14Jan/16

Donor’s genotype controls the differentiation of iPS cells—source tissue … – Phys.Org

Donor’s genotype controls the differentiation of iPS cells—source tissue
Phys.Org
What was surprising was how different the iPS cells derived from different individuals were. The genotype of the donor obviously shapes the differentiation behaviour of the stem cell. “The genetically determined individual differences in stem cell

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14Jan/16

Prevention of early deaths hope as research links kidney disease to heart damage – BT.com


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Prevention of early deaths hope as research links kidney disease to heart damage
BT.com
… BHF, said: “By studying healthy kidney donors, this Birmingham team supported by BHF funding have been able to show convincingly for the first time that loss of kidney function has direct adverse effects on the heart, unrelated to changes in blood

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14Jan/16

Find a Blood Drive Near You in Coming Weeks and Help Save a Life – Patch.com


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Find a Blood Drive Near You in Coming Weeks and Help Save a Life
Patch.com
National Blood Donor Month highlights the importance of volunteer blood and platelet donors like Lund and their impact on patient healthcare. National Blood Donor Month has been observed in January since 1970 with the goal of increasing blood and …
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14Jan/16

The Medical Minute: Seven things to know about bone marrow transplants – Penn State News


Penn State News

The Medical Minute: Seven things to know about bone marrow transplants
Penn State News
The patient’s body can then use its own banked stem cells to regenerate healthy marrow once treatment is complete. Other transplants are allogeneic, meaning that the patient must receive matching stem cells from a sibling, family member or unrelated donor.

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14Jan/16

Austrian woman finds out she was switched at birth after blood donation … – The Independent


The Independent

Austrian woman finds out she was switched at birth after blood donation
The Independent
A 25-year-old woman discovered she was switched at birth after a visit to donate blood revealed her “mother” was not biologically related to her. The unnamed woman, from Graz in Austria, and her family are now accusing the hospital where she was born

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