CNN has a very nicely laid out "Stem Cell Primer" section that explains in layman's terms some of the science behind stem cells - CNN Stem Cell Primer.
This article titles Could Stem Cells Be Used To Cure Crohn's Disease? From Science Daily focuses on the idea of using the patient's own stem cells to "reboot" the immune system.
Last week I wrote about the new FDA aproval of the first embryonic stem cell test, which will attempt to bring back movement to people made paraplegic due to an accident. Somewhere, I think Christopher Reeve is smiling.
And in December I wrote about a controversy surrounding the FDA and Osiris and how they are managing the trials for Prochymal.