Welcome to the era of the brain injury epidemic. It’s always been an epidemic, but we as a society are only realizing it now. Remember those old anti-drug commercials that aired on TV I think in the 80s saying “This is your brain on drugs”? They showed an egg frying in a pan (see video …
The end of the NFL? The “new” epidemic of head injuries in pro and child athletes Read More »
The FDA has been busy with stem cell-related activities this spring. Busier than publicly apparent. Very busy, indeed! Earlier, I reported that they issued a warning letter to cosmetician to the stars, Dr. LookGood, as well as one to another doc selling stem cell therapies. Now it seems apparent that even more is going on …
FDA visits both ICMS and reportedly Celltex: the scoop! Read More »
Yesterday I put out a post as a guide for scientists to insult each other. More insults have been forthcoming from the blog readerships including some even nastier ones. Most are just downright mean, but some are sexist or racist. Sadly these comments are real. They skewer you and roast you over the coals, often …
Insults 2.0: more ways scientists skewer each other Read More »
Scientists have special ways of using words to insult each other and believe me it can be vicious even if almost uninterpretable to those not fluent in that language. These insults are sometimes brutal or fatal career-wise, but also sometimes ironic and telling of our scientific culture. They are often also not talked about because …
The scientist’s guide to insulting other scientists: elephant in the lab series Read More »
I put up a funny poll a few days ago asking if Mitt Romney were a type of cell, what type would he be. I gave 4 possible somewhat negative answers (trying to be humorous) and 3 possible positive answers. The results of the poll are above. The first striking thing is just how much …
Results of ‘if Romney were a cell’ poll: not good news for him Read More »
It’s been a big couple weeks of headlines in the news for prostate cancer. Let me help you make sense of it all. I’m a prostate cancer survivor and cancer biologist. Prostate cancer is almost an inevitable fate for men in America and for many around the world, but a significant fraction of the cancers …
Making sense of all the big prostate cancer headlines of the last few weeks Read More »
It’s easy to anthropomorphize cells. We think of them as akin to people. In the lab we “feed” them. We get mad at them. We cheer them if they behave. What about conceiving of people like cells? That sounds fun too. If GOP Presidential Nominee, Mitt Romney were a cell, what type would he be? …
Why is the Texas stem cell company Celltex so super duper private about itself? I’m not sure. It has been the subject of much discussion in the stem cell field in the past year. Unfortunately, much of the news has been negative, largely related to their former head of ethics, Glenn McGee, who also was …
It’s been another weird week in the stem cell universe with more ugly headlines than good ones. What are the good, bad, and ugly headlines? Mainly bad stuff this week! If I missed good news headlines that you liked, please tell us in the comments! Über ugly Stem cells regrow man’s foot. Really? What the heck? Supposedly …
TGIF: mostly ugly stem cell headlines for week of June 1 including one for ACTC Read More »