Heart disease and stem cells

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Heart disease

Imaginis: The heart, coronary artery disease overview

Webseed: feature articles and news on cardiovascular disease

ESC: the European Society of Cardiology, the Knowledge Centre provides on-line scientific and medical information.

ISHR: the International Society for Heart Research, European Section.

Arizona Heart Institute: podcasts for cardiovascular education.

Science Daily: stem cell therapy study for patients with heart attack damage.

Johns Hopkins: a study on the use of stem cells to repair heart attack damage.

The European Society of Cardiology: provides an array of scientific and educational activities


Stem cells

EuroStemCell: a 15 minutes film "A Stem Cell Story" provides a short introduction to the biology of stem cells suitable for lay audiences aged 14 and upward.

Dolan DNA Learning Center,: an animation on "How Embryonic Stem Cell Lines are Made"

Genetic Science Learnig Center: Teacher resources and lesson plans; animations.

Dialog<>gentechnik: organised an Austrian school project on stem cells, cloning and ethical aspects (in German !).

How Stuff Works: what are stem cells and what are they used for? A popular treatise.

NIH: The official US National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research: FAQs, Research and News.

Future: article on stem cell research: rapid progress.

Wikipedia: Wikipedia has great entries and links on stem cells.

AAAS: a full report on scientific, ethical and policy issues with regard to stem cell research and applications from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

EU Commission server: video's from a conference on "Stem cells: therapies for the future?" (2001!)

ClearlyExplained: A straightforward and fast information guide to stem cells.

PBS-NOVA: Information and television broadcasts on stem cells via the US Public Broadcasting Service.

StemGen: is a research database of international, regional and national normative instruments concerning the socio-ethical and legal aspects of stem cell research and related therapies.


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