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...weeks. There's been a lot of news lately about the blood that remains in umbilical cords after they are cut; this fluid is a rich source of stem cells that can be used to treat a variety of diseases, from leukemia to sickle-cell anemia. Two weeks ago, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that children with a fatal genetic disorder called Krabbe's disease had been saved with stem cells from cord blood. And last week the House of Representatives, struggling with a hotly contested bill that would loosen restrictions on embryonic-stem-cell research, easily passed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Tangled Cord | 5/29/2005 | See Source »

...genes may help provide answers to such fundamental questions as what switches DNA on and off, and how a single cell blossoms into a complex organism like a mouse or a human being. Someday the new technology could yield treatments for diseases such as cancer, thalassemia and sickle-cell anemia. In short, an increasing number of biologists and geneticists agree, the field of transgenic mice is hot. Says Rudolf Jaenisch, a molecular biologist with the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass.: "Everybody wants to jump on the bandwagon because it's such an interesting wagon to ride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Of (Transgenic) Mice and Men | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

WHAT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH PROBLEMS? YOU HAVE HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, PROSTATE CANCER AND ANEMIA. I don't have any health problems. I have health issues. My diabetes and high blood pressure are under better control than they've ever been. I take my medication on time, watch my diet, eat sugar and sweets in moderation. I'm not going to be as active as I was. I'm 68 years old. I can't run as fast as I used to run, but my mind is as good as it's ever been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Marion Barry | 1/24/2005 | See Source »

...advance the cause.) And once the science reaches a certain point, most legislators will undergo a conversion. It's one thing to oppose research that still looks like a barely conceivable long shot. It's another thing to stare at a child with juvenile diabetes or sickle-cell anemia and tell him he can't get a cure developed with embryos by a biotech firm in California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle Is Over, but the War Goes On | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...It’s a very aggressive disease because the tumor cells replace normal cells on the bone marrow,” said Aster. “Kids have low blood counts, anemia, not enough white blood cells and sometimes also tumor masses...

Author: By Risheng Xu and Jennifer XIN-JIA Zhang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER AND CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Researchers Find Possible Cure For Type of Leukemia | 10/12/2004 | See Source »

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