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Smart egg cartons to transport cells to cure diabetes
Medical Xpress We have developed two brand new technologies to address the causes of islet death during transport – provision of oxygen, and protection from physical damage. The first development is an inexpensive coating that releases oxygen once in contact with the … |
Udaipur Donor Dash – an initiative to spread awareness on Organ Donation – UdaipurTimes
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Udaipur Donor Dash – an initiative to spread awareness on Organ Donation
UdaipurTimes Organ donation is where a person donates their organ(s) for transplant. There are two types of organ donation – living and deceased. Living donation is when alive and medically compatible donors decide to donate their organs to a recipient in dire need … |
Can I get a kidney transplant if I’m living with HIV? – Business Daily (press release) (blog)
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Can I get a kidney transplant if I’m living with HIV?
Business Daily (press release) (blog) The donor of the kidney can either be living or deceased (usually organs from deceased donors are removed once they are pronounced ‘brain dead’ upon consent from the family). Does the HIV status of the donor matter? Yes, it does. Under normal … |
See the data behind our #NoDAPLdollars investigation – High Country News
High Country NewsSee the data behind our #NoDAPLdollars investigationHigh Country NewsIn the course of a nine-month investigation, HCN compiled publicly available data from GoFundMe and examined nearly 250 campaigns, each of which raised at least $3,00…
Record set for Manitoba donor registry after Humboldt Bronco’s bus crash – Global News
Record set for Manitoba donor registry after Humboldt Bronco’s bus crash Global News
Transplant Manitoba credits a victim of the Humboldt Boncro’s bus crash for a record number of new registrations to the province’s online donor registry.
How our politicians find donor kidneys so easily – Newslaundry
How our politicians find donor kidneys so easily NewslaundryOf the 1.8 lakh renal failure cases in India every year, only 3.3 per cent patients find a donor. But the powerful and the influential needn’t worry.
Blood donor with almost 40 years of giving celebrates 300th … – Press and Journal
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Blood donor with almost 40 years of giving celebrates 300th …
Press and Journal A man who first started giving blood 39 years ago when he was a student will be honoured at a special ceremony in Aberdeen next week – for making his 300th donation. Tony Carlin was 18 when he spotted a poster asking for donations during Rag Week at … |
Mother says daughter’s legacy lives on through organ donation – fox13now.com
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Mother says daughter’s legacy lives on through organ donation
fox13now.com SALT LAKE CITY — Dawn Christensen’s 9-year-old daughter was killed in a sledding accident in 2009, and she says saying yes to organ donation has helped her family heal. Patia Christensen was the younger of two children, and her mother describes her as … Give Gala raises money for organ transplant recipient supportsOttawa Citizen Your grieving family shouldn’t have to guess your organ donation wishesIndianapolis Star Sask. hits pause on pursuing presumed consent for organ donation …CBC.ca Calgary Herald –Fox 2 Detroit –Tribune-Review –Facebook all 102 news articles » |
We’ve made ‘smart egg-cartons’ to transport cells to cure diabetes – The Conversation AU
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We’ve made ‘smart egg-cartons’ to transport cells to cure diabetes
The Conversation AU The egg-cartons provide oxygen and allow physical separation to prevent damage and death to the cells – known as islet cells – during transport. Besides a whole pancreas transplant (which has a high mortality rate), currently the only cure for diabetes … |
74 Indian districts don’t have blood bank: Expert group – Daily News & Analysis
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74 Indian districts don’t have blood bank: Expert group
Daily News & Analysis Seventy-four districts in India do not have a blood bank, majorly the North Eastern states and Telangana. Sixty-eight of these 74 are slated to get blood banks under the National Health Mission. The report criticises the Drugs and Cosmetics Act saying … |