HOUSTON—(August 3, 2012)— Spearman resident Mandi Lusby, who received a heart/lung transplant at the Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center in Houston in 2009, took home six medals in swimming at this year’s Transplant Games of America in Gr…
Equity Briefing: Pluristem's PLX Cell Therapy in Failed Bone Marrow Transplant Proven Successful a Second Time
Last month we examined emerging biotech Pluristem Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTI), whose cell therapy treats vascular disease with a novel intramuscular injection that restores patency to damaged arteries. …
Organ donation keeps daughter's memory alive – San Francisco Chronicle
Organ donation keeps daughter's memory aliveSan Francisco Chronicle(AP) — Two years before she died, 19-year-old Cristina Hadley became an organ donor. According to her mom, it was the natural extension of her giving nature. "She would'v…
A kidney transplant goes a long way
US surgeons have performed a 'kidney chain' transplant, helping 5 people.
Bone marrow recipients face grueling fight
Debi Jackman knows what awaits Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts.So does Jay Feinberg.Jackman, 55, and Feinberg, 43, of Boca Raton and Delray Beach, respectively, are locals who belong to an exclusive medical club: recipients of bone-marrow transp…
Blood donation myths busted – India.Com Health
Blood donation myths bustedIndia.Com HealthBlood donation is something that we all want to do but never get around to it either due to fear or a number of myths surrounding it. Here we attempt to bust some of the most common myths associated with blood…
SWOG Selects Sequenta’s LymphoSIGHT™ Platform for Use in 180-Patient Mantle Cell Lymphoma Clinical Trial
Sequenta, Inc. announced today that SWOG has selected Sequenta’s LymphoSIGHT™ platform for the measurement of Minimal Residual Disease in a clinical trial.
Team’s Study Could Pave Way to Rejection-Free Adult Stem Cells
Suppose patient-specific, blood-producing stem cells could be generated in the laboratory, eliminating the need for harvesting bone marrow – or finding a matching donor – for patients needing a bone marrow transplant? A German research team has gen…
'ARC' proteins could reverse acute liver failure: Study – Moneycontrol.com
'ARC' proteins could reverse acute liver failure: StudyMoneycontrol.comMon, Aug 06, 2012 at 17:37. 'ARC' proteins could reverse acute liver failure: Study. Scientists claim to have found that the recently discovered protein could revers…
'ARC' proteins could reverse acute liver failure: study – Business Standard
'ARC' proteins could reverse acute liver failure: studyBusiness StandardIn a new study by German researchers, the liver failure was reversed and the mice recovered completely and they hope to soon be able to test this approach in clinical trial…