by Health on September 13th, 2008
A woman’s curse? In the West, through much of its history, women were considered ritually unclean during the monthly flow of blood. This period put a woman into a state of ritual defilement. Theologians believed that this “unclean creature” could not be entrusted with the care of God’s sacred rituals. Similar [...]
Tags: stem cells, stem cells research
by Health on July 15th, 2008
“Funiculus umbilicalis” in spite of sounding like a magic spell from a Harry Potter movie; is the Latin name for the narrow cord of tissue, commonly known as the umbilical cord that connects the embryo to the placenta. It brings nutrient-rich oxygenated blood from the placenta to the embryo or fetus and returns the [...]
Tags: Funiculus umbilicalis, hepatic diseases, leukemia, new born, sickle cell disease, stem cells, thallasemia, umbilical cord
