Stem cells

June 20, 2007 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today issued the following statement regarding President Bush's veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007:

"I am increasingly disappointed that the president continues to disregard the resounding voice of the American majority, medical and scientific researchers, and patient advocacy groups who favor embryonic stem cell research.

Stem cell research offers great hope to those who suffer from disabilities and disease.    » read more »

June 19, 2007 -- Washington, DC — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada made the following statement today, calling on the President to sign into law S.5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act:    » read more »

June 19, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine issued the following statement regarding the Commission on Science & Technology’s awarding of more than $10 million in Stem Cell Research Grants, doubling the amount granted in FY 2006.

‘Today’s research funding awards are another concrete step on the path of developing a vibrant world-class stem cell research community in New Jersey. These investments pave the way for the discovery and advancement of groundbreaking treatments that have the potential to improve millions of lives.    » read more »

Joins Families, Medical Professionals at New Hampshire Conversation to Discuss Potential Life-Saving Treatments

6/15/2007 -- HANOVER, NH -- Hillary Clinton said today that science, not narrow ideology, should drive our national research agenda, and pledged to lift the ban on ethical embryonic stem cell research.    » read more »

15 June 2007 -- Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. The disease is marked by a decrease in the brain's ability to make dopamine, an important neuro-chemical messenger. Without enough dopamine, a patient's ability to move voluntarily steadily deteriorates. Eventually, complications from Parkinson's disease lead to death.    » read more »

June 8, 2007-- Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson today issued the following statement regarding the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which would provide for human embryonic stem cell research.    » read more »

June 12, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine today issued the following statement on the Economic Development Authority’s authorization of a $9.2 million grant for predevelopment funding for the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick.    » read more »

June 7, 2007 -- LANSING - In a letter to the President, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today joined 13 of her fellow Democratic governors in asking President Bush to reconsider his position on stem cell research and urged him to sign S. 5, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007.    » read more »

05/30/2007 -- Continuing California’s leadership in potentially life-saving stem cell research, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with Canada's Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty, together highlighted the depth of collaboration between Californian and Canadian stem cell research scientists.

During a press conference at MaRS Discovery District, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced collaboration between UC Berkeley’s Stem Cell Center and Canada’s International Regulome Consortium to coordinate research and take advantage of each institution’s expertise.    » read more »

LA JOLLA, CA, May 29, 2007—A group of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has been awarded a five-year, $17,037,185 grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant, starting June 1, 2007, will support the development of the use of adult stem cells as a therapy for treating the most common types of vision loss.    » read more »

05/16/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued a statement after the California Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision in favor of the California Independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee, which was created through the voter-approved Proposition 71:    » read more »

May 14, 2007 -- MADISON – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today announced $1 million for Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc., to develop ways to help drug manufacturers screen drugs for harmful effects. Governor Doyle made the announcement in the laboratory of Dr. Gabriela Cezar, chief scientific officer and co-founder of Stemina, a Madison-based company working with stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).    » read more »

April 20, 2007 -- LANSING - In her weekly radio address, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today endorsed bills introduced by Representative Andy Meisner that will update Michigan laws to allow potentially life-saving stem cell research in the state.    » read more »