( Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ) Transplantation of a whole pancreas or isolated insulin-producing beta cells are the only therapy to cure type I diabetes. However, the shortage of organ donors limits this approach to only few patients. LMU…
Xenotransplantation as a therapy for type 1 diabetes: Pig beta cells show …Medical XpressAs an alternative approach researchers are exploring xenotransplantation, ie transplantation of the organ from another species. The most obvious barrier in xenot…
Hospital seeks to set organ donor recordWTNH"When a patient comes to a hospital, physicians, surgeons, internists, their job, their reputation, everything is saving the patient's life, not to being an organ donor," said Dr. Sukru Emre, th…
Trio launches organ donor week in YorkYorkRegion.comSteve Somerville • There are many misconceptions about organ donation, including the fact many people think they are organ donors because they carry organ donor cards, Ms Van Veen said. All registra…
"The Global Learning Series" Launching Sustained Global Heart Health Education …MarketWatch (press release)Understanding Heart Failure" and others. The segments will be distributed over the next 18 months to global web, social media an…
WRGBSix on Seniors: Organ DonationWRGBDuring the CBS6 News at Noon, President and CEO at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Tim Bartos, is talking about organ donation and how you can become a donor for this week's Six on Seniors seg…
Organ donor duped by heartless bossHerald SunA KIND mum who donated a kidney to help save the life of her boss was then fired, the New York Post reports. The New York divorcee has revealed her claim in an explosive new legal complaint. "I decided …
HeartWare shares up as FDA safety review minimizedReuters India| WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US medical device reviewers said HeartWare International Inc's blood pump seemed to help people with severe heart failure but raised concerns about device-assoc…
Orgenesis Inc. Appoints Ex FDA Officer and Diabetes Authority to Scientific …MarketWatch (press release)The Company believes that converting the diabetic patient's own tissue into insulin-producing cells overcomes the problem of donor shortage an…
Abbott and St. Jude Medical Broaden Alliance for Cardiovascular Products in …MarketWatch (press release)This enhanced alliance, which builds upon an existing agreement between the two companies that began in 2008, includes Abbott's leading corona…