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 Brit Firm Offers 
 Bigger Breasts 
 From Stem Cells 

Controversial cancer therapy to be used for cosmetic procedures

Mar 29, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new breast enhancement procedure using stem cells from stomach fat to grow larger breasts is being made available for the first time in the UK, reports the Times of London. The procedure has already been used in trials for use on breast cancer survivors. Now a controversial new operation... More »

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stem cell research • medical breakthrough • breast cancer • breast enhancement • controversy • Howard Stern Grid

 Notre Dame 
 Students Support  
 Obama Invite  

Bishops are angry, but students want to see the president

Mar 27, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's invitation to speak at Notre Dame's graduation has prompted protests from two bishops, who blasted the Catholic school for inviting a president who supports stem-cell research and funding for family-planning clinics that offer abortion. But students are eager for Obama's visit, the AP reports. Based on letters to... More »

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stem cell research • Catholic Church • Notre Dame • graduation • speech • President Obama • Roman Catholic bishops • family planning

(Newser) - The Vatican is in a tizzy over President Obama’s decision to lift the federal ban on embryonic stem-cell research, the AP reports. A top official called it a “victory of politics over ethics” and said that “probably some drug companies, or some economic interests” influenced the move.... More »

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stem cell research • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • human embryos • Roman Catholic Church • US Conference of Catholic Bishops • President Obama • sanctity • Bill Maher Grid

(AP) - President  Obama signed an order today allowing federal taxpayer dollars to fund expanded embryonic stem cell research, reversing a George W. Bush policy viewed by many as blocking development of potentially life-saving medical treatment. Obama said he was ending what he believed was "a false choice between sound science... More »

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stem cell research • Barack Obama • stem cells • George W. Bush

Nancy Reagan Lauds Obama on Stem-Cell Ban

Prez pays tribute to Chris, Dana Reeve in overturning ruling

Mar 9, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama lifted the Bush administration’s ban on stem-cell research today amid criticism from congressional Republicans but admiration from one Nancy Reagan, Politico reports. Lifting the ban “will now make it possible for scientists to move forward,” the former first lady said in a statement. “I... More »

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stem cell research • Barack Obama • disease • stem cells • Nancy Reagan • Christopher Reeve • Obama administration

Obama Stem Cell Order Won't Cover All Embryo Research

Stem cell order will not tell Congress to allow creation of new lines

Mar 9, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is set to lift the Bush administration's restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, but his announcement today won't cover all such experiments, the New York Times reports. The president's action will allow scientists to do research using existing stem cell lines, and those embryos left over... More »

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cancer • stem cell research • Barack Obama • Congress • embryo • executive order

(Newser) - A Republican congressman who fiercely opposes abortion and embryonic stem-cell research has called Barack Obama the “abortion president” for decisions affecting both issues, Fox News reports. Obama will lift the federal ban on new stem-cell research along with a Bush edict allowing caregivers to refuse abortion on moral grounds.... More »

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stem cell research • Congress • abortion • New Jersey • ban • President Obama • Chris Smith

(Newser) - President Obama will overturn the Bush administration’s ban on federal funding for stem-cell research Monday, Time reports. The move fulfills a campaign promise and Obama’s pledge to bring science back to the fore in America, and will precede legislation expected later this year preventing future presidents from banning... More »

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Bush administration • stem cell research • Congress • legislation • ban • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama

 Safer Way Found to Make 
 Stem Cells From Skin 

Marks major step in stem-cell treatment of diseases

Mar 2, 09 5:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have found a safer way to make stem cells from ordinary human skin cells, a discovery that could render obsolete the debate on using embryonic cells for research on Parkinson's, diabetes, cancer and spinal injury treatments, Reuters reports. The new technique uses a DNA thread instead of a virus—... More »

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Obama Will Lift Stem Cell Ban 
Soon: Adviser

Reverse of Bush edict would make good on campaign promise

Feb 15, 09 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is currently considering overturning the limits on federal funding for stem cell research, senior adviser David Axelrod said today. The move would make good on a campaign promise, and be in keeping with Obama's inaugural message of bringing American science back to prominence. Scientists say unfettered research could... More »

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stem cell research • stem cells • science • President Obama • inaugural address

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Stimulus in the Bag, Obama Rethinks Strategy

President will push hard for the agenda he wants

Feb 13, 09 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama got his way, more or less, on the stimulus, but the process demonstrated Congress' abiding disinterest in bipartisanship. For future big-ticket items—and there are a lot of them—the president will take a tougher approach, Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin write for Politico. Chief of staff Rahm... More »

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stem cell research • health care • Barack Obama • energy • finance • Rahm Emanuel • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • Obama administration • President Obama

New Research Raises Hopes for Viable Human Cloning

Study finds cloned embryos share genetic traits with natural cells

Feb 3, 09 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Human cloning, for medicine or even reproduction, may be more realistic than ever, Wired reports. Researchers found genetic characteristics similar to normal human embryos in cloned human embryos. The findings are a first step toward therapeutic cloning, in which embryonic stem cells that can replace failing tissues are grown from... More »

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stem cell research • genetics • stem cells • cloning • human embryos • induced pluripotent stem cells

FDA OKs Pioneering
Stem Cell Trial

First-ever test of therapy on spinal cord injuries hailed as milestone

Jan 23, 09 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The FDA has approved the world's first-ever human trial of a medical treatment using embryonic stem cells, the New York Times reports. The move is being hailed as a watershed moment for medical research. Biotech company Geron plans to inject the cells—which can turn into any type of cell... More »

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stem cell research • FDA • stem cells • biotechnology • clinical trials • spinal cord

Vatican Condemns Cloning, Morning-After Pill

Get out of here with your fancy science, church says

Dec 12, 08 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Embryos deserve “the dignity proper to a person,” the Vatican declared today in an uncompromising doctrinal declaration on reproductive science, its first in more than 20-years. The long-awaited document condemns everything from embryonic stem-cell research to human cloning to the morning-after pill, which falls “within the sin... More »

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stem cell research • abortion • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Vatican • cloning • morning after pill • artificial insemination

Scaffolding Gets Scientists Closer to Growing a Heart

Biodegradable frame supports stem cells, may pave way for creating whole organs

Nov 3, 08 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have developed a biodegradable scaffold on which heart tissue can be grown in the lab, possibly paving the way for the creation of whole organs, the Independent reports. In the meantime, the goal is to produce living patches for mending damaged hearts. The flexible polymer matrix ensures growing cells... More »

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stem cell research • heart • scaffolding • polymer • scientific breakthroughs • muscle tissue

Scientists Explore Testicular Stem Cell Alternative

The cells appear as useful and avoid ethical dilemma

Oct 8, 08 2:58 PM CDT
(AP) - Cells taken from human testicles seem as versatile as stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported today in Nature. The new type of stem cells could be useful for growing personalized replacement tissues to treat diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes and for spinal cord injuries. But because of their source,... More »

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Scientists Reprogram  Adult Cells

Breakthrough could leap embryonic stem-cell quagmire

Aug 28, 08 2:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a stunning medical advance, scientists have found a way to transform an adult cell in a living animal into an entirely different type of cell. The development is another step toward freeing the field of regenerative medicine from the controversies of stem-cell research. Harvard biologists discovered three key molecular... More »

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stem cell research • medical breakthrough • diabetes • medical research • medical ethics • Harvard Stem Cell Institute • induced pluripotent stem cells

Scientists Pull Stem Cells From Wisdom Teeth

Researchers say they've found viable alternative to embryonic version

Aug 22, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese scientists have sidestepped the controversial use of embryos in stem-cell research by growing the cells from extracted wisdom teeth, the Telegraph reports. Pulp removed 3 years ago from a 10-year-old girl, then frozen, was fostered in a lab, with research-ready stem cells the result. "I hope this will... More »

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 Scientists Grow Blood
 From Stem Cells

Major breakthrough in controversial field

Aug 20, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have manufactured human blood in a laboratory using embryonic stem cells, reports the Los Angeles Times. The project represents a major technical breakthrough in the controversial area of stem cell research. Researchers made significant quantities of several blood types, but still have a number of hurdles ahead before producing... More »

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stem cell research • University of Illinois • American Red Cross • University of Minnesota • Mayo Clinic • human blood • Stem Cell Institute • red blood cells • Advanced Cell Technology Inc. • Einstein College of Medicine • globin

Scientists See Breakthrough
in Stem Cell Production

Research holds promise for Lou Gehrig's disease

Aug 1, 08 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US team has made a breakthrough in stem cell research, growing new nerve cells from the skin of patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. The work marks the first time disease-specific stem cells have been generated from a patient.The method could be used to tailor replacement... More »

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stem cell research • Stephen Hawking • Lou Gehrig's disease • cloning • ALS • Harvard Stem Cell Institute • Project ALS • induced pluripotent stem cells • motor neurone disease

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