I did go to the launch of the Adult Stem Cells Saved My Life campaign last Saturday. Here is a local news story about the launch:
 
It was very well done and the testimonies were encouraging as always. The event was held in Kansas City where over 1,500 adult stem cell transplants have [...]

I was surprised and honored to get an email from Dr. David Prentice this past weekend inviting me to Family Research Council’s Adult Stem Cells Saved My Life Education & Awareness Campaign premier in Kansas City this coming Saturday, Nov. 14th.
Sadly, when most people think of stem cells they think of those that come from [...]

This is totally awesome:
A DYING heart patient has been saved after he was given an artificial heart and injected with his own stem cells, a British surgeon said yesterday.
The procedure – believed to be a world first – used stem cells in attempts to rebuild the damaged muscle in the heart.
Experts welcomed the [...]

Today is Stem Cell Awareness Day as proclaimed by Governors Arnold Scwartzenegger of California and Jim Doyle of Wisconsin (h/t Mary Meets Dolly). So check out some of the latest advancements in adult stem cell research:
Neuralstem Receives FDA Approval to Commence First ALS Stem Cell Trial:
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE [...]

At 7 p.m. Central time tonight (Sept. 1) Total Living Network will air the stem cell documentary Lines That Divide with a stem cell discussion/debate to follow. Tune in at this link.
h/t Wesley Smith

Speaking of Gators:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers were able to program bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, suggesting a potential treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss in older people.
The success in repairing a damaged layer of retinal cells in mice implies that blood stem [...]

Check out this amazing video about some scientists in Australia who, using stem cells from the patients’ own eyes, were able to significantly restore the sight of patients with blinding corneal disease:

The procedure is so cheap and easy UNSW’s Dr Nick Di Girolamo, lead author of the study, says it even be used [...]

GRRRrrrr! From FoxNews – “Promising Research: Stem Cell Breakthrough May Eliminate Need for Embryos”

Yes, I understand that the story is specifically about iPS cells and I am happy to see a mainstream media story about “promising stem cell research” that does not involve the killing of tiny human beings. But when Bill Hemmer [...]

Now here’s a wonderful, feel-good story to start off your weekend with!:
Terry Bowe is a lifesaver.
In 2005, he donated his blood stem cells to a critically ill patient whose name he didn’t know and whose city and even country of residence remained a guarded secret.
All he was told by officials with the National Marrow [...]

Behold the awesome wonder of unborn human life! (h/t Respect Life STL on Twitter):
WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — Fetuses that are only 30 weeks old may already possess short-term memory, Dutch researchers report.
“This is the next step into a better insight in the development of the fetal central nervous system,” said study co-author [...]