Etiqueta: research
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Time to end stem cell institute CIRM
Wesley J. Smith , San Francisco Chronicle The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) was created in 2004 as a result of the California Proposition 71, which called for a new bond issue to generate 3 billion dollars in order to support stem cell research in the State. In part, the institute was created as…
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A Fall for Stem Cells Injunction Halting Stem Cell Research Funds May Have Far-Reaching Consequences
(STEPHEN BROZAK and LARRY JINDRA, M.D. ABC News) There is some anticipation that this fall will be an important season for the debate on embryonic stem cell research. On Aug 30, 2010 a Washington, DC district judge (Lamberth), issued a temporary injunction halting all federal funding for basic research into embryonic stem cell technology. The…
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Hope for Brain Injury Victims
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major health problem caused by a sudden trauma to one or more areas of the brain. Today the conventional method of treating patients with TBI is based on administration of supplements to rebalance the brain’s chemistry. In the early phases of TBI reduction of the ongoing inflammation using various…