• The Senate HELP Committee on  the Stem Cell Therapeutic Reauthorization Act of 2010
  Stem cells reverse blindness caused by burns
  Cord blood-derived CD133 cells improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction
• First FDA-approved stem cell trial in pediatric cerebral palsy
• Banking on Cord Blood
• Bank on it—one day, cord blood will save children’s lives here
• Cerebral Palsy Stem Cell Trial Begins
• Natalie Curry – Cord Blood Saved My Life
• Growing Body Parts from Stem Cells
• Umbilical Cord Blood May Help Build New Heart Valves
• Cord Blood May Help Repair Children’s Heart Defects
• Cord blood may preserve insulin levels in children with type 1 diabetes
• Diseases currently treated with stem cell transplants
• Cord Blood Stem Cell Breakthroughs – Lung Disease, Kidney and Lupus
• Growing joint with stem cells possible, study says

Morley Safer reports on the emerging technology of growing body parts from human stem cells. One of the main goals of researching regenerative medicine is to dramatically reduce the amount of time people spend on organ-transplant lists. A list which some people never make it to the top of.

The report explores the process and potential usefulness of stem cell regenerative research, as well as the current barriers. Includes real life success stories, clinical trials and the future of those programs.

60 Minutes on CBS – Originally Aired on Dec. 13th, 2009


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