Using stem cells, scientists will study why New York Jews with East European roots tend to live longer, even until 100 years old! I’ve also heard that Ashkenazi Jewish women are at a higher rate for breast cancer. Though, breast cancer isn’t in my family. I only have brain, lung, and skin cancer to worry about. [...]
Stem cells rock! Three Australians have had their sight restored thanks to their own stem cells and ordinary contact lenses. Although the novel technique was used to reverse blinding corneal disease, it promises to be a quick, painless and cheap treatment for other visual disorders. It may even be useful for repairing damaged skin, the [...]
I agree with Sam Harris: My point, with respect to the term “atheist” (or any other), is that the use of a label invites a variety of misunderstandings that are harmful to our cause. There are many people in this country who do not believe in God and who understand that there is conflict between [...]
Perhaps Cheney would be interested in this: The first U.S. study to transplant a potent form of purified adult stem cells into the heart muscle of patients with severe angina provided evidence that the procedure is safe and produced a reduction in angina pain as well as improved functioning in patients’ daily lives, reports the [...]
Sight has been restored in a few blind mice. According to NewScientist.com: In principle, restoring sight to animals that have simply lost photoreceptor cells should be relatively easy, because most of the brain’s wiring for vision is still intact. Previous attempts to treat such blindness by transplanting stem cells had been unsuccessful, however. The stem [...]
