Benefit # 23 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Research Program: FIGHTING THE ZIKA VIRUS
Zika…Zeeekaahh… sounds poisonous and evil, doesn’t it? But the reality is worse. Some adults may go through a session of Zika and barely notice it:
Benefit # 22 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Research Program: AFFORDABLE CURES?
My biggest fear these days is losing my wife Gloria. Her family dies of heart attacks, she’s a tad overweight, and we are both past
Benefit # 21 (of 71) from the California Stem Cell Program: FIGHTING SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
“How do you do?” The voice on the line was deep, confident, self-assured. I tried to think what to say. “Um, do you like sharks
Benefit # 20 (of 71) from the California Stem Cell Program: CHALLENGING HEMOPHILIA
Imagine a cut that bleeds but does not clot. Untreated, a person with hemophilia can suffer extreme pain from internal bleeding in the joints, as
Benefit # 19 (of 71) from the California Stem Cell Program: Challenging Parkinson’s Disease
First, a shout-out to Michael J. Fox, undeniably the champion of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) fund raising. If I understand correctly, he has raised the astonishing
Benefit # 18 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Program: ENGINEERING INTESTINES FOR A PREMATURE CHILD?
If Dr. Tracy Grikscheit’s work prevails, one day the world may know something most of us never think about— how to improve defective intestines. Why
Benefit # 17 (of 71) of the California Stem Cell Program: BUILDING LUNGS
In 1951, I was six years old and living in a hospital bed. I had asthma/bronchitis, which may not sound like much, nowadays. But every
Benefit # 16 (of 71) from the California Stem Cell Program: CHALLENGING YOUNG PEOPLE’S BLINDNESS
As a child, I once tripped and fell while carrying a long thin bamboo rod. When I hit the ground, the stick penetrated my right
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