My "Superman" always was and continues to be my father. My dad, now 78, has been living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) since 2001. Life has changed for all of us in big ways and in small ways. You can't plan for the change nor know its impact. My dad was the poster child of the
In our new financial reality, our state and you as voters are faced with tough decisions. Come November, you will decide the fate of California’s stem cell institute. This decision has never been more important to the future of California’s health care, for the patients and their families, than it is now. Californians overwhelmingly approved
Half a century ago, I witnessed an act of pure racist cruelty. I had been hired as a deckhand on a crewboat, ferrying supplies to the oilrigs, near Morgan City, Louisiana. But there was no work at the moment, and I was back at headquarters, hanging out by the boat dock at the edge of
“The global epidemic of Alzheimer’s disease is worsening, and no approved treatment can revert or arrest progression of this disease.” — L. Goldstein, et al¹ In the classic comedy Splash, an old woman comes to work oddly dressed, with her bra on the outside of her sweater. It was just a funny moment, never explained. But
We cannot overestimate the stakes of the battle we are in. In America alone, approximately 70,000 children, women, and men have died from the COVID-19 virus — and nearly a million and a half are infected.
Promising research in danger of languishing Evangelina Padilla Vaccaro was born with “bubble baby” disorder owing to a barely functional immune system. She was doomed to live with recurring infections and faced a dramatically shortened lifespan. Fortunately, Evangelina received a stem cell-based treatment that restored her immune system. She now lives a near normal life.
