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...nominate Marine Lance Corporal James Crosby, outreach coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services, who reminds us what it means to keep faith with our brothers and sisters in arms. Three years ago, a rocket attack in Iraq left James with a spinal-cord injury that put him in a wheelchair, but his spirit endures, and he carries on as an inspiration to a new generation of vets...
Expectant parents have loads of decisions to make, from whether to find out the baby's gender beforehand to planning the birth. But recently some have taken up another debate, over a cut that used to be nearly as routine in the U.S. as that of the umbilical cord: circumcision. When Jessica Davis learned she was having a boy, she and her husband assumed that the baby's foreskin would be removed. But when asked why by her obstetrician, who is originally from South Africa, where circumcision is rare, Davis, 28, a college administrator, did research and decided that...
...this novel vaccine will directly introduce antibodies into the body that attack the mutated protein responsible for the disease. Lou Gehrig’s disease, technically known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a condition in which a mutated protein destroys motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Over 30,000 of Americans have the illness which can lead to muscle atrophy and possibly death, according to the ALS Association’s website. Brown and Julien said they plan to find the most effective antibody to treat mice afflicted with ALS before altering it slightly for human treatment...
...Nuclear Transfer, also known as therapeutic cloning, a technique used to create stem cells aimed at treating specific diseases. Scientists believe experiments with these genetically engineered stem cells could lead to breakthroughs for the treatment of life-threatening conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and spinal cord injuries. In 2005, the Mass. legislature passed a bill over former Gov. Mitt Romney’s veto that expanded stem cell research by removing the requirement of approval by the local district attorney. But many scientists have found that the legislation actually hindered the possibilities of research by imposing...
...progress of the project. “The technology now compared to last year has changed. It’s more readily available, less cumbersome, and being patient will result in a more reliable, less expensive product.” So don’t throw out your ethernet cord just...