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Embryonic Stem Cells Appear Safe, May Help Eye Disease
January 24, 2012 01:44 PM - Jocelyn Kaiser, Science AAAS
In the first published results from a clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells, two legally blind patients who received an injection of hESC-derived cells in one eye have experienced no harmful side effects and appear to have slightly better vision. Although the result is preliminary, it is an important milestone for the struggling hESC field.
During the New Year, many people look to refresh the rooms around their house with a fresh coat of paint or new wallpaper in their rooms. Many people are not aware that there are certain materials in some paints and wallpapers that release harmful chemicals into the air you breathe.
According to the Sierra Club, many [...]
We all know that being overweight is the result of various factors – diet, exercise, lifestyle choices, “bad genes”… but a documentary recently aired on CBC (a Canadian TV network), “Programmed to be Fat”, brought to light the links between obesity and common chemicals in products we use every day. Some of these chemicals (listed [...]
Should the United States National Parks Service ban the use of disposable water bottles as a means to save money and protect our national parks? Yes may seem like an obvious answer but the banning of disposable water bottles has actually become a controversial issue.
It all started in January 2010 when an internal memo circulated the [...]
