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| | ISSCR :: Stem Cell Science : Frequently Asked Questions |
 | | It should be pointed out that research on human embryonic stem cells may not only lead to novel therapies for diseases that are currently difficult or impossible to treat, but also to novel insights into human development and into the nature of our species that could never be obtained from work with experimental animals. | | | Cell recipients would have to take drugs to temporarily suppress their immune systems, which in itself could be dangerous. | | | More research will be required to understand the properties and behavior of these cells to determine their usefulness for future cell therapies. |
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http://www.isscr.org/science/faq.htm
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| | NOVA Online Life's Greatest Miracle The Stem-Cell Debate |
| | For cell-replacement therapies to fulfill their promise, cell lines must be produced that can overcome rejection by the recipient's immune system. | | | They are pluripotent, able to give rise to all tissue types, although recent research suggests that their usefulness in cell-replacement therapies might be limited because they have already begun to take on some specific characteristics of their reproductive function. | | | Editor's note: The author was a member of the National Institutes of Health's Human Embryo Research Panel in the mid-1990s. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/stemcells.html
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| | Stem-cell Science |
| | Type 1 diabetes, the problem that concerns Melton, is well-suited to stem-cell therapy. | | | Daley is also working to cure a sickle-cell-anemia-like disease in mice using this therapeutic-cloning technique. | | | There is more than one path to a cure for any disease, and that is perhaps especially true within the field of stem-cell research. |
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http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/070483.html
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| | Today's Stem Cell Research |
| | This news follows other news regarding stem cell research for horses that allows treatment and therapies to be developed without ethical concerns. | | | Jimenez described robust repair of atrophic nonunions in all patients that participated in the study. | | | Stem Cell Researchers Investigate Replacing Bone Graft Procedures |
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http://www.stemnews.com
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| | Stem cell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Medical researchers anticipate being able to use technologies derived from stem cell research to treat cancer, spinal cord injuries, and muscle damage, amongst a number of other diseases, impairments and conditions. | | | Embryoperson Web site: Showing that the human embryo is a person, and distinguishing between a sick embryo and a pseudo-embryo | | | Medical researchers believe that stem cell research has the potential to change the face of human disease and alleviate suffering. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell
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| | Stem Cell Primer |
| | Such research might enable the Alzheimer patient to be able to dress himself and recall experiences, the Parkinson's patient to control her movements, and the paraplegic to walk and to control his bowels. | | | Since our society has defined human death as the loss of the EEG pattern (and not, say, when the heart stopping or the cells dye), some scientists have argued that the acquisition of this EEG pattern be considered the time when the fetus becomes human. | | | The fourth position is that human life begins when it can be metabolically independent from the mother, the traditional "birthday." So there are several scientifically defensible positions as to when a new human life begins. |
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http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/ethics/01Gilbert.html
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| | USATODAY.com - States dive into stem cell debates |
| | "The real lasting contribution of human embryonic stem cell research may be increased knowledge of the human body, which could change human medicine even more dramatically than new transplantation therapies." | | | It is remarkable and unprecedented," says Dan Perry of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, a collaboration of 83 patient groups, universities and medical organizations that support the research. | | | Opponents warn of a future in which the essence of being human is devalued, human eggs will become a commodity grown in "farms" and cloned babies will be commonplace. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-04-20-stem-cell-cover_x.htm
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| | TIME.com - Stem Cells |
| | Pro-life advocates argue using the cells is the equivalent of taking a life, even if it is to save life | | | Lance Morrow on why we should proceed with caution when it comes to tampering with mother nature | | | Scientists are finding ways to help you grow your own |
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http://www.time.com/time/2001/stemcells
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| | Human stem cell research: all viewpoints |
| | Similarly, articles by medical groups that promote stem cell research are not helpful, because they do not touch on their fundamental belief that embryos are not human persons. | | | Some researchers regard them as offering the greatest potential for the alleviation of human suffering since the development of antibiotics. | | | They feel that a few-days-old embryo is a human person. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/res_stem.htm
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| | STEM CELL NEWS HavenWorks.com/health/stem-cell news |
| | For those who believe life begins at conception, the method is tantamount to murder."... | | | They have the power to multiply indefinitely and grow into all the various tissues that make up a human body. | | | Opponents say it violates dignity of life, while advocates hope it will cure diseases." -By Laurent Belsie |
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| | TheraVitae, the Makers of VesCell™ Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Disease |
| | The well-being of our patients is our foremost concern and we will do our utmost to turn back the clock to a time when they were enjoying a full, active, and pain-free life. | | | Stem cell therapy sparks hope in ailing hearts | | | TheraVitae is an emerging healthcare company focused on using the patient's own cells to treat a variety of disorders, especially cardiovascular diseases. |
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| | Stem Cells in the Spotlight |
| | Stem Cell Therapies: What is the Recipe for Success? | | | Consider the potential for new stem cell therapies, as well as the challenges facing researchers working to develop them. | | | Learn about established stem cell therapies currently in use. |
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http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/stemcells
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| | Researchers customize stem-cell lines - Stem Cell Research - MSNBC.com |
| | The new research represents a significant step in that direction — and also improves dramatically on the production process that has been pioneered by the Korean group. | | | Throughout the life of an organism, stem cells replenish the tissues that make up the body, ranging from bones and blood to brain cells. | | | Embryonic stem cells show the most versatility, and scientists hope that such cells can someday be harnessed to repair severed spinal cords, heal damaged hearts, boost brain cells in Parkinson's disease patients and work other medical wonders. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7904332
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| | ChezJoel: stem cell research |
| | Distant: successful tests in rats soon after a heart attack | | | Combination Stem Cell-Gene Therapy Approach Seen As Potential Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis | | | CF patients treated with their own stem cells |
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http://www.chezjoel.com/archives/2005/02/stem_cell_resea.html
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| | Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| | To provide information on stem-cell-related research breakthroughs and new publications, seminars, journal clubs, scientific meetings, and funding opportunities | | | These research groups are physically spread across campus and housed in a variety of organizational units. | | | Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| | StemPAC |
| | Share your story: Help us personalize this issue | | | 71 diseases and injuries that may be treated by stem cell research | | | Read real stories: Real people, living with real conditions |
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| | http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/stem/index.shtml |
| | Recently, techniques have been developed for the in vitro culture of stem cells, providing unprecedented opportunities for studying and understanding human embryology. | | | In the face of extraordinary advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases, devastating illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and diseases of the nervous system, such as Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease, continue to deprive people of health, independence, and well-being. | | | Although it is impossible to predict the outcomes, scientists and the public will gain immense new knowledge in the biology of human development that will likely hold remarkable potential for therapies and cures. |
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| | International Society for Stem Cell Research |
| | He was a strong advocate for stem cell research, with a particular interest in the development of treatments for neurological diseases. | | | For the framework of the debate, see The Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. | | | Embryonic stem cell research and other frontiers of regenerative medicine evoke moral concerns insofar as they would use human embryos, albeit only embryos that will never enter a womb. |
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| | The stem cell debate - Boston.com |
| | A growing number of researchers are concluding that stem cells are the hidden force behind one of nature's most feared killers: cancer. | | | After their son was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, the Rosettis of Sutton plunged into a world where the potential cures of the distant future are being peddled as real treatments available today. | | | National Institutes of Health page on stem cell research |
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| | SCDb: The Stem Cell Database |
| | HSC are the best characterized stem cells in the mammal, and have been widely utilized in clinical settings. | | | Stem cell fate decisions are regulated by the complex interplay of cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous (instructive) mechanisms. | | | One approach that we have utilized to identify molecular "parts lists" is high-throughput DNA sequence analysis of subtracted cDNA libraries constructed from HSC and an HSC supportive stromal cell line. |
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| | Embryonic Stem Cell Research at UW-Madison |
| | One of the great challenges for treating Parkinson's diseases and other neurodegenerative disorders is getting medicine to the right place in the brain. | | | UW-Madison neuroscientist Clive Svendsen and his colleagues show how engineered human brain cells, transplanted into the brains of rats and monkeys, can integrate into the brain and deliver medicine where it is needed. | | | Study suggests treatment for fatal nervous system disorder |
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| | Stem Cell Policy: World Stem Cell Map |
| | Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine (2002). | | | Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (2005). | | | SCNT is the transfer of a cell nucleus from a somatic or body cell into an egg from which the nucleus has been removed. |
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| | Stem Cells -- Ethical Issues |
| | Stem Cell Research and Applications: Monitoring the Frontiers of Biomedical Research | | | Cell Research and Applications: Monitoring the Frontiers of Biomedical Research | | | "Research for Clinical Use of Embryonic Stem Cells: Risks and Opportunities," |
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| | Focus on stem cells |
| | Stem cell research has a history of more than 20 years, and has made some outstanding contributions to our understanding of haematopoiesis and mouse embryology. | | | ORKIN & SEAN J. The debate continues over the relative merits of using embryonic and adult stem cells for research — and perhaps, one day, to treat patients. | | | But the field has been transformed in the past few years by successes achieved in culturing human embryonic stem cells, the building blocks for every tissue we comprise, and in manipulating their differentiation in vitro. |
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| | Stem Cell Basics [Stem Cell Information] |
| | Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. | | | Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions | | | Serving as a sort of repair system for the body, they can theoretically divide without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. |
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| | Welcome to Wisconsin Stem Cell Now |
| | We believe that this research holds the key to unlocking the cures for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, macular degeneration, spinal cord injury, MS, lupus, neurological diseases and multiple other life-threatening conditions. | | | Impressive scientific breakthroughs have already been made, but continued public support of this important research is necessary. | | | Wisconsin Stem Cell Now, Inc. is a grassroots organization comprised of Wisconsin residents of all backgrounds -- Democrats and Republicans, clergy and lay persons, doctors and patients -- all united in support of advancing scientific research using embryonic stem cells. |
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http://www.wistemcellnow.org
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| | Online NewsHour -- Stem Cell Research |
| | Harvard researchers announced Monday that they have found a way to fuse adult skin cells with embryonic stem cells, which could lead to the creation of stem cells without having to destroy human embryos. | | | The House is set to consider a bill that would allow the National Institutes of Health to fund research using human embryos donated by fertility clinics that would otherwise be discarded. | | | Scientists in South Korea, who announced last year that they extracted stem cells from a cloned human embryo, have used the same technology to create embryonic stem cells from human patients. |
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| | Stem Cells |
| | A Three-Dimensional Model to Study the Epigenetic Effects Induced by the Microenvironment of Human Embryonic Stem Cells | | | Role and Function of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Differentiation and Biological Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells | | | Characterization of a New NIH-Registered Variant Human Embryonic Stem Cell Line, BG01V: A Tool for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
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| | CBHD: Stem Cell Research Articles |
| | Stem Cell Research: Resources for the Ongoing Debate | | | Frozen Embryos: Stem Cell Source or Human Life? | | | The Stem Cell Debate: Are Parthenogenic Human Embryos a Solution? |
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