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Scientists Transform Deadly Plant Into Cancer Killing Smart Bomb By Kristen Philipkoski Feb 2, 2012 4:40 PM The ancient Greeks called the thapsia garganica plant “deadly carrot,” because their camels would eat it and quickly die. The Roman emperor Nero … Continue reading
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Scientists Use Spectroscopy to Study Black Holes, Stars, and Now Cervixes Scientists use spectroscopy to examine the make-up of celestial objects. Now, they’re taking the technology in a decidedly different direction and using it to detect cervical cancer. Over the … Continue reading
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http://gizmodo.com/5874433/the-pill-that-could-cure-depression-by-growing-your-brain Kristen Philipkoski: January 9, 2012 If you are depressed, or schizophrenic or have Alzheimer’s, scientists say you probably have a shrunken hippocampus. The good news: a drug that just entered human trials promises to re-grow that part of the … Continue reading
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Stem Cells: Plural Paths to Harnessing Pluripotency By Anette Breindl Science Editor Monday, January 9, 2012 The most obvious way to use stem cells is to differentiate them in a petri dish and transplant the resulting cells into tissues or … Continue reading
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http://www.thestarnews.com/chula-vista/solace-in-numbers/ The Star-News Solace in numbers Sat, Jan 07 2012 12:00 PM Posted By: Allison K. Sampité In October 2006, Guadalupe Moreno was taken to the emergency room for severe bone and kidney pain and a fever. During the second … Continue reading
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/washington-area-business-diary-for-week-of-jan-2/2011/12/29/gIQA5wEeUP_story.html Published: January 1 Short takes on the week’s announcements and deals. Pharmaceuticals Rockville-based Neuralstem has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to advance to Phase Ib in its ongoing clinical trial to test its neuroregenerative compound NSI-189 for … Continue reading
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http://gizmodo.com/5867859/a-miracle-drug-keeps-this-70+year+old-cance Don Wright was diagnosed with myeloma—cancer in his blood cells and bone marrow—two weeks after running his first marathon. His doctor gave him a five-year survival estimate. Eight years later he has run 60 26.2-mile races in 41 states … Continue reading
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Clinical depression doesn’t go away when the holiday season ends Posted: 12/12/2011 01:00:00 AM MST Updated: 12/12/2011 05:06:05 PM MST By Sheba R. Wheeler The Denver Post Feeling blue? Seasonal sadness is fairly common, but clinical depression lasts beyond the holidays. (Jupiter … Continue reading
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Click on the link below to view the video http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2011/11/29/hf-don-wright-marathon.cnn November 29, 2011 Human Factor: Running marathons while fighting cancer at 70 In the Human Factor, we profile survivors who have overcome the odds. Confronting a life obstacle – injury, … Continue reading
