Dear friends We look for inspiration and answers after a calamity like the OKC-Moore tornado last night. I got up this morning and realized, while brushing my teeth, that many people 15 minutes south of me currently have no toothbrush or toothpaste to do the same. As I left my house to work, I closed the front door and realized that thousands down in Moore, Oklahoma, just down the road, do not even have a front door… While trying in vain to wax … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Scientists Clone Human Embryos To Make Stem Cells
Rob Stein and Michaeleen Doucleff (NPR) May 15, 201312:01 PM Scientists say they have, for the first time, cloned human embryos capable of producing embryonic stem cells. The accomplishment is a long-sought step toward harnessing the potential power of embryonic stem cells to treat many human diseases. But the work also raises a host of ethical concerns. "This is a huge scientific advance," said , a Harvard stem cell scientist who wasn't … [Read more...]
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What We Know About BRCA Mutations and Breast Cancer
Alice Park May 14, 2013 (TIME) She doesn’t have cancer yet, but like many women with breast cancer mutations, she had the radical surgery to lower her risk. Describing her decision as “My Medical Choice,” the 37-year-old actress revealed in an op-ed in the New York Times that she carries the BRCA1 gene mutation, which gives her an 87% risk of developing breast cancer at some point in her life. The abnormal gene also increases her risk of … [Read more...]