Category Archives: Stem Cell Research

July 8, 2007 presentation by Irv Weissman for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series. Irving Weissman, MD, director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, discusses the state of adult and embryonic stem cell research View post: The Politics and Promise of Stem Cell Research … Continue reading →

Scientists have welcomed plans by Barack Obama, the US president, to reverse his predecessor's policies that restricted funding to stem cell research, but the planned move has also drawn criticism. Al Jazeera's Roger Wilkinson reports on the emotional debate over the US administration's approach to research that uses human embryonic stem cells. Read the original here: US divided over stem cell research reversal - 09 Mar 09 … Continue reading →

McCain Favors Embryonic Stem Cell Research Original post: McCain Favors Embryonic Stem Cell Research … Continue reading →

Professor Sir Martin Evans, who just received the Nobel prize for medicine, talks about his stem cell research and Gulnur Aybet of the University of Kent and Dan Sreebny, a senior diplomat at the US embassy in London talk about the ongoing tension between Turkey and the PKK. Continued here: Frost Over The World - Stem Cell Research and Turkey -26 Oct … Continue reading →

Human Embryonic stem cell research Human embryonic stem cell research is one of the most exciting fields of research in medicine. Scientists believe that these miniscule cells hold the promise of better treatment of some of the most dreadful diseases today. Hadassah medical center is a pioneer and is considered world leading in this field.Hand in Hand is a medical tourism company and the representative of Israel's Hadassah hospital; Hand in Hand provides shorter waiting times, medical escorts, coordination of doctors visits, travel arrangements, post-operative logistics and documentation, as well as customized tours around the country for people coming to have surgery or treatment in Israel. Read the original here: Human Embryonic stem cell research … Continue reading →

Dr. John Kessler is a leader in the field of stem cell research at Northwestern University. His motivation is to see his daughter, who is paralyzed, walk again See the rest here: Stem Cell Research: A Father's Fight … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama ended a ban on federal funding of stem cell research. Obama's decision is a sharp reversal of the policies enacted by President George W. Bush Go here to read the rest: Obama Ends Funding Ban for Stem Cell Research … Continue reading →

Medical Personnel find themselves in a quandry over sentiments expressed by the President of the United States. The rest is here: Politics of Stem Cell Research … Continue reading →