The FDA has authorized the world's first tests of human embryonic stem cell therapy, marking a political shift. A California biotechnology company will begin a clinical trial using stem cells to regrow nerve tissue in patients with spinal cord injury.— Reuters Two-term Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand will be the next senator from New York, as multiple sources say Gov. David Paterson has Read more

Relief Lands in Myanmar: UN relief supplies touched down in Myanmar this morning, though US military planes loaded with aid are still denied access by the country's isolationist regime. The junta also continues to stall visas for UN teams wanting to enter the country and ensure that the aid supplies reach victims amid fears that food and water shortages could push the death toll above 100,000. Read more

Imagine soldiers returning from battle with missing limbs, burned skin, and damaged organs from a confrontation. Then imagine them days later completely regenerated, healed with their own tissue. According to the Pentagon, this day is not far off. The Pentagon has joined forces with universities and hospitals in a $250-million research institute to fund an initiative to regenerate soldiers’ Read more

Sometimes health headlines sound more like science fiction than fact, and this little bit of news definitely fits that categorization. Scientists have figured out a way to move fat, mined via liposuction from undesirable body locations like the belly, booty or thighs, and transfer the fat where many ladies want more fat - their breasts!!! Harnessing stem cell technology, scientists can now Read more