Allen Goldberg and Laurie Strongin are PGD pioneers and I’ve been following Allen’s blog for years. Hope for Henry Video from Allen Goldberg on Vimeo. This video shows the important work of the Hope for Henry Foundation, a national organization headquartered in Washington, DC that focuses on improving the quality of life for children facing…
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Spanish Bishops Condemn Creation of “Savior Sibling”
Spanish Bishops Condemn Creation of “Savior Sibling,” Hand-picked for Optimal Genetic Material By Kathleen GilbertMADRID, Spain, October 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A baby who was grown in order to donate umbilical cord blood to his ailing brother was born last week, an event that was widely reported in Spanish media. The renewed publicity given to the case has sparked criticism…
Via UK Mail Online- Saskia and Imogen savior sibling
Girl in urgent need of bone marrow is saved by the sister born to help her liveBy Alison Smith Squire and Nick McDermott Last updated at 11:58 AM on 20th October 2008 Playing in the autumn leaves, Saskia Graham and her little sister Imogen look like any other happy, healthy youngsters. But only 18 months ago Saskia…
Prayers for Justin
From Justin’s Mom: Please continue to pray for Justin. That he will not find GVHD, and no more pain. Who is Justin?Justin Cilia is an 8 year old boy. Who underwent transplant on June 22nd. He has been sick since he was six weeks old. He has had a few very serious infections. He has…
Via Servicio Andaluz de Salud
Nace en Andalucía el primer bebé libre de una enfermedad genética y compatible con su hermano, gravemente enfermoLa sangre de su cordón umbilical de Javier, el recién nacido, servirá para realizar el trasplante que necesita Andrés para superar una anemia congénita severaEl Hospital Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla ha acogido el nacimiento del primer bebé…
Spain, Baby ‘Engineered’ to Cure Brother
(AGI) – Madrid, Oct. 14 – His brother has a rare hereditary disease, beta-thalassaemia major: Javier, 3 kilos and 400 grams at birth, was genetically engineered to cure him. Javier was born on Sunday morning at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville “with the hope of being able to give his brother Andres, the…
Simon & JT
NEMO – 72 cases worldwide From Simon’s Mom blog: This is no way for a 3 year old active boy to live. It pains our hearts. Our docs are working with our Washington (NIH) and Philadelphia (NEMO) expert docs to see if there is something else or another drug that might do less harm and…
“Ideology is a luxury good in times of crisis.”
said Nancy Koehn, a historian at the Harvard Business School referring to the US bank intervention. Same should apply for stem cell research. The goal is to cure devastating diseases as soon as possible. Link to article.
Valproic acid
Chemical found to simplify production of stem cellsHarvard team hopes technique cuts tumor riskBy Maggie FoxReuters / October 13, 2008WASHINGTON – Researchers trying to find ways to transform human skin cells into stem cells said yesterday that they found a shortcut by adding a chemical to the cells.The chemical allowed the team at the Harvard Stem Cell…
Vote for Allen Goldberg
http://men.style.com/gq/features/moty/allengoldberg Nominated by: Laurie Strongin, Washington, DC “Allen is someone making the world better for seriously ill children. This started when our son, Henry, came into the world in 1995. Henry brought with him a winning smile, a zest for life, and a rare disease, Fanconi Anemia (FA). Allen then became a one-man make-a-wish foundation,…