Tag: Cancer
Spinal cord injury research hampered by animal models
Scientists say difficulty lies in extrapolating animal data to humans
Washington—Research on traumatic spinal cord injuries is hampered by a reliance on animal experiments that...
Overturning 2006 vote favoring stem cell research is criminal
Fifteen months ago Missourians passed the Missouri Stem Cell Amendment to protect research for lifesaving cures that could benefit 125 million Americans.
On Feb. 20...
Medical Marvel
Doctors can't explain why Pat Rummerfield is able to run marathons and race cars. Even so, there are scores of quadriplegics who long to...
Researchers ask: Is China the sleeping giant of biotech?
PARIS (AFP) — China's biotech sector accounts for just a sliver of its pharmaceutical industry and operates under the cloud of a massive review...
China Offers Unproven Medical Treatments
BEIJING (AP) — They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America,...
Desperate Americans seek unproven cell treatments in China
BEIJING (AP) - They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America,...
New Way To Sort Stem Cells Discovered
ScienceDaily (Dec. 29, 2007) — UC Irvine scientists have found a new way to sort stem cells that should be quicker, easier and more...
Human embryonic stem-cell work must go on, says researcher
A top scientist using stem cells from human embryos to cure disease and repair injuries will proceed with his work, he said in Tucson...
Corzine right on stem-cell pursuit
If the negative vote on stem-cell research was because of a reluctance to spend more taxpayer dollars, it was most unfortunate. I commend Gov....
Ameristar Workplace Giving Campaign Yields Over $3 Million for Local Communities
Astounding 85 Percent Workplace Giving Rate- Contributions Up 23 Percent This Year- Ameristar Council Bluffs, Iowa Receives Special Award
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --...
