Vatican Supports Adult Stem Cell Research The Vatican has announced its support of researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who are exploring the use of adult intestinal stem cells for therapeutic use. An announcement by the university puts the church’s contribution at $2.7 million, although the church says that the final amount is still under negotiation. The church will... 

It has been known for some time that stem cell research has a lot of promise. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in one disease that there is a glimmer of hope that stem cells will one day cure. The research for ALS is still in a very early stage, and no medical treatment of ALS using stem cells is even close to being tested or approved. Yet, according...