Entries Tagged as ‘medical’

April 22, 2009

Stephen Hawking – Mind Over Body?

You may have heard that the great Stephen Hawking was admitted to hospital yesterday and was (According to reports) “very ill” with a chest infection.
An update on his website this morning (hawking.org.uk) states “Professor Hawking is being kept in for observation at Addenbrooke’s hospital this morning. He is comfortable and his family is looking forward [...]

March 10, 2009

Stem Cell Research – Finally

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an order to lift the ban on stem cell research, originally put in place by the Bush administration.
This gives hope to many around the world, and is very significant.
Full article from the Science News website:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/41527/title/President_reverses_federal_ban_on_stem_cell_funding