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Alternative Stem Cell Bill Added to Debate
With a closely divided House poised to vote today on whether to expand federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, opponents are offering...
House to debate stem cell research funds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House debate over stem cell research opens with emotional appeals from celebrity supporters as well as parents who "adopted" their...
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Cure Research
When someone sustains a spinal cord injury (SCI), one of the most difficult issues to deal with is that there is no "cure" at...
Self-Employment for Persons with a Disability
In most of the world, the ultimate determination of self-control is employment. This is the basis for almost all micro-lending activity worldwide. Self-employment carries...
Obstacles facing stem cell research
Reaching the point where society can reap the potential benefits of stem cells will take time. Researchers face a number of major challenges as...
What are Schwann Cells?
Description of Schwann Cells provided by Inner Learning Online. Larger axons passing through Peripheral nerves commonly are enclosed in sheaths called "Schwann cells."...
Social Security Disability Benefits
When to apply:
You should apply as soon as you become disabled. If you apply for Social Security, Disability benefits will not begin until the...
Race to Human Stem-Cell Trials
SAN DIEGO -- Several scientists have used embryonic or fetal stem cells to help rodents with spinal cord injuries walk again. The researchers travel...
New Shriners hospital to be built in St. Louis
The Board of Trustees of Shriners Hospitals for Children recently announced that it has approved the construction of a new hospital to replace the...
UCI Skips HQ for Stem Cell Work
By Rick Reiff - Orange County Business Journal Staff
Ten areas are bidding to become the headquarters for the California Institute of Regenera-tive Medicine, the...
