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Adult stem cells originate in a different part of the brain than is commonly believed, and with proper stimulation they can produce new brain cells to replace those lost to disease or injury, a study by UC Irvine scientists has shown.
Evidence strongly shows that the true stem cells in the mammalian brain are the ependymal [...]

GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to sponsor at least $25 million in work at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute in Cambridge, one of the largest investments in stem cell research ever by a major pharmaceuticals company. As part of the five-year agreement, GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to support research at Harvard University and four Harvard-affiliated hospitals to try [...]

A group of British researchers have found out the link between the Parkinson’s and Pink1 gene. Certain forms of familial Parkinson’s disease have been previously linked to mutations in the Pink1 gene, but no mechanistic link between the gene and the disease had been established until now. Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Neuroscience have [...]

Recent study published in the July issue of The Journal Laboratory Investigation reveals that Stem cell like cells could be formed In Vitro from the insulin producing cells.
The study was done by Dr Rosenberg form the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) and McGill University together. They organized a study, using ?-cells (beta cells) that produces [...]

For the first time, scientists have revealed that the molecular profiles of these cancer stem cells are much different than those located in primary tumors.

Teixeira confidently asserts that the public backs embryo-destructive research and wants the Bush funding policy overturned.

Stem Cell Transplantation Research at The Cancer Center at …MarketWatch - Jul 23, 2008HACKENSACK, NJ, July 16, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — - Over the past two decades, stem cell transplantation has evolved from being an experimental …Stem cell therapy plan for placentas Parkes Champion Postall 133 news articles

Stem Cell Chicken And Egg Debate Moves To Unlikely Arena: The TestesScience Daily (press release) - Jul 20, 2008The hub contains approximately 10 cells that secrete factors promoting self-renewal of two neighboring stem cell populations — germline stem cells, …

Two calls to sign this petition have been floating around my inbox recently:

Being from Hong Kong, I quickly submitted my name to support this cause. Thoughts stirred in my head: What was the UN doing? Is this a signal for Taiwan? Does this mean Hong Kong will switch to simplified Chinese soon?
Upon further research however, [...]