Fecal Transplants?
January 18, 2013
What is a fecal transplant? The definition of fecal: “relating to or composed of feces.” The definition of feces: “the matter that is discharged from the bowel during defecation; excrement.” So, what’s a “fecal transplant”? It’s a legitimate and effec[...]
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Study Finds Donated Stem Cells Help Restore Heart Tissue
November 8, 2012
In a recently published study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health involving 30 patients in Miami, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland who had suffered heart attacks (some as long as 30 years ago) and who had heart failure due to scar tissue, it was found that stem cells donated by strangers [...]
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Flawed Medical Research: Does Money Talk?
May 10, 2012
It should be no surprise to anyone that flawed medical research can lead to flawed medical treatments that may be ineffective or even dangerous or deadly to patients. Flawed medical research and flawed results from that research may be due to many reasons but one of the most egregious and sinister[...]
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How May Human Stem Cell Research Help People In The Future?
October 6, 2011
By researching human embryonic stem cells, there is increasing hope that one day human embryonic stem cell therapy may help alleviate the pain and suffering caused by many cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and many other human afflictions. Understanding Differentiation One major area of stem cell re[...]
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