US stem cell scientists consider relocating

Canadian Stem Cell Scientists Take the Prize

This year, the recipients of the Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research are Ernest A. McCulloch and James E. Till. The landmark studies of McCulloch and Till in the 1960s defined the hallmark properties of stem cells: the ability to self-renew and differentiate.

Dear student: stem cell scientists' advice to the next generation.

For the field of pluripotent stem cell biology to realize its promising future, current researchers will need to pass the torch to new generations. We asked a group of successful scientists in this area, "What advice would you give a young person considering a career in stem cell research?"

Why consider contrast-enhanced ultrasound (ce-US) in children?

Dzieci stanowią bardzo specyficzną grupę pacjentów, szczególnie jeśli chodzi o wrażliwość na promieniowanie – dziesięciokrotnie wyższą niż u dorosłych; ponadto znacznie dłuższa jest szacowana długość życia, co zwiększa ryzyko wystąpienia zmian nowotworowych indukowanych promieniowaniem(1–7). Dlatego ochrona przed promieniowaniem jonizującym jest w tej grupie wiekowej tak ważna. Obecnie wiele ch...

Female genital mutilation: three questions for us to consider.

To cite: Quilliam S. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2015;41:235–237. BACKGROUND It was 1985 and I was running a workshop for health professionals on the frontline of delivering cervical smear tests. A woman rose to give an impassioned plea that genital examinations should “offer respect and compassion to cut women like myself”. We listened attentively to her words, nodded courteously; the discu...

Relocating to San Francisco