http://www.brookeellisonproject.org News en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:14:38 -0700 info@brookeellisonproject.org info@brookeellisonproject.org 40 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0039 Online video of the May 20th public forum sponsored by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0039 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0038 An Irvine, California company could be the first to win federal approval for clinical trials using stem cell treatments. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0038 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0037 Brooke will be honored with this year's National Advocacy Award at the World Stem Cell Summit in September. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0037 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0036 Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have, for the first time, programmed embryonic stem cells to become nerve cells when transplanted into the brain, an important step toward developing treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and stroke. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0036 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0035 Australian scientists will spearhead a program to compare cells generated from skin cells to those derived from blastocysts and somatic cell nuclear transfer. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0035 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0034 Canada and California agreed to jointly fund research into cancers stem cells, aimed at preventing recurrences of the disease. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0034 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0033 So much to tell you about... http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0033 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0032 While the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are clearly in a minority in opposing stem cell research, they are also going against a long Catholic tradition of supporting scientific endeavor. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0032 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0031 The ability to apply current embryonic stem cell research work to the human body could be transformed following new findings by a Cambridge-led team of the Medical Research Council (MRC). http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0031 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0030 When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0030 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0029 Biomedical research may be substantially hampered by drawn out debates, conflicting legislation and restrictive policies. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0029 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0028 Stem cells are the fountain of youth--or the tools of Satan. It depends on whom you ask. Somewhere in between are pioneering companies making incredible strides in medicine. And while it may be decades before an injection will repair a damaged spine, over the next few years we'll see stem cells speed drug development, eliminate unsafe medicines and create better diagnostic tests. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0028 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0027 Brazil's Supreme Court upheld on Thursday legislation that allows research on embryonic stem cells in the world's largest Roman Catholic country http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0027 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0025 Hebrew University researchers and colleagues abroad have discovered the exact mechanism by which human embryonic stem cells can develop into tissues for repair. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0025 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0026 Embryonic stem cell research will likely have a more sympathetic ear in the White House after November, but tight budgets may limit the changes that researchers see. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0026 Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0023 Scientists say they have coaxed human embryonic stem cells into becoming three of the major cell types in the human heart. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0023 Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0024 The future possibilities that could spring from future efforts to create stockpiles of reprogrammed human cells. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0024 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0020 Medistem Laboratories, Inc. and Orcrist Bio Inc. announcement that the companies have entered a collaborative agreement to co-develop therapies based upon their respective core intellectual properties. This includes utilization of Medistem's newly discovered Endometrial Regenerative Cell population and ORC's recently licensed HYC750 technology. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0020 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0016 As scientists learn more about how to produce and manipulate stem cells - amid high expectations and close scrutiny - no one is ready to choose any one approach over another. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0016 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0019 BioEA(R), Inc., announced today Gayl Chrysler, vice president of cellular technologies and clinical affairs for BioE, will participate in the launch of Novussanguis, an international research consortium on cord blood and adult stem cells for therapeutic applications, in Paris, France on Wed., May 14. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0019 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0018 A British researcher uses her own stem cell research to treat pulmonary hypertension in her body. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0018 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0015 California's stem cell agency awarded nearly $271 million in grants to build stem cell laboratories statewide, with more than $126 million of that designated for universities and other research institutions. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0015 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0012 University of Cincinnati medical director, Arnold Strauss, testifies that state legislation in Ohio to ban therapeutic cloning would keep world-class medical researchers and treatment out of Ohio. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0012 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0013 Massachusetts Gov.'s Life Sciences Initiative will put $1 billion over the next 10 years into life science research to push Massachusetts ahead in biotechnology, create jobs, and keep researchers in the state. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0013 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0011 A study led by a researcher at the University of Southern California has found a new model to explain how signals between cells in the embryo control limb development. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0011 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0014 Parents, by the hundreds, are traveling halfway around the world in pursuit of a new cutting-edge medical treatment for their children. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0014 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0021 Scientists say they have coaxed human embryonic stem cells into becoming three of the major cell types in the human heart, http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0021 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0022 Scientists say they have coaxed human embryonic stem cells into becoming three of the major cell types in the human heart. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0022 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0009 Stem cell research using human embryos should be permitted in the State in certain situations, a major report to be published will recommend. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0009 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0010 Four of San Diego's biggest research institutions are teaming up to build the nation's first stem cell center. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0010 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0008 ARLINGTON, VA -- The Pentagon is launching a multi-million dollar initiative to regrow skin, muscles, ears, noses, and even new limbs for wounded service members, using their own stem cells. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0008 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0002 Scheider's myeloma had been treated with stem cells; his family continues his advocacy on behalf of further research. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0002 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0001 A Maynooth researcher is looking at why the body does not reject transplanted adult stem cells, opening up the possibility of new treatments. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0001 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0006 Damage caused by osteoarthritis may be reversed by introducing stem cells inside the joint. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0006 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0003 Ten-year plan would create bank of stem-cell lines for public, private research. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0003 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0004 Research shows stem cells and cancer cells share many similar features. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0004 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0005 Firm seeks assurance that Missouri politics will support stem-cell research. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0005 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0007 Fundamentalist Christian beliefs stand in contrast to accepted scientific fact and threaten ongoing stem cell research. http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/events_news/news?id=0007