Texans for Advancement of Medical Research » STEM CELL NEWS http://txamr.org Organization of scientists, physicians, ethicists, leading health groups, and individuals who support biomedical research in Regenerative Medicine for the express purpose of curing diseases and alleviating suffering. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:04:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Majority of Voters Favor Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research http://txamr.org/2011/04/majority-of-voters-favor-federal-funding-of-stem-cell-research/ http://txamr.org/2011/04/majority-of-voters-favor-federal-funding-of-stem-cell-research/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:50:20 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=2114 “Ninety percent say the United States is in danger of losing its global competitive edge in science, technology and education, a 5 percent increase since May 2010.” – UPI  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2011/04/majority-of-voters-favor-federal-funding-of-stem-cell-research/feed/ 0 NIH working on grants while stem cell funding works it’s way thourgh courts http://txamr.org/2010/09/nih-working-on-grants-while-stem-cell-funding-works-its-way-thourgh-courts/ http://txamr.org/2010/09/nih-working-on-grants-while-stem-cell-funding-works-its-way-thourgh-courts/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:11:03 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1222 TAMR is encouraged by NIH action:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is scrambling to push out research grants for work on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and has given a cautious all-clear to in-house stem cell researchers after an appeals court yesterday temporarily lifted a ban on federal funding for hESC research.

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NIH hard at work on embryonic stem cell grants

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/09/nih-working-on-grants-while-stem-cell-funding-works-its-way-thourgh-courts/feed/ 0 U.S. appeals order blocking stem cell research http://txamr.org/2010/09/u-s-appeals-order-blocking-stem-cell-research/ http://txamr.org/2010/09/u-s-appeals-order-blocking-stem-cell-research/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:58:00 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1178 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut U.S. government funded embryonic stem cell research.  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/09/u-s-appeals-order-blocking-stem-cell-research/feed/ 0 University And Hospital Associations Respond To Injunction On Funding Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research http://txamr.org/2010/09/university-and-hospital-associations-respond-to-injunction-on-funding-of-embryonic-stem-cell-research/ http://txamr.org/2010/09/university-and-hospital-associations-respond-to-injunction-on-funding-of-embryonic-stem-cell-research/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:50:35 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1157 “This is a catastrophe. “…It’s now possible that the United States is now taken out of embryonic stem cell research.”   Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/09/university-and-hospital-associations-respond-to-injunction-on-funding-of-embryonic-stem-cell-research/feed/ 0 Stem Cell Research – There Are No Easy Answers http://txamr.org/2010/08/stem-cell-research-there-are-no-easy-answers/ http://txamr.org/2010/08/stem-cell-research-there-are-no-easy-answers/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:27:44 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1107 The renewed debate over embryonic stem cells highlights the advances and complications that have arisen in the field since its controversial beginnings.  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/08/stem-cell-research-there-are-no-easy-answers/feed/ 0 U.S. Court Issues Injunction against Stem Cell Research http://txamr.org/2010/08/u-s-court-issues-injunction-against-stem-cell-research/ http://txamr.org/2010/08/u-s-court-issues-injunction-against-stem-cell-research/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:08:16 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1093 U.S. Court Rules Against Bush and Obama Stem Cell Policies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday stopping federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research…… Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/08/u-s-court-issues-injunction-against-stem-cell-research/feed/ 0 FDA files injunction against Colorado clinic using unregulated Stem Cells http://txamr.org/2010/08/fda-files-injunction-against-colorado-clinic-using-unregulated-stem-cells/ http://txamr.org/2010/08/fda-files-injunction-against-colorado-clinic-using-unregulated-stem-cells/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:33:15 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1069 How should clinics that treat patients with injections of their own stem cells be regulated? That question is about to test the jurisdiction of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a landmark legal battle – Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/08/fda-files-injunction-against-colorado-clinic-using-unregulated-stem-cells/feed/ 0 Stem Cells – Separate the Hope from the Hype http://txamr.org/2010/07/stem-cells-separate-the-hope-from-the-hype/ http://txamr.org/2010/07/stem-cells-separate-the-hope-from-the-hype/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:35:43 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1054 Offshore Stem Cell Clinics Sell Hope, Not Science.  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/07/stem-cells-separate-the-hope-from-the-hype/feed/ 0 F.D.A. Approval for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients http://txamr.org/2010/07/f-d-a-approval-for-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-using-patients/ http://txamr.org/2010/07/f-d-a-approval-for-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-using-patients/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:47:43 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1060 The world’s first authorized test in people of a treatment derived from human embryonic stem cells has been cleared to begin by the Food and Drug Administration.  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/07/f-d-a-approval-for-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-using-patients/feed/ 0 Scientists Isolate The First Stages Of Tissue Production In Human Embryonic Stem Cells http://txamr.org/2010/07/scientists-isolate-the-first-stages-of-tissue-production-in-human-embryonic-stem-cells/ http://txamr.org/2010/07/scientists-isolate-the-first-stages-of-tissue-production-in-human-embryonic-stem-cells/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:45:44 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1021 In a major breakthrough scientists have isolated hEMP (early stage embryonic stem cells) that do not have the ability to develop into teratomas (tumors). They expect this to be a safer choice for development of therapies for use in humans. Read More

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