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Turning on adult stem cells may help repair bone
— 26 Jan 2008 02:57 | HealthThe use of a drug to activate stem cells that differentiate into bone appears to cause regeneration of bone tissue and be may be a potential treatment strategy for osteoporosis, according…
Experimental procedure induces tolerance to mismatched kidney transplants
— 24 Jan 2008 19:10 | HealthFour of five patients participating in a trial of an experimental protocol designed to induce immune tolerance to HLA-mismatched kidney transplants have been able to discontinue immunosuppressive…
Study finds significant differences in protocols hospitals use to determine brain death
— 18 Jan 2008 10:05 | HealthA survey of some of the top hospitals in the country has found that protocols followed to determine brain death differ significantly among those institutions. In the 22 January issue…
Gene variation may elevate risk of liver tumour in patients with cirrhosis
— 2 Jan 2008 09:26 | HealthA particular gene variation appears to significantly increase the risk that individuals with cirrhosis of the liver will go on to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver tumour…