Adult cells have been transplanted routinely for decades, first in bone marrow transplants and then in procedures that transfer just the cells. Doctors recover the cells from the marrow or bloodstream ...

ROME (AP) - The Vatican is pushing for research of adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church opposes because it maintains that the destruction of ...

Neural stem cells (NSCs) are undifferentiated cells capable of extensive self‐renewal and the production of specialised cell types, including neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. In the adult ...

Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of many aspects of the issue. Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions (National Institues of Health) A review of the state of the science of stem ...

NEW YORK - A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body. Einhorn drew ...

There is something peculiar about the proposal regarding the use of human embryos for stem-cell research. Proponents want us to throw our moral support behind the killing of embryos for medical ...

As noted in this newspaper this past week, a Stanford University team of researchers headed by Ingrid C. Rulifson recently reported that they had successfully used embryonic stem cells from mice to ...

The popular new media regularly report on the issue of embryonic stem cell research. This is not surprising. With luminaries such as Nancy Reagan, Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox expounding on ...

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

ROME -- The Vatican is pushing for research of adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church opposes because it maintains that the destruction of the ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to most embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like ...