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Posted 06.17.2013
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Healthy Living
By Karen Hopkin (Click here for the original article and podcast) Stem cells are prized for their ability to give rise to a variety of specialized...
By Ed Yong If a salamander loses its leg, it can grow a new one. Humans and other mammals are not so fortunate, but we can regenerate the tips of o...
The scientific world is suffering through a rash of examples of the sad consequences of the "hype now, hide later" approach to scientific news.
By: Rachael Rettner, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 05/17/2013 08:00 AM EDT on LiveScience The news that researchers have used cloning to ma...
NEW YORK -- Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such ill...
What had started out as local support transformed into a worldwide movement that is averaging more than three donor matches a month to help save the lives of other mothers, fathers, sons and daughters battling blood cancer.
At the Mavericks we have been diving into any and all advances in medical science that can give us a competitive edge. I'm not talking performance enhancing drugs, I'm talking proactive analysis and advanced recovery methodologies. One that is obvious is the use of stem cells.
Some weeks ago I gave birth to a child after being pregnant for more than four years. The birth was postponed several times, but finally it came; along with 12 brothers and sisters, and with more than 1,000 parents.
LOS ANGELES — Stephen Hawking toured a stem cell laboratory Tuesday where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's d...
Would you let a radiologist do your brain surgery? Would you pick a dermatologist to do your open-heart surgery? So why then do so many patients who get stem cell treatments have such low expectations for the doctors that do their stem cell treatments?
After a couple of years blogging about stem cells here, I decided to direct some of my writing effort toward a book on stem cells.
Around 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year--but how many of us have actually seen a cancer cell up close? New technology develo...
The statistics are in. 2012 is officially the year of the silicone breast implant.
Advanced Cell Technology is seeking the go-ahead from the FDA to initiate the first clinical trials using the iPSC-derived cells later this year. They plan to produce platelets that can be used for blood-clotting diseases. It is time that stem cells gain their place in medicine.
New York firefighter Doug Chiz might have made his greatest rescue without extinguishing a blaze. On Wednesday, he met the woman he saved -- twice -- ...
We are in control of our health, and can and should be proactive. Without physician referral, it is imperative that we take upon ourselves the initiative to research and explore these and any natural therapeutic options.
The expanded and rejuvenated immune cells would retain their prior anti-tumor "memory," be primed to fight the tumor and thus significantly augment the ability of the immune system to slow down the tumor growth.
Researchers in China have found a way to transform cells excreted in human urine into neural progenitor cells, the precursors of brain cells. These...
A paper published in Nature suggests that the endogenous regenerative potential of the adult heart is very limited. The low rate of self-renewal in the adult heart sounds like bad news for researchers who thought that the heart had the ability to heal itself after a heart attack.
The idea sounds crazy at first -- preposterous, even. But increasingly, more and more scientists are viewing death as less of an inevitability, as something that science can and will tackle.
As Barack Obama begins his second administration, now is the time to examine the impact his re-election will have on stem cell research and the broader regenerative medicine industry.
At this month's symposium organized by the International Society for Stem Cell Research, molecular biologist Rick Young presented some very provocative data that is bound to result in controversial discussions about how researchers should assess gene expression.
One of the more memorable ads this election is the House Majority PAC's attack on Coffman for opposing embryonic stem cell research. In its Truth Test on this topic, 9News should have said more about the ramifications of Coffman's position.
Imagine the possibilities. We could replace cells lost in diseases, from those that produce insulin in the pancreas of patients with type 1 diabetes, to the brain cells destroyed in Parkinson's disease.
By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 10/16/2012 10:22 AM EDT on LiveScience Death will come for us all one day, but life will not ...
