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...smaller than the head of a pin, will probably be discarded unless they are donated to science. Embryonic stem cells, the letter noted, can be used to treat "diseases that affect more than 100 million Americans, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury ..." The signatories included two dozen pro-life Republicans...
...months, developed difficulty walking and his speech slurred. At first doctors thought the cause was mild cerebral palsy. Then around his 18-month mark, Margus' next eldest boy, Quinn, started developing the same symptoms as Jarrett's, which suggested that the problem was genetic. The boys endured blood tests, spinal taps, muscle biopsies. After spending $60,000 and turning up nothing, the Marguses took their sons to see Dr. Jean Aicardi, a world-famous French neurologist who happened to be visiting Miami Children's Hospital. "In the first five minutes, he saw our kids and said, 'It looks an awful...
Gardening is also an excellent tool for physical rehabilitation because it uses large and small muscles and fine and gross motor skills. Linda Ciccantelli, who founded the HT program at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, works in the hospital's lush rooftop greenhouse with patients who have suffered spinal-cord and head injuries as well as strokes. "When people have a devastating illness, you try to tap into something they want to do," she says. "I have seen standing tolerances improve while people are planting. When you are in the flow of an activity, you aren't as aware...
...with Snoop Doggy Dog but he portrays a really exciting life," Skinner argues. "Even though you don't identify with him you find it fascinating." Unlike Snoop's work, A Grand is a, well, concept album - even if Skinner balks at the term: "I get these images of '70s Spinal Tap pretentiousness by artists that are usually up their own arse. There is none of that here." Maybe not, but it's a wonderfully crafted, continuous narrative, set to garage loops, keyboard orchestration and even a guitar. A tale emerges of missing money, football betting, the trials of returning...
...this line of research, which involves potential cures for life-threatening diseases, pace matters. Stem cell research may be the key to understanding and treating many currently untreatable maladies like Lou Gehrig’s disease, diabetes and spinal cord injuries. Harvard’s vision—and decision to forge ahead despite short-sighted federal restrictions—is good for the University and good for humanity...