Indian Express'Quadripolar technology helpful in arresting pacing failures'Indian ExpressQuadripolar pacing system for cardiac resynchronisation therapy brings new hope for patients with heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart is una…
Cat recovering after kidney transplantWMC-TVThe cat underwent kidney transplant surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, but his owner said she credits doctors in Memphis for saving his life. "He was in very poor condition, very critical," …
Beyond the Abstract – Morbidity of tumour enucleation for renal cell carcinoma …UroTodayIt is an alternative to the standard partial nephrectomy (PN), and it is currently used both in the open as well in the laparoscopic and robotic-assisted nephron …
CBC.caImmunology network to coordinate researchCBC.ca“From developing vaccines to discovering new therapies to treat autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection, from improving food and water safety to preparedness for emerging infections, CHIN will…
Idera Pharmaceuticals Presents Data in Preclinical Models of Lymphoma on IMO …MarketWatch (press release)The presentation by Idera scientists, entitled "IMO-4200, a novel TLR7 and TLR8 dual agonist, enhances antitumor effect of ofatumumab, ritux…
Transplants With PBSCs Not Better Than Bone MarrowMedscapeDecember 13, 2011 (San Diego, California) — For leukemia and lymphoma patients who require a stem cell transplant but do not have a matched donor, the use of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs…
CHIN to accelerate immune system discoveriesWestern News“From developing vaccines to discovering new therapies to treat autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection, from improving food and water safety to preparedness for emerging infections, CHIN w…
Heart Failure and Leg FatigueEmpowHerCongestive heart failure, or CHF, is a serious heart condition. The heart of people with CHF, sometimes simply referred to as heart failure, is unable to do its job properly and pump enough blood to …
Final Phase II Data Evaluating REVLIMID® and Rituximab in Patients with …Business Wire (press release)In the study, 59 patients received rituximab 375 mg/m 2 intravenously weekly for four weeks in cycle one, and then once every four weeks during cyc…
Xenotransplantation: using pigs as organ and tissue donors for humansThe ConversationThis is called xenotransplantation. Humans are primates, so the obvious choice of donor animal for xenotransplantation would appear to be another member of the primate…