Fat tissue stem cells used to grow bone; German girl's broken skull...

The Washington Times;  December 18, 2004 ;     610 words ......THE WASHINGTON TIMES Stem cells from fat tissue have...success came from the stem cells alone, but the combination [of stem cells and bone from the child...There's no way to know if stem cells caused the healing...first time that adult stem cells were ...

Breakthrough over stem cells may end need for embryos

The Scotsman;  January 8, 2007 ;     537 words ......discovered a new source of stem cells that might help repair...embryos for research. Using stem cells is controversial because...However, scientists in the United States have grown tissue from stem cells taken from amniotic fluid...associated with harvesting stem ...

Sweden Forges Ahead on Stem Cells.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ......commercialize academic stem cell research, a push many in the United States approach with the...embryos to produce stem cells, but these fledgling...Researchers contend that stem cells could eventually...injuries. Although the United States is a world ...

Scientists find stem cells for first time in pituitary

Xinhua News Agency;  April 29, 2008 ;     428 words ...Scientists find stem cells for first time in pituitary...Harbor Laboratory in the United States have for the first time identified stem cells that allow the pituitary...in contrast to most adult stem cells, these cells are distinct...developed a tool to look for ...

IVF parents 'exploited' by offer to store stem cells

The Scotsman;  October 16, 2007 ;     399 words ......which allows them to store stem cells from spare IVF embryos, Britain...service being run in the United States where couples can "bank...company, runs a scheme to store stem cells from leftover embryos. Its...scientists believe that embryonic stem cells - which have the ...

Britain awards cloning license for human stem cells.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  August 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ......to create human stem cells. Researchers and ethicists in the United States say they see no...to pursue. The United States remains without...create embryonic stem cells. Such cells might...cloning by creating stem cells another way. Researchers...abilities ...

Britain awards cloning license for human stem cells.(Knight Ridder...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......to create human stem cells. Researchers and ethicists in the United States say they see no...to pursue. The United States remains without...create embryonic stem cells. Such cells might...cloning by creating stem cells another way. Researchers...abilities ...

'It's a win-win'; Teams find way around moral controversy of stem cells

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 21, 2007 ;     235 words ......the equivalent of embryonic stem cells from ordinary skin cells...cloning. Research teams in the United States and Japan showed that a simple...controversial idea of extracting stem cells from cloned embryos. It was...thousands of labs in the United States can do this, ...

Stem cells used to fix heart

Daily Breeze;  March 7, 2003 ;     604 words ......YORK TIMES Doctors have used stem cells in an attempt to repair the...to have been tried in the United States. The procedure builds on...work in animals showing that stem cells from the bone marrow can...was the first such in the United States. Unlike in the German ...

Stem Cells Mined From Human Embryo Clone

AP Online;  February 12, 2004 ;     546 words ......embryo and then culled stem cells from it, marking an important...human cloning, both in the United States and internationally. This...test-tube to supply master stem cells that can grow into any...type. Internationally, the United States is pushing for a ...

Big breakthrough on stem cells

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  November 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......research. Scientists in the United States and Japan showed that a...the powers of embryonic stem cells, thereby eliminating any...thousands of labs in the United States can do this, basically tomorrow...used routinely to supply stem cells for therapy. While the ...

Stem Cells: Next Type of Sports Doping?

AP Online;  September 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ...LONDON - For athletes, stem cells have much more than the potential to cure...over the competition. If it sounds like stem cells are next frontier for doping in sports...be. "There's a spin-off technology from stem cells that could produce super-athletes," said...therapeutic use. He ...

Stem cells promising for diabetes patients

University Wire;  September 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ......comes from stem cells. Stem cells are precursor cells...blood, brain or bone. Stem cells can be isolated from...grow human embryonic stem cells in the lab. The beauty of embryonic stem cells lies in their ability...researchers in the United ...

STEM CELLS MAY BE NEXT FRONTIER \ POTENTIAL USE RAISES ETHICAL...

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  September 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Associated Press LONDON -- For athletes, stem cells have much more than the potential to cure...over the competition. If it sounds like stem cells are next frontier for doping in sports...be. There's a spin-off technology from stem cells that could produce super-athletes, ...

Dozens of Research Trials Explore Use of Stem Cells Against Diseases

The Washington Post;  September 2, 2008 ;     453 words ......various types of stem cells are underway in the United States. Most involve...so-called adult stem cells plucked from...approved in the United States. A California...and pay for stem cells won't qualify...research in the United States. ...