Amazing first: leukemia patient completely cured with cord blood stem cells
The procedure was performed in 2005 on a four-year-old girl who had a prognosis of only three months to live.
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Stem Cells
Aborted foetal tissue used in dangerous Glasgow stroke patient experiment
In a clinical trial in Glasgow, doctors have injected stem cells derived from aborted children into the brain of an elderly stroke patient in an effort to restore his brain function.
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Feds approve human embryo stem cell trial for ObamaCare-funded company
The company has been awarded nearly $1 million in grant money for their embryo-destroying research under ObamaCare.
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Cord Blood Stem Cells Significantly Improved Cerebral Palsy Symptoms Claim Parents
By Hilary White
LONDON, November 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The condition of a 3-year–old child with cerebral palsy in the UK has been significantly improved after treatment with stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood, stored when he was born, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Sasha Browne is thought to be the first British child to be injected with cord blood cells and her parents are reporting that her condition has significantly improved.
Tania and Richard Browne told media that the treatment their daughter received at an unregulated clinic in France has improved her motor control, her ability to […]
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Cult of Celebrity Drives Research, Leaves Ethical Researchers in the Cold: Stem Cell Pioneer
By Hilary White
DUBLIN, November 9, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Funding for ethical stem cell research is hampered by a shallow “cult of celebrity” in scientific research that is fed by media hype, a leading researcher in adult stem cells told LifeSiteNews.com this weekend.
Dr. Colin McGuckin, who was the first to synthesize living and functioning human liver tissue from adult stem cells, was speaking at a conference held by the leading Irish pro-life group Youth Defence. His topic was the medical and ethical advantages of research using “somatic” cells (those taken from the patient’s own body) and stem cells […]
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