Tag: Government
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...
Dr. Vidya Jayawardena gets Earnest Bors Award
Vidya Jayawardena, MD, SGU '93, received the Ernest Bors Award for Scientific Development for her work on Bacteriuria in Neurogenic Bladder and its significance...
Playing God? Benefits and challenges abound in human embryo research
While most people believe that reproductive human cloning equates to unethical practice, advocates of therapeutic cloning and stem cell therapy have been left dismayed...
Maryland must explore stem cells’ promise
OVERWHELMING scientific opinion supports embryonic stem cell research, and many believe it has the potential to revolutionize medicine.
The American Medical Association and the National...
Stem-cell research still an embryonic business
Whoever learns to control embryonic stem cells that can morph into healthy human cells could be standing on a gold mine: Four million Americans...
Now, Dirty Harry Is Gunning for the ADA
I'll apologize to no one for the Americans with Disabilities Act. It's one of the greatest laws ever passed. The ADA covers all races,...
Spine therapy works on dogs, may help humans
By Lee Bowman, Scripps Howard News Service
Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment...
Stem Cell Therapy Answer to Uncurable Diseases
Patients paralyzed by injuries to their spinal cords have the hope of walking again thanks to stem cell therapy, which is expected to become...
Paralyzed woman walks again after stem cell therapy
=SEOUL : A South Korean woman paralyzed for 20 years is walking again after scientists say they repaired her damaged spine using stem cells...
Stem cell basics, minus opinions
There are few controversies that polarize individuals as does the one surrounding stem cell research. I will attempt to take a very difficult subject...
