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26Sep/13

New nose grown on man's forehead – CANOE

Transplant Surgery

Indiatimes.com

New nose grown on man’s forehead
CANOE
The new nose is grown by placing a skin tissue expander onto Xiaolian’s forehead, cutting it into the shape of a nose and planting a cartilage taken from his ribs. The surgeons said that the new nose is in good shape and the transplant surgery could be …
Nose grown on man’s foreheadCBC.ca
Chinese doctors grow new nose on patient’s foreheadGlobalnews.ca
Chinese man has new nose grown on his foreheadMetro
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26Sep/13

Need a kidney, please RT: how social media is changing organ donation – The Verge

Organ Donor

New Yorker (blog)

Need a kidney, please RT: how social media is changing organ donation
The Verge
At any given time, upwards of 100,000 people across the US are awaiting an organ transplant — and now some of them have figured out how to jump to the front of the line. By launching online petitions or soliciting donors on Facebook, some patients are …
To Donate Your Kidney, Click HereNew Yorker (blog)

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26Sep/13

How SHARKS could be the key to beating breast cancer: Scientists hope … – Daily Mail

Antibodies

Daily Mail

How SHARKS could be the key to beating breast cancer: Scientists hope …
Daily Mail
It is hoped that antibodies found the giants of the deep will lead to the ‘the new Herceptin’. Hailed as the biggest development in breast cancer for at least 25 years when it was launched more than a decade ago, Herceptin treats an especially fast …
Shark antibodies may aid breast cancer fightTelegraph.co.uk
Shark antibodies ‘may target breast cancer’BBC News
Breast Cancer: Sharks’ Antibodies Could Hold KeySky News
International Business Times –Business Standard
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26Sep/13

Sore throat could turn into rheumatic heart disease in children – Times of India

Heart

Sore throat could turn into rheumatic heart disease in children
Times of India
NEW DELHI: In developed countries, a child’s sore throat is unlikely to cause anxiety. But in low income countries like India, with its poverty and over-crowded conditions, a sore throat can quickly spiral into rheumatic heart disease that kills 2.3 …
Echocardiography detecting many more cases of definite and borderline …EurekAlert (press release)
Rheumatic heart disease: A new era of pushing for global control as World …Science Codex

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26Sep/13

Antibodies Could Halt Alzheimer's And Dementia Onset, Improve Cognitive … – Medical Daily

Antibodies

Medical Daily

Antibodies Could Halt Alzheimer’s And Dementia Onset, Improve Cognitive …
Medical Daily
Using mice for their experiments, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis looked for antibodies that prevented cells from assisting in the accumulation process of tau. They identified three that worked particularly well …
Newly identified antibodies effectively treat Alzheimer’s-like disease in miceScience Codex

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