ROME — The Vatican is pushing for research of adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church opposes because it maintains that the destruction of the embryo amounts to the killing of human life. On Friday, the Catholic Church threw its support and resources behind the study of [...]

Do not use the word stem, talk about regenerative medicine instead. That’s the advice given to Swedish researchers from Arnd Hoevel the EU Directorate for Research in Brussels.   The term stem cell is too loaded to be used towards the general public. It says Arnd Hoevel, head of the Health and biotechnology at the EU [...]

President Obama is planning to sign an executive order Monday to overturn Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research, according to administration officials familiar with the deliberations. Obama’s move will be hailed by advocates for those suffering from a host of afflictions, ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s disease, who believe [...]

Advocates of stem-cell research are counting the days until the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama. Although President George Bush has strictly limited stem-cell research from cell lines derived from human embryos, Obama has long favored such research and is likely to put a quick end to the federal ban that limits funding of research. In [...]

McCain, Clinton, Obama all oppose Bush’s limits on funding for human embryonic stem cells.Subscribe to Companies NEW YORK — Whoever wins the White House, stem cell biotechs stand to reap the benefit from an incoming leader who is friendlier to stem cell researchers than President Bush, and that could lift stocks for the entire sector, [...]