Month: December 2020

Your mental health is vital to your overall well-being, but it can sometimes get overlooked when dealing with everyday responsibilities. Neglecting your mental health can lead to problems in dealing with emotions, maintaining relationships and being productive. Although caring for your mind may feel overwhelming at first, here are a few simple things you can do to stay healthy.

Acknowledge Your Feelings

When life gets busy, many people develop a habit of holding their feelings in or pushing them …

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells – A Potential Medical Holy Grail

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) are the new kids on the block in the field of stem cell research. In 2007 two teams of investigators published groundbreaking news – both teams had reprogrammed adult cells, restoring their original ability to become any other kind of tissue.

Stem cells (SCs) are progenitor structures and are characterized as totipotent, pluripotent, and multipotent, based upon their abilities and potential. Totipotent cells are found in early-stage developing embryos. Up until the 8-cell stage, embryonic cells have the ability to develop into a complete …