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New technique eliminates toxic drugs in islet transplant in diabetic mice

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created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The body's immune system hates strangers. When its security patrol spots a foreign cell, it annihilates it.





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Study suggests adult stem cells may help repair hearts damaged by heart attack

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Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Results from t ...


Why females live longer than males: is it due to the father's sperm?

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 12

Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide ...


Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Prevent Chronic Lung Disease

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered a possible way to protect the fragile lungs of premature babies by using stem cells harvested from bone marrow. In experiments on laboratory mice, ...


A modernized methodology for obtaining new varieties of potato

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research into the potato tuber at the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development and at the NEIKER-Tecnalia Technology Centre has, in recent years, focused on the development of new varieties of potato adapted ...


New data emerges on liver transplant survival rates

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found ...


Tobacco smoke exposure before heart transplantation may increase the risk of transplant failure

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore provides the first direct evidence that cigarette smoke exposure prior to a heart transplant in either the donor, recipient, or both, accelerates ...


The cause behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf revealed

The cause behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf revealed

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Applied mathematicians dissected the morphology of the plantain lily (Hosta lancifolia), a characteristic long leaf with a saddle-like arc midsection and closely packed ripples along the edges. The simple ...


Sleep apnea may cause heart disease in kidney transplant patients

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...


Darwin's mockingbirds DNA research may help species recovery

Darwin's mockingbirds DNA research may help species recovery

Biology / Evolution

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research could help protect the future of a rare bird in the Galapagos Islands that was an inspiration for Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, scientists report in a paper ...


Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.



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