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EU seeks experts in at least 3 new focus areas
Devex … last November, health commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis launched a remarkable appeal: “We need anthropologists!” Andriukaitis had been struck by the way persistent burial customs in the region — whereby family members are in physical contact with … |
Scientific American |
With Liver Donors in Short Supply, Cell Transplants Offer New Options
Scientific American Called hepatocyte transplantation, the technique replaces approximately 10 percent of the liver with healthy cells from a deceased donor. The patient’s organ is not removed, decreasing recovery time, complications and cost. With fewer than 150 U.S. … |
JoBlo.com |
TV Review: Gotham – Season 1 Episode 16 “The Blind Fortune Teller”
JoBlo.com The time of death rules out booth Grayson and Lloyd but they keep them locked up until they get more on the murder. Thompkins invites Gordon over for dinner that … He recognizes Dr. Thompkins and unveils himself as Paul Cicero, a psychic with the … |
Pete McMartin: Walter Pickersgill was gone, but not forgottenVancouver SunDuring the planning of that sendoff, Maguire was contacted by The Last Post, the organization funded by Veterans Affairs Canada and private donors to ensure veterans receive a di…
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Patients with HIV can safely receive kidneys from deceased HIV-positive donors …
aidsmap “Our study showed that kidneys from HIV-positive deceased donors can be transplanted into carefully selected HIV-positive recipients, with the expectation that outcome would be similar to that observed in kidney transplantation programs involving high … |
Green Bay Press Gazette |
DNA banking offers potential for funeral homes
Green Bay Press Gazette The owner of Perman Funeral Home, located outside Pittsburgh, suggested Weckman harvest and store his deceased father’s DNA. … Children of sperm donors have used DNA samples along with other research to find siblings they never knew they had. Funeral home offers DNA bankingBend Bulletin |
Scotsman (blog) |
Comment: Tax avoidance a grey area with 50 shades?
Scotsman (blog) Ferocious exchanges in the Commons, HSBC under fire, angry questioning of the head of HM Revenue & Customs, “tax dodging” accusations hurled at political party donors: few topics have generated more heat in the pre-election build-up than tax avoidance … |
Bend Bulletin |
Funeral home offers DNA banking
Bend Bulletin John Heller / Pittsburg Post-Gazette Andrew Weckman holds a small vial of his deceased father’s DNA at Perman Funeral Home in Shaler, Pennsylvania. For an industry that has seen dramatic changes in the spending patterns and preferences of its clients … |
WRAL.com |
Duke pilot program hopes to cut down wait time for transplants
WRAL.com Roughly two-thirds came from deceased donors and the others from living donors. Dr. Matthew Ellis is the director of the transplant program. He says living donor kidneys work better and last longer. “Living donation is by far the best type of kidney … |
DNAinfo |
How to Donate Your Body to Science: Local Demand High After FBI Raids
DNAinfo Families should do their research long before the difficult time immediately following a loved one’s death, warn representaties of a local body donation center, to avoid confusion and unwanted surprises about what’s involved in the body donation process. |