Stem cells from testicles offer an alternative to embryos

jerry submitted, created time 2 months 4 weeks (ap.google.com)

Cells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. The downside? Because of their source, these cells could only be used for regenerative medicine in male patients, not in female ones.

The study involved twenty-two samples from men aged seventeen to eighty-one. All of them men were undergoing treatments for other reasons

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Why are there no boys in the Gardasil commercial?

Darkfrog submitted, created time 10 months 1 week (www.nytimes.com)

Although I knew that it was possible to give the anti-HPV vaccine to boys (it would protect them from getting genital warts in addition to making them less likely to give the cervical-cancer-causing virus to any female partners) I have to admit, the question didn't occur to me. Usually, drug companies are so eager to market their wares to as many people as possible, but there is a real dearth of pro-male HPV vaccine advertising out there.

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