The Secret Power of Your Family Jewels - Your family jewels may turn out to be life-savers

[BigBearJohn]

From an email frm Men's Health:

In a new study, German researchers isolated stem cells from the testicles of adult men and turned them into bone, muscle, neural, and other kinds of cells. Like other methods of stem-cell research, this presents the potential to develop treatments of degenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Way to make us proud, boys.

Not only is this testicular breakthrough promising for the field of stem-cell research in general—as it sidesteps the ethical controversies of using embryonic cells—it also offers huge potential for future medical treatments for men, in particular. The doctors say if a man's own cells were used to make a therapy, they could be used to treat him without fear that his body would reject the cells.

Now that your testes are proving to be medical miracle-workers, you better keep them healthy. You can start by learning everything you've ever wanted to know about your package in our complete guide to your privates. You can also keep your balls in play by quitting smoking, eating right, and checking under the hood.

And of course, don't forget to have more sex. Regularly flushing the system with nourishing blood and oxygen assures optimum sperm production, prostate health, and overall good performance.

[cliffordu]

1. I am soooo K&R'ing this.....

[Lasher]

2. Uh, how do you extract the family jewel specimen?

If it involves corkscrews or pliers count me out.

[TankLV]

3. all DU males have their legs promptly tightly closed at this moment...

[Leftist Agitator]

4. No bar equipment or hand tools...

Just one of these:



OUCH!!!

[FloridaJudy]

5. Balls!!!!

:evilgrin:

[Forkboy]

6. I thought this would be about that time I used my penis to rescue that guy in a rushing river.

:hide:

[loudsue]

7. So....I think I'll go to bed now, and curl up next to my hubby for a little stem cell pilates....

Gotta keep those suckers viable, ya know!

I knew they were jewels, but I had no idea they could actually be famous in their own right. That is so very nice.

:evilgrin:

[Connonym]

10. make sure you polish them regularly

:-P

[loudsue]

14. Not just polished.....spit shined!

You betcha. Gotta make sure those little buggers are ready for the big time!

[newtothegame]

8. I love this! One of my responsibilities at the hospital is coordinating the cord blood bank...

it's a great opportunity to study stem cells without the ethical controversy and political pressures that surround embryo research. Cord blood, like testicles apprently :), are a rich source of stem cells!

[reggie the dog]

9. heathen Germans, heathen godless Germans

doing stem cell research......HEATHENS I SAY, DAMN THEM TO HELL, never in the USA NEVER!!!!!!

Science only teaches LIES, the BIBLE teaches TRUTH, the Republicans said so time and time again so it must be true!

[windoe]

11. Oh you guys think you are so special.....

stem cells are in menstrual blood as well....so there.

http://www.celle.com

:P

[Bake]

16. Yeah, but can they change into bone cells, or anything else???

Huh, can they, huh, huh, huh????

Bake

[snot]

12. I'd like to send this to my bfriend & just searched their site but

got nothin' . . . I don't suppose they provided a link to the full article?

[BigBearJohn]

13. It was in an email. I couldnt find it either, but did find a link directly related to the story.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081008-stem-cells-testicles.html

and here's another one:

http://redorbit.com/news/health/1583168/stem_cells_from_testicles_instead_of_embryos/index.html

and one from the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/08/AR2008100801774.html


It's all over the internet now.

[Jamastiene]

15. Ribbit!!!

:P


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