Below you will find links to some recent articles of stem cell breakthroughs and adult stem cells in the news…

Cardiovascular Health

Stem Cell Study for Patients with Heart Attack Damage Seeks to Regenerate Heart Muscle--CHICAGO, April 18, 2006
http://www.pharmalive.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=332250&categoryid=15

Baxter Commences First Of-Its-Kind, Phase II Adult Stem Cell Trial in U.S. in Patients With Severe Coronary Artery Disease—Deerfield, Ill, March 7, 2006
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060307/cgtu010.html?.v=41

First Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Peripheral Artery Disease Underway in Thailand--Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) April 12, 2006
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb369297.htm

Neurological Disorders

Adult Stem Cell Surgery may have teen walking again soon—April 10, 2006, Waverly, Ill
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23011

Spinal cord injury eased by stem cells—Study finds adult source works in rats
Results hopeful for paralysis research--March 29, 2006
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1143586212497&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t= TS_Home

Uncovering How Bone Marrow Stomal Cells Can Potentially Regenerate Brain Tissue--March 16, 2006
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060316002208.htm

Researchers To Study Effectiveness Of Stem Cell Transplant In Human Brain--March 11, 2006
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060311091000.htm

Orthopaedic Health

Stem Cells Can Repair Torn Tendons or Ligaments—April 4, 2006
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/thuo-scc040406.php

Miracle in Stem Cell Surgery-- DOCTORS have implanted adult stem cells into a patient's broken leg in an Australian world-first experimental procedure they hope will replace painful bone grafts--April 6, 2006
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18724849-36398,00.html

Diabetes

Science Journal: Scientists Back Work on Diabetes Cure—March 24, 2006
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06083/676129.stm

Study Identifies Possible Stem Cells in Pancreas—Findings Encouraging for Diabetics—August 23, 2004
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/040823-378.asp

Urology

First Bladders Grown in Lab Transplanted—Breakthrough Shows Promise for Creating Other Human Organs—April, 4, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/03/AR2006040301387.html?referrer=emailarticle

Cancer

Good Results from Autologous Stem Cell Transplants for HIV Lymphomas—January 15, 2005
http://professional.cancerconsultants.com/oncology_main_news.aspx?id=33158

Donated Umbilical Cord Cells Could Save Thousands of Lives—April 18, 2005
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,153574,00.html

Stem Cell Treatment Effective for Blood Cancer—September 20, 2005
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169940,00.html

Umbilical Cord Blood: The Future of Stem Cell Research?
Patients with immune-system diseases—like Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, commonly called the Boy in the Bubble Disease—have also responded to cord blood treatment.
"[Cord blood stem cells] can be used to replace failed blood cells," (more)

Medical Advances
On January 31, 2006, the Associated Press carried a story on 33 people with lupus who haven't had lupus symptoms since they received a transplant of stem cells from their own bone marrow. The study of these patients appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (more)

Stem cell treatment shows promise for lupus - Jan 31, 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11113979/

Cord blood stem cell research could be answer to medical, moral questions
http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/jun/21/cord_blood_stem_cell_research_could_be_answer_medi/

Stem Cells May Help Reverse Paralysis
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/124/115409.htm?printing=true

Storing blood from baby's umbilical cord may save a life
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060906/LIVING/609060330/1032