... morePosted at 3:19 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 22, 2005
Using Stem Cells to Treat Heart Disease
The Houston Chronicle reports the story of scientists who are using a patient’s own stem cells to treat congestive heart failure. According to the article, researchers found that stem cells injected directly into the heart not only improved blood flow... ... morePosted at 2:36 PM | TrackBack (0)
The Trouble with Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The unethical destruction of human lives is the principle argument for rejecting the use of taxpayer's money to fund embryonic stem cell research. Steven Milloy, in his column Stem Cell Smoke and Mirrors, gives another:The reason that embryonic stem cell... ... morePosted at 12:51 PM | TrackBack (0)
July 20, 2005
Australian discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus
Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) senior scientist Dr Caroline Gargett's discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus that can be grown into bone, muscle, fat and cartilage, has been hailed as a major medical and scientific development by... ... morePosted at 10:06 PM
July 15, 2005
Deal considered in U.S. stem cell debate - Is the body part via abortion business on the way out?
According to the UPI, James Battey, chairman of a stem cell task force within the National Institutes of Health, told the New York Times that scientists currently know of no way to derive human embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos,... ... morePosted at 5:01 AM
July 12, 2005
Adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply
In a ground-breaking study, scientists at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have discovered that adult, or post-natal, stem cells have the same ability as embryonic stem cells to multiply, a previously unknown characteristic indicating that post-natal stem cells may play an... ... morePosted at 8:09 AM | TrackBack (0)
July 11, 2005
Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Clash of Worldviews
According to the LTI Blog the fundamental dispute over embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) is a worldview issue:One group thinks human beings have value simply because they are human while the other group thinks humans have value only because of... ... morePosted at 2:32 AM | TrackBack (0)
Adult Bone Marrow Cells Transformed Into Muscle Cells
Japanese researchers have transformed an ordinary kind of bone marrow cells extracted from adults into muscle cells, a first step toward the treatment of degenerative conditions such as muscular dystrophy. more... ... morePosted at 12:40 AM | TrackBack (0)
Embryonic Stem Cell Hope Based on Distortions
Jean Swenson, a quadriplegic from a 1980 spinal cord injury, has been following and supporting spinal cord injury research for over 20 years. In a recent TownHall column she wrote that the public report on embryonic stem cell research is... ... morePosted at 12:26 AM | TrackBack (0)
