Valley morning Star |
Valley Baptist honored for support of organ, tissue and eye donation
Valley morning Star Family members of deceased organ, eye, and tissue donors at Valley Baptist are invited to send in a 5×7 photo of their loved one to display on the “Wall of Heroes.” Photos may be mailed to Tina Briones at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen, 2101 … |
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader |
What to know about kidney donation: A Q&A with Geisinger’s Dr …
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader A surgical team removes a kidney from a donor during the first part of a kidney transplant surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. The laparoscopic technique that is used to remove kidneys from living donors is minimally … |
Increase organ and tissue donations by raising awareness with funded activities in DonateLife WeekWauchope GazetteWith organ donation now fully embedded in our national health system, we need even more community participation to help us achieve further…
Tower Timberjay News |
Lucky Match
Tower Timberjay News SOUDAN- “I’ve always been an organ donor,” said Steven Olson of Soudan. “Ever since I got my driver’s license.” But signing up to donate your organs in case of untimely death is one thing, deciding to give up one of your kidneys to help out a friend is … |
Discover Magazine (blog) |
Is Human Adult Neurogenesis Dead? And Does It Matter?
Discover Magazine (blog) Does the human brain continue creating new neurons throughout adult life? The idea that neurogenesis exists in the adult human hippocampus has generated a huge amount of excitement and stimulated much research. It’s been proposed that disruptions to … |
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China calls for information sharing at Vatican meeting
Global Times China’s principles on the prevention of transplant tourism, such as no foreigners being allowed to receive organs from deceased donors, could be applied in other countries, Nunez said. China’s allocation of organs, which was done by a computerized … |
GoErie.comErie doctors help young leukemia patient and familyGoErie.comOn Tuesday, the siblings shared cupcakes and Star Wars masks and talked about the upcoming trip as their parents Kim, 44, and Mike, 46, talked with staff. Anna is not a patient at T…
Medical Xpress |
Thyroid gene variation may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans
Medical Xpress Wondering what was behind those reports, McAninch and colleagues at Rush previously obtained and analyzed brain tissue from the University of Miami Brain Bank from deceased Caucasian male organ donors who at their time of death were young and healthy … |
Raw Story |
Here is why I am not an organ donor
Raw Story Last fall’s story of A.J. Burgess, a 2-year-old boy unable to receive a life-saving kidney transplant from his previously incarcerated father has turned out well. Even though AJ’s father was rejected as a donor despite being a perfect match, AJ … |
Gizmodo UKPrion Disease Can Lurk in Your Brain for 30 Years Before Quickly Killing YouGizmodo UKUnbeknownst to anyone at the time, the grafts (as well as some stocks of human growth hormone) were created using deceased donors who had CJD. And the stand…