Posted on March 24th, 2009 by admin
A rider added to the state budget bill by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday would undermine critical medical research into treatments for serious diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s disease and diabetes, the head of Texans for the Advancement of Medical Research (TAMR) warned today.
On Tuesday the Senate Finance Committee voted 6-5 to add a [...]
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Posted on March 9th, 2009 by admin
President Obama today lifted restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and called on Congress to provide further support for what he called a “promising” line of scientific inquiry under “strict guidelines,” including a ban on human cloning.
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Posted on March 5th, 2009 by admin
Major ALS Breakthrough at Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Newswise — Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle movements. In fact, defective astrocytes can lay waste to motor neurons and are the main suspects in the muscle-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Posted on March 1st, 2009 by admin
Wise Young, Ph.D., M.D.
W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience
http://sciwire.com
Opponents of embryonic stem cell research often argue that embryonic stem cell research is not necessary because adult stem cells from bone marrow or umbilical cord blood cells are already curing diseases, are more likely to cure diseases, and that adult stem cells would not be [...]
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Read a moving account of Senator Hatch’s long and inspiring search
concerning his decision to support stem cell research from his book, 
The "Right to Recover" by Yvonne Perry highlights TAMR's accomplishments in Texas. Click the picture to read the excerpt and to listen to the companion song.