There was a discussion this weekend on FReeRepublic.com on eugenics. It always amazes me how determined some of our ancesters were to breed “fitter families,” how few people know the history of eugenics in the US, and how quickly the conversation ends up at the question about the children who might be produced who are … Continue reading
>There was a discussion this weekend on FReeRepublic.com on eugenics. It always amazes me how determined some of our ancesters were to breed “fitter families,” how few people know the history of eugenics in the US, and how quickly the conversation ends up at the question about the children who might be produced who are … Continue reading
Tonight in San Antonio, PBS carried the show “Innovation,” Episode 6, “Miracle Cell.” It looks to be about 2 years old, before Christopher Reeve died, but after Lima had done surgery on the two women from Texas. Every story in tonight’s episode was amazing coverage of adult stem cell therapy. We see mice who regain … Continue reading
>Tonight in San Antonio, PBS carried the show “Innovation,” Episode 6, “Miracle Cell.” It looks to be about 2 years old, before Christopher Reeve died, but after Lima had done surgery on the two women from Texas. Every story in tonight’s episode was amazing coverage of adult stem cell therapy. We see mice who regain … Continue reading
Metaphor warning!!! The end of this report involves simplistic analogies to explain something I barely understand. Yesterday’s blog was my attempt at understanding and “simplifying” the information in the review article in the journal, Rheumatology concerning using a patient’s own bone marrow stem cells to treat Multiple Sclerosis, Scleroderma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and other autoimmune … Continue reading
>Metaphor warning!!! The end of this report involves simplistic analogies to explain something I barely understand. Yesterday’s blog was my attempt at understanding and “simplifying” the information in the review article in the journal, Rheumatology concerning using a patient’s own bone marrow stem cells to treat Multiple Sclerosis, Scleroderma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and other autoimmune … Continue reading
The “California Institute for Regenerative Medicine”(CIRM), the $3 Billion drive to support embryonic stem cells and cloning that the California voters were duped into voting into place under “Proposition 71,” has published its proposed strategic plan (available as a pdf here). The Mercury News (San Francisco Bay Area, California) reports that the draft plan cautions … Continue reading
>The “California Institute for Regenerative Medicine”(CIRM), the $3 Billion drive to support embryonic stem cells and cloning that the California voters were duped into voting into place under “Proposition 71,” has published its proposed strategic plan (available as a pdf here). The Mercury News (San Francisco Bay Area, California) reports that the draft plan cautions … Continue reading
There is a review article in the October issue of the journal Rheumatology covering successful and improving treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, and scleroderma. The abstract is free and (available here). About one third of the patients have gone into remission. The original 7% mortality rate has decreased to … Continue reading
>There is a review article in the October issue of the journal Rheumatology covering successful and improving treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, and scleroderma. The abstract is free and (available here). About one third of the patients have gone into remission. The original 7% mortality rate has decreased to … Continue reading