Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplantation

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stemcellsandstemcelltransplantation.html

Latest News
• California Pushes Stem Cell Plan As UN Weighs Ban (11/17/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21346.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/17/2004)
• Stem Cell Research Offered Free (11/15/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21299.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/15/2004)
• UN Nears Showdown on Pact to Ban Stem Cell Study (11/12/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21250.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/12/2004)
• Researchers Grow Sperm Stem Cells in Laboratory Cultures: Advance Could Lead to New Infertility Treatments, Source of Adult Stem Cells (11/03/2004, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nichd-03.htm
• More News on Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplantation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_s.html#StemCellsandStemCellTransplantation

From the National Institutes of Health
• Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute) - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_41.htm
• Stem Cell Basics (National Institutes of Health) - http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/
• Stem Cell Information (National Institutes of Health) - http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp

Overviews
• ABCs of Blood Stem Cell Donation and Transplantation (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/DONOR/abcs_blood_stem_cell_donation_transplantation.html
• Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) - http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=2443
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_mat_toc.adp?item_id=30299
• Stem Cells: Medicine's New Frontier (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=GA00012
• Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Basic Version (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/cord_blood_transplantation_basic.html
• Understanding Autologous Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation: Here's What You Should Know (International Myeloma Foundation) - http://myeloma.org/main.jsp?tab_id=2&type;=article&id;=37
  Also available in Spanish - http://myeloma.org/main.jsp?tab_id=2&type;=article&id;=39

Treatment
• Diseases Treatable by Stem Cell Transplantation (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/diseases_treatable_by_stem_cell_transplants.html

Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=%22hematopoietic+stem+cell+transplantation%22&recruiting;=true
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Stem Cell Transplantation (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=stem+cell+transplantation&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions
• Cloning/Embryonic Stem Cells (National Human Genome Research Institute) - http://www.genome.gov/10004765
• Cord Blood FAQs (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/FAQS/cord_blood_faqs.html
• Delayed Complications after a Blood Stem Cell Transplant (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/delayed_complications_basic.html
• Evaluating Your Health before Transplant (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/PATIENT/evaluating_health.html
• Graft-Versus-Host Disease (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/graft_vs_host_disease.html
• PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cell) Donation Frequently Asked Questions (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/FAQS/pbsc_faqs.html
• Stem Cell Transplant Coverage Information (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/PATIENT/transplant_coverage.html
• Steps of Marrow and PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cell) Donation (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/DONOR/steps_of_donation.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.marrow.org/DONOR/steps_of_donation_spanish.html
• Umbilical Cord Blood (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation) - http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1160.asp
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.nacersano.org/centro/9388_9914.asp

Related Issues
• Banking Your Newborn's Cord Blood (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/cord_blood.html
• Hispanics Giving Hope (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/NMDP/hgh_english.html
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.marrow.org/NMDP/hgh_spanish.html

Research
• Can Stem Cells Restore Cardiac Tissue after a Heart Attack? (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/140/9/I-82
• Craniofacial Research: Scientists Report New Lead in Craniofacial Development (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) - http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/NewsAndReports/InsideScoop/Craniofacial.htm
• Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells Isolated for the First Time (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2004/nidcr-08.htm
• Immunoglobulin in Patients with Stem-Cell Transplants (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/1/I-45
• NIGMS Center Grants to Explore Stem Cell Biology (National Institute of General Medical Sciences) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2003/nigms-29.htm
• Stem Cell Transplant May Prolong Recovery (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Stem_Cell_Transplant_May_Prolong_Recovery.asp
• Under the Microscope: Looking at Stem Cell Research (National Academy of Sciences) - http://www4.nationalacademies.org/onpi/webextra.nsf/44bf87db309563a0852566f2006d63bb/b7ea37ed3bcd3c5c85256ac20076452b?OpenDocument

Dictionaries/Glossaries
• National Marrow Donor Program: Glossary (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/GLOSSARY/glossary_idx.html

Directories
• Patient Related Organizations (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/cgi-bin/RELATED_ORG/search_orgs.pl?type=patient
• Transplant Center Search Form (BMT InfoNet) - http://www2.bmtinfonet.org/centers/

Organizations
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
• National Marrow Donor Program - http://www.marrow.org/

Newsletters/Print Publications
• Blood & Marrow Transplant Newsletter (BMT InfoNet) - http://www.bmtinfonet.org/letter.html

Statistics
• Facts and Figures (National Marrow Donor Program) - Links to PDF File - http://www.marrow.org/MEDIA/facts_figures.pdf
• Understanding Survival Curves (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/understanding_survival_outcomes.html

Seniors
• Non-Myeloablative Transplants (Mini-Transplants) (National Marrow Donor Program) - http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/mini_transplants.html

Other Languages
• Information and Resources in Chinese (National Marrow Donor Program) - Links to resources in Chinese - http://www.marrow.org/CHINESE/chinese_idx.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Bone Marrow Transplantation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonemarrowtransplantation.html
• Transplantation and Donation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/transplantationanddonation.html

Page last updated: 18 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 22 June 2004