Texans for Advancement of Medical Research » Stem Cell Research 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 Discovery May Eliminate Potentially Lethal Side Effect of Stem Cell Therapy http://txamr.org/2011/08/discovery-may-eliminate-potentially-lethal-side-effect-of-stem-cell-therapy/ http://txamr.org/2011/08/discovery-may-eliminate-potentially-lethal-side-effect-of-stem-cell-therapy/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:47:05 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=2220 Stem cell researchers a Stanford University have developed a procedure that shows promise for identifying the safest embryonic and iPS (induced pluripotent stem cell) cells to use for research.  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2011/08/discovery-may-eliminate-potentially-lethal-side-effect-of-stem-cell-therapy/feed/ 0 Scientists Study Impact of Adult Stem Cell Research http://txamr.org/2011/06/scientists-study-impact-of-adult-stem-cell-research/ http://txamr.org/2011/06/scientists-study-impact-of-adult-stem-cell-research/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:24:30 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=2189 New research says studying both adult and embryonic stem cells can benefit medical science, but banning the study of either type could harm studies of the other.  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2011/06/scientists-study-impact-of-adult-stem-cell-research/feed/ 0 Political and Funding Uncertainty Obstructs Progress in all Forms of Stem Cell Research http://txamr.org/2011/02/funding-unpredictability-around-stem-cell-research-inflicts-heavy-cost-on-scientific-progress/ http://txamr.org/2011/02/funding-unpredictability-around-stem-cell-research-inflicts-heavy-cost-on-scientific-progress/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:52:44 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1719 Collision of Stem Cell Research and Politics destroying the continuity of research, careers of researchers of the United States and threatens the health and economic future United States. Jack T. Mosher, Ph.D., assistant research scientist, University of Michigan Center for Stem Cell Biology  Read More >>

Funding unpredictability in human embryonic stem-cell research inflicts a heavy cost on all scientific progress. William Sahlman, MBA – Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.  Read More>>

]]> http://txamr.org/2011/02/funding-unpredictability-around-stem-cell-research-inflicts-heavy-cost-on-scientific-progress/feed/ 0 Stem Cells Sabotage Their Own DNA to Produce New Tissues http://txamr.org/2010/12/stem-cells-sabotage-their-own-dna-to-produce-new-tissues/ http://txamr.org/2010/12/stem-cells-sabotage-their-own-dna-to-produce-new-tissues/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:51:43 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=747 A new study from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa suggests that stem cells intentionally break their own DNA as a way of regulating tissue development. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), could dramatically change how researchers think about tissue development, stem cells and cancer.  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/12/stem-cells-sabotage-their-own-dna-to-produce-new-tissues/feed/ 0 Singapore Scientists Make Key Breakthrough in Stem Cell Research http://txamr.org/2010/10/singapore-scientists-make-key-breakthrough-in-stem-cell-research/ http://txamr.org/2010/10/singapore-scientists-make-key-breakthrough-in-stem-cell-research/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:32:28 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1442 A scientific team in Singapore has unveiled the most important genes in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).  This discovery is an essential breakthrough in determining how human stem cells help the effort to improve research turning mature stem cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).  Scientists are now able to highlight the fundamental differences between stem cells from different species, and the greater need to use human cells in stem cell research..  Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/10/singapore-scientists-make-key-breakthrough-in-stem-cell-research/feed/ 0 History Making Human Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Perfomed on October 11, 2010 http://txamr.org/2010/10/history-making-human-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-perfomed-on-october-11-2010/ http://txamr.org/2010/10/history-making-human-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-perfomed-on-october-11-2010/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:51:36 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1427 The FDA approved study is the first actual test on human patients suffering from spinal cord injury.  This is a major reasearh breakthrough toward the goal of clinical human embryonic stem cell (hESC) treatments comes only 12 years after the discovery of how to isolate human embryonic stem cells was first accomplished.

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]]> http://txamr.org/2010/10/history-making-human-embryonic-stem-cell-trial-perfomed-on-october-11-2010/feed/ 0 Stem Cell Reprogramming Breakthrough http://txamr.org/2010/10/stem-cell-reprogramming-breakthrough/ http://txamr.org/2010/10/stem-cell-reprogramming-breakthrough/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:14:05 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1382 An important step forward has been taken in stem cell research. A new process for producing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) shows great promise in the quest to make regenerative medicine an important tool for the treatment and cure of disease and injury.  Even the stem cell researchers who made the discovery agree with NIH director Francis Collins who said this research in no way reduces the importance of comparing the resulting iPS cells to human embryonic stem cells. Previous research has shown that iPS cells retain some memory of their tissue of origin, which may have important implications for their use in therapeutics. To explore these important potential differences, iPS research must continue to be conducted side by side with human embryonic cell research.”

The two links below give the whole story.

Harvard University – Breakthrough in cell reprogramming
Scientists reach a milestone in iPS research

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/10/stem-cell-reprogramming-breakthrough/feed/ 0 Ruling allows stem cell research to continue during appeal http://txamr.org/2010/09/ruling-allows-stem-cell-research-to-continue-during-appeal/ http://txamr.org/2010/09/ruling-allows-stem-cell-research-to-continue-during-appeal/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:30:06 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1373 An appeals court has lifted an injunction imposed by a federal judge, thereby allowing federally funded embryonic stem-cell research to continue while the Obama administration appeals the judge’s original ruling against use of public funds in such research: Read More
 ]]> http://txamr.org/2010/09/ruling-allows-stem-cell-research-to-continue-during-appeal/feed/ 0 Study concludes Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Not a Replacement for Embryonic Stem Cells http://txamr.org/2010/09/study-concludes-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-not-a-replacement-for-embryonic-stem-cells/ http://txamr.org/2010/09/study-concludes-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-not-a-replacement-for-embryonic-stem-cells/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:27:01 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1348 A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Children’s Hospital in Boston has shed new light on the properties of induced pluripotent stem cells  (iPS cells), reporting evidence that they may not be able to replace embryonic stem cells in some research and medical applications.  Their conclusion is that research using both types of pluripotent human stem cells is crucial. Read More

]]> http://txamr.org/2010/09/study-concludes-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-not-a-replacement-for-embryonic-stem-cells/feed/ 0 Prominent Researchers Published Op-Ed http://txamr.org/2010/09/prominent-researchers-published-op-ed/ http://txamr.org/2010/09/prominent-researchers-published-op-ed/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:43:12 +0000 Admin http://txamr.org/?p=1271 Ruling puts current and future research at risk

Two of Houston’s leading Stem Cell researchers explain the severe consequences to medical treatment for Texans, Texas research institutions and the Texas economy.

Read the following links for more information:

Houston Chronicle op-ed
Report on economic impact of stem cell research in Texas (pdf file)

Let your federal and state legislators know your opinion: Click on Who Represents Me?

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