Diabetes breakthrough: UBC scientists reverse disease in mice using stem-cell transplants
In a world’s first, University of B.C. scientists used human embryonic stem cell transplants to reverse diabetes in mice with the disease.
UCLA Heart Transplant Program performs 2,000th heart transplant surgery
The UCLA Heart Transplant Program performed its 2,000th heart transplant surgery earlier this month, becoming the first program in the western United States and only the second in the world to achieve this remarkable milestone.
Barcelona agree to sign fullback Alba from Valencia
Barcelona have strengthened their defence and found a replacement for Eric Abidal by sealing an agreement with Valencia to sign Spain fullback Jordi Alba on a five-year contract.
Barca agree to sign fullback Alba from Valencia
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona have strengthened their defence and found a replacement for Eric Abidal by sealing an agreement with Valencia to sign Spain fullback Jordi Alba on a five-year contract, the La Liga club said on Thursday. The deal is worth 1…
MJ's pet tiger Thriller dies of lung cancer – Yahoo! India News
MJ's pet tiger Thriller dies of lung cancerYahoo! India News'MJ's pet tiger Thriller dies of lung cancer' on Yahoo! OMG! India. Washington, June 28 (ANI): Michael Jackson's pet tiger has died after battling lung cancer at actress Ti…
Editorial: Donating now, or later, can be lifesaver
A Daily Herald editorial suggests that while live organ donation is a major commitment that many people are understandably skittish about, agreeing now to donate your organs once you're dead is a lifesaving measure everyone can consider.
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) — A structured exercise program boosted the overall health of lung transplant patients and reduced their risk of cardiovascular problems, a new study reports.
Diabetes breakthrough as experts learn how to completely reverse the condition in mice
The research from the University of British Columbia is the first to show that human stem cell transplants can successfully restore insulin production and reverse diabetes in mice.
Weston teen Will Corcoran needs a liver transplant
With the end of the school year now here, many Weston children are looking forward to spending their summer vacations on the beach or perhaps at a sleepaway camp. But not Will Corcoran. The 15-year-old Weston teen is at home fighting for his life while…
Diabetes Reversed In Mice Thanks To Stem Cell Transplant
Diabetic mice were able to go off insulin after receiving a pancreatic stem cell transplant, which restarted the cycle in which insulin production rises or falls based on blood sugar levels.