stem cell research

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Stem cell research is still too hot for most investors, but NeoStem is starting to change that, thanks to some unexpected events. Among them are the Catholic Church's surprising embrace of NeoStem's research and NeoStem's foothold in China's vast health care market.

The first stroke patient ever to be treated with stem cell therapy has reportedly been discharged from the hospital and is doing well. Stem-cell technology is viewed as a highly promising new area of medical science, but it is also highly controversial because of the source of the cells.

In today's legal news, the Supreme Court has expressed interest in a case involving a teenager's illegal music file-sharing, the legal battle over stem cell research has already pushed some scientists to other fields, and a third woman has alleged that a Wisconsin DA harassed her with sexual text messages.

In Friday's legal news, two more people pleaded guilty in a bid-rigging scheme that involved deals with some 160 U.S. municipalities; California public schools are being sued for charging fees for various school essentials; and Alaska is suing the U.S. government for 'banning' offshore drilling.

StemCells Inc. shares jumped some 14% after the company reported new preclinical data showing its proprietary human neural stem cells restore lost motor function in mice long after their spinal cord injuries.

Pharmaceutical company Geron announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted the clinical hold it had placed on the company's new drug application, allowing it to proceed with a clinical trial of GRNOPC1 in patients suffering from acute spinal cord injury.

Now that President Obama has lifted the Bush-era ban on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a portion of the $10 million allocated for medical research in the stimulus package will likely go towards funding stem cell research. While it may be years or even decades away, the hope is that...

On Monday, President Barack Obama signed an order lifting restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research. Despite many beliefs to the contrary, no ban on stem cell research exists; only a ban on its public funding. In 1996 Congress banned public funding on the creation of new...