President Barack Obama said today he is allowing federal taxpayer dollars to fund significantly broader research on embryonic stem cells because "medical miracles do not happen simply by accident," and promised his administration would make up for the ground lost under his predecessor. ...more

March 9, 2009

Five years ago, when Pam Lowry brought Lucy in to Dr. Jim Antunano's veterinary clinic, the dog's joints were riddled with arthritis and the problem was getting worse and more expensive to treat - she was hardly walking. ...more

January 30, 2009

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. ...more

November 19, 2008

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. ...more

November 19, 2008

Floridians on Tuesday may be the voters who settle one of the longest, most historic and downright weirdest presidential elections in history. ...more

November 3, 2008

Using stem cells from umbilical cord blood and bone marrow, researchers apparently have cured a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old Minneapolis boy, a feat that could open the door for a variety of stem cell treatments. ...more

June 7, 2008

Scientists at a California company reported Thursday that they had created the first mature cloned human embryos from single skin cells taken from adults, a significant advance toward the goal of growing personalized stem cells for patients suffering from various diseases. ...more

January 18, 2008

For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed. ...more

December 16, 2007

Regarding "Scientists Re-Create Stem Cells" (front page, Nov. 21): The news of stem cells being created from adult skin cells is breathtaking. If this turns out to be the real deal, no news event in the past 2000 years (save one; I'm a Christian after all) can compare. I hope for the day when so many ailments can be effectively cured - not "treated" but truly cured. ...more

November 25, 2007