Bad News, Good News
Bad news for science fiction writers, good news for patients. New studies are beginning to break the link between the two major concerns of using stem cells in regenerative medicine: […]
Author Archives: lalancaster
Killing Death- Homicide
A recent homicide shook Alaskans and the rest of the country. On May first, two state troopers, dispatched from Fairbanks, were shot and killed in the tiny village of Tanana. […]
The Blood-Youth Link
The mythic link between blood and youth is strong. Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614) is thought to be one of the most prolific serial killers and was rumored to […]
Breakthrough or Bust?
Stem Cells may one day see widespread use treating heart failure, vision loss, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. Now we are one step closer to creating stem cells to treat […]
Poll Results- Who wants to live forever?
The results are in! Last week I asked you and the rest of the internet, “Would YOU like to live forever?” It was a short time frame, but I managed […]
Poll- Do YOU want to live forever?
A few years ago, a Reader’s Digest poll asked people all over the world to answer one simple question: Do YOU want to live forever? As a science fiction author […]
Killing Death- Natural Causes
Earlier in this series I mentioned I work in an Alaskan state government office and I take in copies of Death Certificates. By far, the decedents are over fifty and […]
A Diet for the Ages
Would you change your diet to live longer? If you are middle aged, 50-65, you might be able to do just that. (Could middle age become later and later in […]
New Cells On Trial
For a while every time I turned around there was a new crime drama, sometimes the same premise, different city. Just as often, I find new scientific studies that are […]
Healing Broken Hearts
With Valentine’s Day not that far behind us, I thought I’d share two fascinating techniques researchers are developing to help patients heal after heart attacks that I could also use […]
The Phoenix Series 