Stem Cell Breakthroughs Found In Top Medical Stories Of 2008
With 2008 coming to a close, people are publishing oodles of “Best of” and “Top 10″ lists. Back in May on the third post I ever made on this blog, I talked about Top 10 lists and why domainers should read them, even if they are a bit lame or biased. This still holds true today. These lists, no matter how flawed, provide you with trends and the pulse of consumers, technology or whatever.
I ran across an interesting one the other day on ABC News. The article is the top 10 medical stories of 2008, spread across four pages of course. And they are:
- The JUPITER trial. A cholesterol pill that some think may be too good to be true.
- Birth from a whole ovary transplant. On Dec. 10th a girl was born using the first ever ovary transplant.
- The ENHANCE trial. More cholesterol drugs. This showed that Vytorin may not be as good as originally thought.
- Malaria vaccine. On Dec. 8th, the testing of a new vaccine showed that it was 50% successful among infants and toddlers in preventing malaria.
- Continuous glucose monitoring. In September, a 24/7 blood sugar monitoring device was unveiled.
- Stem cell genes and Alzheimers. In January, scientists discovered Lhx2, a critical gene in cortical development. And it’s probable that it can be treated with stem cells. Um… Lhx2.com is available…
- Progress on parasites. The Guinea worm has been defeated. It’s rare for diseases to be completely eradicated.
- Early blood test for Down syndrome. The test can show signs of Down syndrome 12 to 13 weeks into the first trimester.
- Stem cell trachea transplant. A 30 year old woman in Spain was the first to receive a full trachea transplant grown from her own stem cells.
- Face transplant breakthroughs. This made some big headlines in the past few weeks.
Remember, Obama is a strong supporter of stem cell research, some of which I have previously written about.
Using lists like this, you can better inform yourself when buying domains or building new sites.
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I enjoy reading your posts. I read your first post about stem cells a few weeks ago and have been researching since in hopes of developing my domain StemCellCentral.com. Looking forward to more of your future trend posts.
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Thanks Cedrick. Good luck developing StemCellCentral.com. I’m still looking for a good stem cell domain name. I think 2009 will be the year it goes into high gear.
Thanks again!
-Scott