How baby born against all odds will save his brother’s life by Katie Evans, Sunday Mirror 21/08/2011 Every child’s birth is a miracle to their mum and dad. But few arrivals are quite as miraculous as that of Samantha and David McDowell’s baby Ethan – who will save the life of his brother Alex, four. Alex suffers…
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Stem Cells of 10-Year-Old Help Create Blood Vessel in Life-Saving Surgery via Bloomberg
A 10-year-old girl with a deadly blood clot underwent a life-saving surgery that showed the power of using stem cells to regenerate healthy organs. The girl developed a clot in the blood vessel between her intestine and liver during her first year of life, creating the risk of potentially fatal bleeding. Michael Olausson, a surgeon atSahlgrenska University Hospital at…
Stem cell ‘designer baby’ helps to cure sick brother via Herald Sun
A SERIOUSLY-ill child whose parents had a “designer baby” in a bid to cure him has completely recovered, his parents said today. Charlie Whitaker was born with Diamond Blackfan Anaemia (DBA), a rare condition which prevented his body from making red blood cells, The (London) Daily Telegraph saidd. His parents, Jayson and Michelle, were told the only cure for…
Boston Metro Interview 2.12.2003
Transcript of first newspaper interview in Boston BOSTON METROBoston’s largest circulation dialy newspaperWednesday, Frebruary 12, 2003 . Volume 2 . issue 197 . HELLO THERE Andres TrevinoParent Your son was born with Primary Immune Deficiency. Could you explain this illness?P.I.D. is a disorder of the immune system that affects 10 million people worldwide. It can…
Stem cell injection ‘reverses glaucoma’
Source Stem cell injection ‘reverses glaucoma’ People with glaucoma could receive a simple injection in the near future to halt – or even reverse – the eye condition. By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent 8:00AM GMT 12 Mar 2011 1 Comment Scientists at Cambridge University believe the technique, which uses stem cells, could even cure blindness one day….
German Ethics Council votes in favor of test-tube embryo screening
Source ETHICS | 08.03.2011 German Ethics Council votes in favor of test-tube embryo screening Screening could save heartache for couples predisposed to disorders Genetic screening of test-tube embryos has been the subject of hot debate for months in Germany. The German Ethics Council has narrowly voted in favor of allowing the test a week before parliament…
Bébé du double espoir
France’s First Baby Born To Treat Siblings With Genetic Disorder Umut Talha’s name means “our hope” in Turkish, and his birth brought some much needed good fortune into the lives of his siblings. The infant, born January 26th of this year, is France’s first reported case of a child being conceived with in vitro fertilization…
Germany bans pre-screening of an embryo via Deutsche Welle
Christian Democrats vote in favor of embryo screening ban The CDU voted to oppose the pre-screening of an embryo in order to check for diseases Chancellor Merkel’s CDU party has voted to ban pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, which could detect serious illnesses in embryos. The party also wants to introduce stricter rules for foreigners who…
“Death is not the opposite of life. Life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal.”
“Death is not the opposite of life. Life has no opposite. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal.”~Eckhart Tolle
Stem cell research at Children’s Hospital Boston
A YEAR SINCE OBAMA’S LIFTING OF BAN ON STEM CELL FUNDING, BOSTON TEAM READY TO DISTRIBUTE LINES WORLDWIDE BUT OBSTACLES REMAIN. NEW WEBSITE TO END PUBLIC CONFUSION AND PUSH SCIENCE FORWARD Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston Aim to Demystify Science and Share Potential for Treatments and Cures on Range of Diseases from Diabetes to Parkinson’s…