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
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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,
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
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,
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
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