|
24th September 2009
Bone Marrow Transplant In India
What is Bone Marrow ?
Bone marrow is a spongy tissue found inside bones. The bone marrow in the breast bone, skull, hips, ribs and spine contains stem cells that produce the body's blood cells. This is where the blood c... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia
24th September 2009
Alopecia is described as a condition in which the immune system eradicates the hair follicles. Alopecia can lead to hair loss on the scalp and elsewhere on the body. In most cases, the hair is lost in small, quarter-sized amounts and usually does not exce... Read >
Author: wbdoyle
22nd September 2009
In a paper, published in "Science" in May 2005, 25 scientists, led by Woo Suk Hwang of Seoul National University, confirmed that they were able to clone dozens of blastocysts (the clusters of tiny cells that develop into embryos). Blastocysts contain ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle
17th September 2009
Pigs to help us with diabetes
Given the current practical limitations of glucose monitoring and insulin delivery systems, in addition to the current shortage of cadaveric organs, an alternative source of cells that can sense blood glucose levels and resp... Read >
Author: Rishabh Bathla
08th September 2009
Cloning as a general term refers to the process of producing genetically identical organisms. On the other side, hair cloning is an attempt to develop a method in which healthy follicle stem cells are harvested and multiplied. The production of new hair f... Read >
Author: Alicia McWilliams
18th August 2009
People suffering from Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s disease), spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, etc., are hopeful that stem cell research will soon provide a cure for their disease or condition.
Everyday, headlines anno... Read >
Author: Colum Fitzroy
10th August 2009
Ever heard of Plant Stem Cells for body detoxification? Maybe you haven't, but you certainly have heard about the trends of body detoxification and the health benefits associated with them. The only problem is that most products that offer detoxification ... Read >
Author: plantstemcells
03rd August 2009
20th century medicine has its eye on various discoveries, in its attempts to study the causes of diseases by the molecular and genetic level. The discovery of PSC plant stem cell research has paved way for useful things which appear as future solutions to... Read >
Author: plantstemcells
31st July 2009
How to increase your brain power means how to increase two capacities of the human brain, called neurogenesis and neuroplasticity.
Neurogenesis is the term used to describe the brains ability to grow new brain cells every day, given the absence of stre... Read >
Author: Michael S. Logan, MS
20th July 2009
The typical face cream review promotes a specific brand name. In most cases, I'm sure the reviewers provide their honest opinions. But, if you are looking for facts, rather than opinions, this article is for you.Fact: The Skin is an Organ of the BodyAt so... Read >
Author: Yu Morita
20th July 2009
The only way to know what you are getting is to read the label and check out the manufacturer. Holistic skin care practices require the use of the safest and purest products. But, most of what you see on the market does not qualify.100% pure skin care sol... Read >
Author: Yu Morita
28th June 2009
Doctors are conducting research to determine whether brain damage that occurs during the birth of babies can be repaired with stem cell transplants
Cerebral palsy is a term used for brain damage (poor muscle coordination) that occurs before or during b... Read >
Author: gardnerwilkinson
15th June 2009
The Dermajuv Eye Revolution Gel is a new beauty and skin care product which specifically targets 3 common problems related to the eyes: dark circles and puffy bags under the eyes, and wrinkles (crow's feet) around the eye area. The Dermajuv Eye Revolution... Read >
Author: Kevin
15th June 2009
Modern medicine is always coming up with new ideas. The rate of progression in new developments is accelerating as we get a greater understanding of the role of genes in every aspect of the functioning of the human body. However, in spite of all these inc... Read >
Author: Tim Vincent
12th June 2009
Modern medicine is always coming up with new ideas. The rate of progression in new developments is accelerating as we get a greater understanding of the role of genes in every aspect of the functioning of the human body. However, in spite of all these inc... Read >
Author: timoteus
04th June 2009
The stem cell research debate has spanned numerous decades, with presidents like George HW Bush, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush rejecting funding science that tampered with human embryos, and presidents like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama appropriating m... Read >
Author: MIKE SELVON
01st June 2009
There is a lot of research which is being done presently to check for the effectiveness of umbilical cord blood in being useful in treatment of various dangerous and incurable diseases. There has been a lot of talk going on which questions the effectivene... Read >
Author: Robert Bell
20th May 2009
Skin care has gone through a major transformation over recent years and is now encompassing anti aging just as much if not more than standard everyday skin care. But with the advancement of anti aging, comes many new ingredients that have helped forward ... Read >
Author: sabrinajames
16th April 2009
What is bone marrow transplantation?
Bone marrow transplantation involves the replacement of the dead cells in the bone marrow with live bone marrow cells, either from the same or from another individual.
What are the reasons for a bone marrow trans... Read >
Author: Sajid Latif
14th April 2009
The information superhighway and the Internet revolution have allowed people of all ages, races, genders, and inclinations greater access to knowledge and communication. With more information stored online, more people can read about their favorite subjec... Read >
Author: Jonathan Sin
27th March 2009
To all bald-headed men.
When you drive at night do you have to turn your head down to low beam?
Yes, there are many such thoughtless jokes about baldness, in both males and females. However, loss of head hair really is a problem, which causes ... Read >
Author: nishufzr
27th March 2009
To all bald-headed men.
When you drive at night do you have to turn your head down to low beam?
Yes, there are many such thoughtless jokes about baldness, in both males and females. However, loss of head hair really is a problem, which causes a ... Read >
Author: nishufzr
27th March 2009
To all bald-headed men.
When you drive at night do you have to turn your head down to low beam?
Yes, there are many such thoughtless jokes about baldness, in both males and females. However, loss of head hair really is a problem, which causes a ... Read >
Author: nishufzr
27th March 2009
To all bald-headed men.
When you drive at night do you have to turn your head down to low beam?
Yes, there are many such thoughtless jokes about baldness, in both males and females. However, loss of head hair really is a problem, which cause... Read >
Author: nishufzr
24th March 2009
Controversial and at the heart of much debate, a stem cell transplant is the procedure where the body might not produce enough stem cells within the bone marrow, and other stem cells are transplanted in their place. Sometimes referred to as a bone marrow... Read >
Author: Robert Bell
18th February 2009
Pantethine can dramatically change your health and improve your metabolism. Pantethine, like no other nutrient, directly fuels the production Co-Enzyme A (CoA). CoA is a pivotal energy-broker molecule in your metabolism, used in at least seventy metabolic... Read >
Author: Byron J. Richards
13th February 2009
It is true that everybody encounters the on set of gray hair at some stages of life. In our childhood we had the idea that people above 50 years of age grows gray hair but as there is no rule life and death so there is no rule for graying hair. Today gray... Read >
Author: Hair iron
12th February 2009
Science Update: Stem Cells and Cardiovascular Health
Thanks to a growing body of research, scientists are now recognizing that having more stem cells in one’s bloodstream could be one of the greatest strategies for optimal health. For example, a numbe... Read >
Author: scn7204
12th February 2009
It is true that everybody encounters the on set of gray hair at some stages of life. In our childhood we had the idea that people above 50 years of age grows gray hair but as there is no rule life and death so there is no rule for graying hair. Today gray... Read >
Author: Hair iron
02nd February 2009
If some one has heart disease then he or she will have to have some types of heart disease treatment in order to solve the problem. There are various heart disease treatment options that are available today. The first treatment is of course prevention of ... Read >
Author: jainish
09th January 2009
Science Update: Stem Cells and Cardiovascular Health
Thanks to a growing body of research, scientists are now recognizing that having more stem cells in one’s bloodstream could be one of the greatest strategies for optimal health. For example, a nu... Read >
Author: Delta
31st December 2008
In biology and medicine, epithelium is a tissue composed of layers of cells that line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body. It is also the type of tissue of which many glands are formed. Epithelium lines both the outside (skin) and ... Read >
Author: Mc Raflesia
17th December 2008
There is no shortage of hair loss products for those on the market seeking to prevent hair loss or regrow hair. Most of those products do not work effectively, but there are some that do. There are a lot of unproven products on the internet, so you want... Read >
Author: globall06
18th September 2008
The current popularity of injectable treatments is based on placing synthetically-derived compounds and drugs into and under our skin. At best, these are well tolerated agents that create their effect and then are gone after a relatively short period of t... Read >
Author: Eppley Plastic Surgery
16th September 2008
StemTech Health Sciences was founded in 2005 in order to bring a new breakthrough product technology to the marketplace. This Product is called StemEnhance and is the beginnings of a natural, phytoceutical dietary supplement started as a conceptual theory... Read >
Author: Matt Gaines
05th September 2008
Breast growth supplement usually enclose herbs (similar to Astragalus Root), with normal estrogenic properties as of sow sources (phyto-estrogens) that work by regulating hormones & promote healthy tissue growth.
Breast expansion begins at teenage yea... Read >
Author: Alien
25th August 2008
Cord blood is nothing but the blood which is found in the umbilical cord of a baby just after the baby’s birth. It’s been clinically proved that this particular blood is a rich source of stem cells, which generate the blood cells in our human body.
... Read >
Author: Melvin
25th August 2008
In Medical Terminology Cord blood is defined as the “Placental Blood”. It is the waste blood that remains in the umbilical cord of the baby after it has been cut and detached from the infant. This blood is a rich source of stem cells. These valuable c... Read >
Author: Melvin
22nd August 2008
The cord Blood which was discarded soon after the birth of a baby is regarded as a life saving device for the future generations of a family. It has thereby become imperative to save this cord blood which is rich in stem cells necessary for the treatment ... Read >
Author: Melvin
16th August 2008
Have you ever heard of bone marrow transplantation (BMT)? Do you know what it is? What it is for? Or how it is done? But first of all let’s start with the basics. Bone marrow is a spongy sort of material that is found inside of our bones. Its main fun... Read >
Author: marketingignite1@gmail.com
14th August 2008
If you, or a loved one is in need of a bone marrow or cord blood transplant, but immediate family cannot provide a good match, doctors have the option of searching the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) registry for an allogeneic transplant (donation ou... Read >
Author: Melvin
13th August 2008
In recent years, stem cells have been receiving much attention. What makes them so interesting is its ability to stimulate the production of many types of healthy cells. This means that a single stem cell can become brain cells, liver cells, skin cells, c... Read >
Author: May Sira
13th August 2008
Cord blood storage is the cryogenically (freezing in liquid nitrogen) of umbilical or adult cord blood and storing the blood at either a public or private blood bank.
Those that choose a private blood bank consider this, in a sense, as similar to insur... Read >
Author: Melvin
29th July 2008
The London Day Surgery Centre, you will receive the personalised, individual care that you deserve. Committed to expert specialist surgery, we have the capability and the resources to concentrate solely upon providing a quick, personalised response to you... Read >
Author: LDSC
27th July 2008
Cord Blood Registry (CBR) is the world's largest public donation bank, and is famous for reliability, quality and safe storage. Using AutoXpress (AXP), a cutting-edge technology to gather and store blood, consumers have the opportunity to cryopreserve the... Read >
Author: Melvin
18th July 2008
Hair loss prevention may soon take on a whole new dimension. A new form of treatment for those who suffer from pattern baldness may come from the stem cell research being carried out by scientist at the Rockefeller University research labs. Someday you ma... Read >
Author: Nicky Taylor
04th July 2008
Cloning is considered the great medical breakthrough of our age. As the definition says clones are copies of another human’s look or what he/she likes to eat, but a person’s whole personality is based on the experiences in his/her life and there is no... Read >
Author: peterhutch
02nd July 2008
A new useful study on diabetes has been done by the Researchers at the University of Florida who have been able to reverse diabetes in mice. What the researchers did was used a simple injection of immature cells, or stem cells, right below the skin, and ... Read >
Author: Andy Rogers
01st July 2008
There are more than 100 different forms of cancer. Cancer occurs when cells become abnormal and continue to divide and form cells without control or order, forming a growth or tumor. Benign tumors are NOT cancerous; malignant tumors are cancerous. Cancer ... Read >
Author: theburningsoul
19th June 2008
Vitamin A is a generic term for a large number of related compounds. Retinol (an alcohol) and retinal (an aldehyde) are often referred to as preformed vitamin A. Vitamin A that is found in colorful fruits and vegetables is called provitamin A carotenoid. ... Read >
Author: Sander Bel
04th June 2008
The Canavan disease is the aspartic acid metabolism the confusion which inherits. It for degeneration (dispersing) brain white question description. This kind of disease the group gene chaotic is called leukodystrophies one by one. The Canavan disease is ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
28th April 2008
Astrocytomas are the most common glioma, accounting for about half of all primary brain and spinal cord tumors. The remainder of astrocytomas are unclassified unique variants. Futhermore, some tumors may show histologic similarities to multiple glia, e.g.... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
07th April 2008
Leukemia is a cancer of blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. These deranged, immature cells accumulate in the blood and within organs of the body. They are not able to carry out the normal functions of blood cells. Normal blood contains 3 major groups ... Read >
Author: Corwin Brown
07th April 2008
Is WaterForGas the answer to saving your petrol cost and the environment?
Well if look at it this way - yes.
No more need for the ever increasing price of gas and diesel fuel, and it's pollutant compounds.
You must agree, water has many uses and ... Read >
Author: Jason Oh
21st February 2008
The increasing popularity of cord blood collection all over the world is a very positive sign. What was regarded as a waste earlier is now considered most valuable after the delivery of the baby. Yes, I am referring to the umbilical cord blood and the ... Read >
Author: apurva
19th February 2008
When your child is born, she is born with one of nature’s most underutilized gifts – her umbilical cord blood. This is one of the most publicized exercises in today’s medical world. Young parents, mothers in particular are slowly becoming aware of... Read >
Author: apurva
19th February 2008
The increasing popularity of cord blood collection all over the world is a very positive sign. What was regarded as a waste earlier is now considered most valuable after the delivery of the baby. Yes, I am referring to the umbilical cord blood and the pla... Read >
Author: apurva
30th January 2008
Hodgkin's disease is a cancer that starts in lymphatic tissue. It is types of cancer in kids and teens ages 10 to 14. Males are slightly more likely to develop Hodgkin's. There are two kinds of lymphomas: Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Sym... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
21st January 2008
According to recent studies show that having children could reduce the risk of getting breast cancer because cells with strong protective characteristics are transferred from the baby in the womb to the mother.
Researchers in Seattle studied that out o... Read >
Author: Jaiking
14th November 2007
Vitamin A is a generic term for a large number of related compounds. Retinol (an alcohol) and retinal (an aldehyde) are often referred to as preformed vitamin A. Vitamin A that is found in colorful fruits and vegetables is called provitamin A carotenoid. ... Read >
Author: Rachel Broune
02nd September 2007
The Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is an abnormality of the bone marrow, which gradually affects the producton of healthy blood cells. The most common sign is anemia, which means there are too few mature red blood cells to carry oxygen. The immature bloo... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
01st September 2007
The future of plastic surgery according to a renowned surgeon will be about injecting stem cells into the target body areas. The key to achieving a most natural-looking face lift is all abut adding fat to areas that have lost volume, not tightening the fa... Read >
Author: Yiota
26th July 2007
The debate rages on, like two celestial bodies smashing into each other fighting for space. Only this fight is with words and, instead of smashing into each other, they just want to be heard. Embryonic stem cell research seems to be the focus of this colo... Read >
Author: alewis
05th July 2007
With the discovery of the stem cells in the umbilical cord, the task of fighting against malignant diseases has been made somewhat easier. The Lifesaving potential found in cord blood has shown to reduce usual risks associated with transplant treatments. ... Read >
Author: apurva
05th July 2007
Having the capability of creating life-forming cells, cord blood has emerged as one of the most extraordinary discoveries in the past 2 decades. The process of cord blood banking is a highly specialized procedure that is taken up after the delivery of the... Read >
Author: apurva
05th July 2007
Cord blood banking is a newly emergent technology in medical science to use cord blood cells of placenta for treating multiple diseases. This new technology has sparked apprehensiveness among people due to existing misconceptions about cord blood banking.... Read >
Author: apurva
05th July 2007
This new medical promise of treating diseases through stem cell cord blood banking has drawn the attention of a large mass. However, there are mixed opinions regarding umbilical stem cell cord blood. There are certain issues like ethics, racial groups, fa... Read >
Author: apurva
05th July 2007
Your cordblood is the best gift you can give your baby after she is born. Not convinced?
Here are some advantages of saving of umbilical cord blood for your baby
Your extracting cord blood for your baby is not painful for you and your baby
Your ... Read >
Author: apurva
03rd July 2007
For years, doctors have discarded the umbilical cord and the placenta after delivery without realizing the immense potential these organs have! Things are changing now, people today are more aware of the latest developments in science and technology and m... Read >
Author: apurva
29th June 2007
Here are some advantages of saving of umbilical cord blood for your baby
Your extracting cord blood for your baby is not painful for you and your baby
Your placenta and the umbilical cord would have been discarded anyway. Why not use it for the welf... Read >
Author: apurva
29th June 2007
Although, cord blood banking is fast gaining acceptability among the common masses, there are certain misconceptions lurking in the minds of people. Here are certain common myths that have been busted to bring out the real picture to you.
Myth 1: Doct... Read >
Author: apurva
26th June 2007
You are spending a lot of money in preserving your child’s umbilical cord blood. Wouldn’t you like to know how effective these cord blood banking measures are? Here is a quick overview of how stem cells are preserved after being drained from the umbil... Read >
Author: apurva
26th June 2007
Decided on preserving your baby’s cord blood in a cord blood bank? Wondering how it will be done? Will it harm your baby? Here are some questions which every parent comes up with while registering for cord blood collection.
Let us start by answering ... Read >
Author: apurva
26th June 2007
Your cord blood is the best gift you can give your baby after she is born. Not convinced?
Here are some advantages of saving of umbilical cord blood for your baby
Your extracting cord blood for your baby is not painful for you and your baby
Your... Read >
Author: apurva
26th June 2007
Although, cord blood banking is fast gaining acceptability among the common masses, there are certain misconceptions lurking in the minds of people. Here are certain common myths that have been busted to bring out the real picture to you.
Myth 1: Doct... Read >
Author: apurva
26th June 2007
Cord Blood Banking is one of the hottest trends that have come up in the past decade. Why is cord blood banking is popular?
What is so special about the umbilical cord’s blood?
Your baby’s umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells. This stem c... Read >
Author: apurva
26th June 2007
For years, doctors have discarded the umbilical cord and the placenta after delivery without realizing the immense potential these organs have! Things are changing now, people today are more aware of the latest developments in science and technology and m... Read >
Author: apurva
26th June 2007
With cord blood becoming the talk of town, let’s have a look at the bright as well as the dark sides of this miracle blood that promises to treat many life-threatening diseases in the near future.
Advantages Of Cord Blood Treatment
Cord blood col... Read >
Author: apurva
31st May 2007
Blood is a parts of the body. Blood has different components sch as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. The red blood cells (rbc), platelets also called monocytes because it is belong to the “myeloid” group and other white bloo... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
25th May 2007
Two brothers from Illinois who were running out of time and were beyond conventional medical help in the U.S. have had their heart failure treated successfully in Bangkok, Thailand.
BANGKOK, Thailand, 18 May 2007 - Faced with massive heart problems bey... Read >
Author: Jon Bradshaw
24th April 2007
It is a well know fact that we live in the age of technology. It seems that with the help of it scientist and doctors have come up with one of the most ingenuous ways of fighting the disease. A team of people lead by Mary Laughlin has shown the world that... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
10th April 2007
Stem cells are primal cells common to all multi-cellular organisms that retain the ability to renew themselves through cell division and can differentiate into a wide range of specialized cell types. Research in the human stem cell field grew out of findi... Read >
Author: Sandeep
22nd February 2007
1. Jesse James Glyconutrients and Top Performance
You would be surprised if you knew how many medical, nutrition
and health authorities are involved in the research of
glyconutrients.
M.I.T. calls the entire glycomics field in nutrition one of t... Read >
Author: WCSedlak
30th January 2007
A rare form of the Non-Hodgkin disease is the Mantle cell lymphoma. This disease is quite dangerous because its tumor grows very fast and ends up affecting most of the organs.
Generally, people are diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma only when the diseas... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
30th January 2007
There are several types of treatment for people with AIDS-related lymphoma. Patients can choose to follow a standard treatment or one tested in a clinical trial. The clinical trial treatment studies the body’s reaction when administering new drugs to pa... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
27th January 2007
Hair is the essence of the reflection of who we are. Have our hair disappear then we tend to shy away from crowds, have a full crop of hair then we feel good about ourselves and want to be noticed. I will attempt to identify what hair means to people an... Read >
Author: Jim Hampton
02nd January 2007
Diabetes is an affection that prevents the human body from using insulin in transforming the glucose from the blood, leading to an accumulation of glucose in the blood, also known as a high sugar level in the blood.
As a consequence of diabetes, the h... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
04th October 2006
Loosing hair is something we definitely do NOT like. Unless you're actor Patrick Stewart or something like that, being bald is not something that would favor us men. Being bald really affects our game with the girls, right guys? I know how you feel. Not o... Read >
Author: Timothy Garth
19th August 2006
There are many approaches to hair loss control, and it is important to choose the right approach for your own hair loss problem. There are nearly as many different approaches to the problem of thinning hair and hair loss as there are men and women who su... Read >
Author: Cordell Varney
09th June 2006
If you have decided that you want to store the blood from your baby's umbilical cord it is an important step to compare cord blood banks in a bid to make sure that you select the correct organization.
You would be forgiven for thinking that all of the... Read >
Author: Hope Ocampo
09th June 2006
The benefits of storing your child's cord blood are well documented and the cord blood registry is one of the most widely recognized names that specialize in this procedure. Storing cord blood can provide your child with much needed blood stem cells that ... Read >
Author: Hope Ocampo
22nd May 2006
Many people suffer from leukemia these days. A large number of cases of cancer are identified to be leukemia. Leukemia is a sort of cancer of the blood and marrow. The disease is characterized through the overproducing of immature blood cells (stem cells)... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
22nd May 2006
Leukemia is a form of cancer that occurs at the level of the spinal marrow. Inside the spinal marrow there is a type of immature blood cells that are called stem cells. These cells have a neutral initial state and later develop into different types of blo... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola
25th April 2006
Are you pregnant? If you are, then you have undoubtedly seen advertisements for banking your babies cord blood. Cord blood banking has become a hot topic with parents-to-be recently. The reason is simple; the companies that store the cord blood tout the a... Read >
Author: Peter Wallander
20th March 2006
We all know that blood saves lives, and most of us are familiar with the importance of donating blood when and if we can. As medical science has progressed, however, the ways in which blood can be donated, and even the types of blood it is possible to sha... Read >
Author: ted belfour
16th February 2006
When it comes to having a new babywhether the child is your family's firstborn or tenththere are many decisions that must be made involving their birth and health care. A major choice that all expecting parents face is whether or not to bank cord blood... Read >
Author: Lary Mitchel
16th February 2006
Many parents choose to bank cord blood from their newborn child to try to protect their future health. This practice is becoming more and more popular, especially in recent years, as the baby's umbilical cord blood contains stem cells, which have been a ... Read >
Author: Lary Mitchel
16th February 2006
When it comes to finding a donor for any medical issue, there are a number of problems and concerns. In most instances, individuals cannot find a proper match for their specific needs, leaving them unable to have a transplant. This is especially true wi... Read >
Author: Lary Mitchel
16th February 2006
The advancements of medicine and technology are saving lives each year that would otherwise be lost to disease or medical disorder. Each year, more and more children are living through potentially terminal diseases and battling their way back to health w... Read >
Author: Lary Mitchel
14th January 2006
Researches in medical science have been in development since the early existence of mankind. Since ancient times medical treatments have undergone huge advancement in the type of remedial options practiced for the cure of existing ailments in human body. ... Read >
Author: Mansi Gupta
15th December 2005
To all bald-headed men.
When you drive at night do you have to turn your head down to low beam?
Yes, there are many such thoughtless jokes about baldness, in both males and females. However, loss of head hair really is a problem, which causes a gr... Read >
Author: Ray Cunningham
04th October 2005
Saving your baby's umbilical cord blood allows it to be cryogenically stored, and then available if your child later becomes sick and needs a bone marrow transplant. Umbilical cord blood was discarded until the 1970's, when researchers discovered that umb... Read >
Author: Alli Ross
15th July 2005
One of today's most controversial topics, the abortion debate pits the rights of a mother against the rights of a fetus. The most common stances on the issue are "pro-choice" and "pro-life." These two viewpoints hinge on legal and moral considerations. A... Read >
Author: Peter Kennedy
01st May 2005
Over the past few years, stem cells have been getting a lot of attention. What makes them so interesting is their ability to stimulate the production of many types of healthy cells. That means that a single stem cell can turn itself into brain cells, liv... Read >
Author: David Lear
|