Biotech company Geron has been given the go-ahead by US Regulators to use embryonic stem cells in humans for the first time. Clinical trials will begin for patients with severe injuries of the spinal cord.
They intend to recruit 8 patients and follow them for a year.
This has great implications for anyone with spinal damage [...]
Entries from January 2009
Longevity Company Tackles Spinal Damage with Stem Cells
January 23rd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Cutting Edge
Tags: Aging·back damage·health·longevity·research·spinal damage·spine·Stem cells
Diabetes Epidemics Hitting China and India
January 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Health News
While smallpox, measles and HIV recede in many areas of the world, the diseases of Western society – including diabetes – are about to hit them hard.
Thanks to the arrival of of fast food culture in these countries many of the poor can now afford MacDonald’s and other similar high calorie, low nutrition, food. [...]
