Obama stem cell

Stem Cells Key to Pancreas Renewal; Crossing My Fingers

By AmyT on October 20, 2010

Embryonic stem cell research has huge potential toward a cure for diabetes. OK, I said it. If you find this topic too upsetting, you can opt out now and don’t bother reading the rest of this post…
Strides are being made in turning stem cells into functioning beta cells, and some really exciting news coming out of the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) is the possibility of turning stem cells into beta cells…

Read more »

JDRF on Stem Cell Research Boost: An Interview with Larry Soler

By AmyT on March 9, 2009

As you all know, President Obama lifted Bush’s longstanding restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research yesterday — a huge breakthrough for all those who believe this avenue could produce unprecedented treatments for many incurable diseases. Like diabetes.

Among others, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has fought long and hard for this boost.  Its staff and members are pretty much ecstatic.  A small group including Larry Soler, the organization’s EVP of…

Read more »