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Minn. parents agree to let son undergo chemo (AP)

Minn. parents agree to let son undergo chemo

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(AP) -- The parents of a Minnesota boy who refused chemotherapy for his cancer told a judge Tuesday they now agree to the medical treatment, and the judge ruled their son can stay with them. Daniel Hauser, ...





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Adult stem cell breakthrough

Adult stem cell breakthrough

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (40) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first tissue-engineered trachea (windpipe), utilising the patient's own stem cells, has been successfully transplanted into a young woman with a failing airway. The bioengineered trachea ...


Researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries

Researchers find novel way to repair airway injuries

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 06, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MIT tissue engineers have successfully healed airway injuries in rabbits using a technique they believe could apply to the trachea and other parts of the human body.


Fruit-fly study adds weight to theories about another type of adult stem cell

Biology /

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

It turns out that an old dog - or at least an old fruit-fly cell - can learn new tricks. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that mature, specialized cells naturally regress to serve as a ...


Cockroach Mom

Cockroaches Control Their Breathing to Save Water

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many insects have been known for decades to hold their breath when resting, but the reasons have not been well understood. A new study on cockroaches suggests the insects reduce their breathing ...


Sleuths follow lung stem cells for generations to shed light on healing

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than one kind of stem cell is required to support the upkeep and repair of the lungs, according to a new study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.


New York autopsies show 2009 H1N1 influenza virus damages entire airway

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes ...


Alcohol may amplify chronic rejection in lung transplants

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 27, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study using an animal model of lung transplants shows that chronic alcohol consumption by the donor promotes scarring and airway injury after transplantation.


New laryngoscope could make difficult intubations easier

New laryngoscope could make difficult intubations easier

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new tool developed by a Medical College of Georgia resident and faculty member may make it easier to place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances.


Should noninvasive ventilation be considered a high-risk procedure during an epidemic?

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrary to current policies recommending that non-invasive ventilation be avoided during an infectious outbreak, the author of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) argues that it should be used exped ...


New laser for neurosurgery allows greater precision and efficiency for removal of complex tumors

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are among the first in the country to use a new micro-laser, which uses light energy in place of a cutting tool to remove complicated brain and spine tumors. The technique offers ...



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