Tulane University has received a five-year $4.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a center for the preparation, quality testing and distribution of adult stem cells to researchers throughout the world. The grant puts Tulane at the "epicenter" of stem cell research which might one day lead to treatment of spinal cord injuries, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other diseases. To read more visit http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=4728