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Stem Cell Madness
September 02, 2010 | Stanford Law school Center for Law and the BioSciences
A comprehensive and well argued analysis of the judicial inaccuracies in the preliminary court injunction. -
Our position on Judge Lamberth's recent, unfortunate ruling
August 24, 2010 |
please spread the word about the impact of this decision -
Geron to Proceed with First Human Clinical Trial with Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy
July 30, 2010 | Wall Street Journal
FDA approval has finally been given to the Geron Corp. to proceed with the first ever human embryonic stem cell clinical trial. This clinical trial will be conducted on acute spinal cord injury. -
U.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Stem Cell Suit
June 27, 2010 | Reuters
a U.S. appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit that challenges an Obama administration policy for federal funding of some human embryonic stem cell research. -
Discovering the Wonders of Skin Cells
June 22, 2010 | NY Times
A conversation with Elaine Fuchs. -
NIH rejects use of dozens of stem cell colonies by federally funded researchers
June 22, 2010 | Washington Post
The National Institutes of Health rejected Monday a request to approve dozens of colonies of human embryonic stem cells for use by federally funded researchers. Scientists had been hoping the lines would become available for their research under a new policy from the Obama administration. -
An Important Web Site for Stem Cell Treatment-Related Information
June 08, 2010 |
The International Society on Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has created a web site dedicated to evaluating international stem cell clinics and treatments. This initiative is designed to protect patients and science from the perils of "stem cell tourism". Find more information here. -
New Type of Stem Cell Might Be Easier to Manipulate
June 08, 2010 | Physorg
Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine (MGH-CRM) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have a developed a new type of human pluripotent stem cell that can be manipulated more readily than currently available stem cells. As described in the June 4 Cell Stem Cell, these new cells could be used to create better cellular models of disease processes and eventually may permit repair of disease-associated gene mutations. -
Video corner
June 05, 2010 |
Please take a look at some helpful videos in the stem cell field. -
Working 2 Walk
March 20, 2010 |
Find out about this important conference! -
Stem cell research bill reintroduced
March 09, 2010 | The Hill
Reps. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Mike Castle (R-Del.) reintroduced legislation Tuesday that would expand and regulate research using embryonic stem cells. -
Help Pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
February 24, 2010 |
click here to take action on passing this crucial legislation! -
A Call to Service
January 18, 2010 |
The Brooke Ellison Project stands in unity with the people of Haiti. -
Tools and Tests: The evolution of stem-cell research
December 24, 2009 | Harvard Magazine
Many of the pathbreaking discoveries in the field—directly reprogramming defective motor neurons caused by ALS, drugs that halt or slow cellular degeneration in the lab, and the beating layer of heart muscle—are real, and were made by Harvard scientists. -
New stem cell lines OK'd for tax-paid research
December 02, 2009 | MSNBC
13 batches of available immediately for study, government agency says -
Ashlye Stiles: 30 years of Smiles
September 13, 2009 |
Earlier this year, at the age of 30, Ashlye Stiles succumbed to the challenges of diabetes. However, her life, and the love she shared, live in the hearts of all who loved her. The Brooke Ellison Project honors Ashlye and commemorates her legacy by creating The Brooke Ellison Project Ashlye Stiles Fund for diabetes research. -
HOPE DEFERRED Chosen for Boston Film Festival!
September 03, 2009 |
Hope Deferred has been selected for another exciting film Festival! -
Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Help Diabetics
September 03, 2009 | Time Magazine
A breakthrough made by Harvard Stem Cell Institute forerunner, Doug Melton, offers great insight into the development -- and potential treatment -- of diabetes. -
Beliefs and Believers: Buddhism
August 11, 2009 |
Learn more about the Buddhist perspective on stem cell research -
Diabetes and Stem Cells
August 11, 2009 |
Stem Cell therapies are tackling the seventh leading cause of death in the United States... - More News»