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Medical Megatrends — Stem Cells — Part I of III

New cells to replace those destroyed in diabetes type 1, cells to help heal a heart attack, cells to cure leukemia — this is the promise of stem cells. Some of this is happening now; more will be available in a few years.” Stem cells will usher in the era of regenerative medicine, allowing the […]

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Genomics — a Revolution in Medicine — Part 2

In the previous post I discussed the field of pharmacogenomics. Today I will focus on Disease classification Disease prognostication Early and rapid diagnosis Prediction of diseases to develop later in life Genomics is proving to be very valuable in disease classification, especially with cancer. A pathologist’s evaluation looking at a microscopic slide has been the […]