SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - March 20, 2008) - Medistem Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: MDSM) is pleased to announce its recent co-authored article entitled, "Endometrial regenerative cells: a novel stem cell population" received BioMed Central's research article of the year in medicine award. The award recognizes excellence in research that has been made universally accessible through open access publication in one of BioMed Central's > 170 peer reviewed scientific journals. The award was presented to Medistem's CEO Thomas Ichim and Dr. Xiaolong Meng at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, England. The publication is freely available at http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/5/1/57.