by APFLI | Nov 28, 2006 | Adult & Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Research (Ethical)
Canadian doctors have used adult stem cells taken from multiple sclerosis patients to attempt to cure them of their disabling condition. CTV News reports that researchers at the Ottawa Hospital have successfully treated four patients with stem cells obtained from...
by APFLI | Aug 30, 2006 | Stem Cell - Definitions / History / Statistics
It has been repeated so often that it is now a mantra: “Embryonic stem cells offer the most promise for finding cures for degenerative diseases and conditions such as Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury”. But saying something ten thousand times...
by APFLI | Feb 2, 2006 | Stem Cell Research & Cloning
www.ClinicalTrials.gov – Amazing list of over 250 grants through NIH; at least half deal with non-embryonic stem cell research. http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=%22stem+cells%22&submit=Search With patient’s own cells, heart vessels and...
by APFLI | May 18, 2005 | Stem Cell - Archive
Dramatic Uses for Adult Stem Cells – Bibliography Adult Stem Cells to be Tested in Repairing Human Heart Muscle For the first time, scientists will be able to see whether injections of bone marrow stem cells can actually help rebuild weakened human heart muscle....
by APFLI | Apr 10, 2005 | Adult & Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Research (Ethical)
Here’s a sampling, from late 2004, of real people who have greatly benefited from, or been cured by, adult stem cell therapies. Adult stem cells come from various tissues and organs in the human body (without adverse effects), or from the placenta or...
