Yesterday, we spoke about the proliferation of stem cell therapy (sic) centers in America. After all, these clinics are not regulated by the Feds, which leaves the business open to every single snake oil salesman and saleswomen. Most of these slimeballs promise to extract vital stem cells from the fat in our bodies (I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of those to donate) to create medical miracles.
Continue reading R-r-regulation? Hmm. Not really.
OK. For the past two days, we spoke about STEM. That’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (Here are the links to Monday’s and Friday’s posts.) Today, we’re switching gears to a different stem- stem cell therapy. And, we’ll stay on this topic for a day or two. (I hope to keep you engaged, too!)
Continue reading Stem this stuff now
Now, here’s a great combination of technology. Biochemical engineering and additive manufacturing. What’s that you say? Too much technical jargon?
Can you believe it? There are 600 clinics across the United States that provide stem cell treatments! Claiming they’ll fix your spinal cord break, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and ALS, among other ailments.
Continue reading Nipped in the bud?
I bet you thought I gave up on 3D printing. I mean, the last time I published a blog discussing this intriguing technology was more than 14 months ago! Never fear- it was only because most of what is going was not for public consumpiton (or repeating what had already been done).
Continue reading Print me an ear????
The hoops we make researchers go through to find ways to solve human problems- the ones that politicians (and religious kooks) impose to block valid modalities to improve our lives.
Continue reading Blocked. So, they parry.
When will we have enough smarts in the government to allow us to start performing stem cell research? Real stem cells, not engineered ones. Ones that will let us truly help our sick, our maimed, our hurt citizens?
Continue reading Do you believe in magic?
So how long does it take for a great idea to make it to the marketplace? Well, if it’s a medical innovation, it can be a decade or two.
Continue reading Spinal Cord Repair?
There are some 10000 folks dying- while on the list to receive a kidney transplant- every year. But, there are still no stem cell produced kidneys. Which is why some Wake Forest researchers are seeking ways to skirt the political bugaboos regarding stem cells – and still trying to increase the availability of kidneys for those in need.
Continue reading Kidney Transplant Hopes?
You know we all think that folks who die from lung cancer just couldn’t stop smoking. Because we’ve been programmed to believe that.
Continue reading More from yesterday- but no autism, this time
