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Concussions Cause Severe Brain Damage – A new study by the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy looked at brains from dead athletes and found overwhelming evidence that repeated concussions cause severe brain damage.

Above photo is what a healthy brain looks like.

Second photo is what a brain that suffered severe concussions looks like.
Basically, repeated blows [...]

Stem Cell Spinal Injury Trial – Geron Corp. says it will conduct the world’s first trial of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells, a long-awaited project aimed at healing spinal cord injury.

The company gained federal permission this week to inject eight to 10 patients with cells derived from embryonic cells, said Dr. Thomas [...]