When Dianne Keaton took her blouse off in the movie THE FAMILY STONE, I was quite happy for a second — a major movie star undressing? And then, in an instant, the mood changed. I jerked back in my theater seat, and made a soundless inward scream. Her breasts were gone. In their place was a short
The blood-taker nurse wrapped a rubber band around my arm, so the vein stood out. Then she reached for the syringe . “Wait,” I said, talking fast, “I have a question for you.” The needle paused. “I was a diver for an aquarium called Marine World,” I said, “and sometimes I would help the vet take
October 11, 2017 is Stem Cell Awareness Day, a day when we celebrate the progress we've made and look forward to the future of stem cell research as it continues to revolutionize medicine.
Overview Glioblastoma is an aggressive type of brain tumor known as a glioma. Gliomas are primary tumors that arise within the brain itself, rather than metastasizing to the brain from another cancer site elsewhere in the body. These tumors—gliomas—form when glial cells, a gluey type of support cell within the brain, begin to divide
Thanks to funding from Proposition 71, California’s $3 billion investment in stem cell research, and the state funding entity it created, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), there are now 36 human clinical trials in various stages of progress, including a trial for spinal cord injury. Condition: Glioblastoma Accepting Applicants: Yes Status: Phase 3 trial in
Scientists have recently discovered why solid tumor cancers often come back after treatment, and relapse occurs. Most tumors rely on a small population of cancer stem cells, which can be thought of as the "evil twins" of normal, "good" stem cells: rather than dividing to repair and heal tissue, they divide to form tumors. The
Stem cell research at Stanford University, funded by CIRM, is changing the lives of breast cancer patients. Find out how.
