Stem Cell Research News – Weekly Newsletter for November 8-15, 2010

Bush turned against abortion after mum showed him ‘dead foetus’

LONDON – George bush has revealed that he turned against abortion and stem cell therapy the day his mother showed him a foetus in a jar, which was a result of miscarriage she had when Bush was a teenager.

In an interview the former President said Barbara Bush, former …. Source  : Bush turned against abortion after mum showed him ‘dead foetus’.

Indian American doctor eyes stem cell bomb against cancer

WASHINGTON – An Indian-American cancer physician and researcher holds out hope for a next generation of drugs attacking malignant stem cells to slay what he calls the “Emperor of All Maladies” – cancer.

“If stem cells can be found for certain forms of cancer, and if a drug can be found to kill these cells … Original article on : Indian American doctor eyes stem cell bomb against cancer.

Stem cells bulk up muscle, halt ageing

LONDON – Researchers have discovered that transplanting specially treated repair stem cells into damaged muscle makes them twice as big and strong, and also stops them from ageing.

The results have stunned scientists who still have no real clue as to why the muscles are so miraculously transformed.
But they hope that discovering the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Stem cells bulk up muscle, halt ageing.