Leading scientists and bioethicists are urging the creation of an international oversight body to monitor advances in human ...

An Aug. 11 article about stem cells misspelled the name of National Institutes of Health official Lana Skirboll. (Published 8/13/01) For all the restrictions President Bush imposed on federal funding ...

Many readers see stem-cell research as a personal issue. "My comment to people who may be having trouble wrapping their mind around this issue would be stop debating on when life starts and to put ...

The U.S. government may restrict funding for research that uses human fetal tissue. The move would undermine medical science ...

Amendment 2, the so-called Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative, is a deceptive proposal that would establish a constitutional right to clone and destroy human embryos for research purposes, ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New international guidelines on human embryonic stem cell research called for close scrutiny of scientists and clear consent from people donating cells, but did not settle the ...

Stem cells, renowned for their transformative medical potential, are not universally the same or equally effective in treatments. There are three main types: adult, embryonic, and induced pluripotent.

A government policy limited to "just say no" will be no more effective for regulating embryonic stem cell research than it was in curbing illicit drug use. So it's encouraging to see that the National ...

WAYNE, Neb. -- A University of Nebraska Medical Center professor will talk about stem cell research and ethics at Wayne State College next week. Dr. Sheryl Pitner will present "The Science and Ethics ...

Innovations Stem Cell Center, recently named the top U.S. stem-cell therapy provider by Life Sciences Review, offers patients a safe, standardized, and affordable alternative to unregulated overseas ...