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\"\"<\/a>\u201c\u2026the potential benefits of adult stem cell research are very considerable, since it opens up possibilities for healing chronic degenerative illnesses by repairing damaged tissue and restoring its capacity for regeneration.<\/em><\/p>\n

I pray that your commitment to adult stem cell research will bring great blessings for the future of man and genuine enrichment to his culture.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013from a message by Pope Benedict XVI<\/em>
\nto a Vatican conference on adult stem cell research<\/em>
\n November 10, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Family and friends of the author, experts and educators<\/strong>\u2014all are likely to be invited to write an introduction to a book.\u00a0 It\u2019s not often, though, that a writer snags an introduction from the Pope himself!\u00a0 The fact that <\/span>Pope Benedict<\/strong> was inspired to recommend <\/span>The Healing Cell<\/em>, as his papacy neared its end, speaks to the topic\u2019s importance in contemporary research and medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Healing Cell<\/em> is a book of stories:<\/strong>\u00a0 stories of real health struggles of real people, and the exciting scientific improvements and cures many of them are experiencing because of adult stem cell research and treatment.\u00a0 Its three co-authors\u2014Robin L. Smith, M.D.<\/strong>, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of NeoStem; Rev. Tomas Trafny<\/strong>, official at the Pontifical Council for Culture, head of the Science and Faith Department (Vatican City State), and executive director of STOQ Project; and Max Gomez, Ph.D<\/strong>., one of television\u2019s most respected medical journalists\u2014have offered a clear-eyed view of medicine that is now paying off with treatments that repair damaged hearts, restore sight to the blind, kill cancer, cure diabetes, and heal burns.\u00a0 Stem cell therapy can stop the march of such degenerative diseases as Alzheimer\u2019s, multiple sclerosis, and Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

The Healing Cell:\u00a0 How the Greatest Revolution in Medical History Is Changing Your Life<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>(NY:\u00a0 Center Street, 2013) <\/em>is scheduled to hit bookstands on April 2, 2013.\u00a0 In addition to the message from Pope Benedict, there is a foreword by Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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