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In his own research, Melton said he hopes the stem cells could potentially be developed into insulin-producing cells to be grafted into the pancreas as a permanent cure for diabetics.
Bioartificial Organs In tests, the bioartificial kidney has saved lives. A mix of living and manufactured parts (a cartridge full of tiny plastic fibers bearing thousands of working kidney cells), the device is a temporary fix for patients awaiting a transplant (the cells die after a few weeks). A bioartificial...
Scientists are also learning something else. Not only is the mind like the rest of the body, but the well-being of one is intimately intertwined with that of the other. This makes sense because they share the same systems--nervous, circulatory, endocrine and immune. What happens in the pancreas...
ASPIRIN For a little white pill that costs pennies, aspirin may be the closest thing we will ever find to a wonder drug. Not only does it relieve headaches, ease the pain of arthritis and thin the blood to ward off strokes and heart attacks, but as we learned last...
The boy, whose name has not been released, had just been dropped off by his aunt, less than 20 ft. from the school door. Driving away, she heard a loud sound andturned around to see her nephew on theground. His science teacher, Karen Pumphrey, walked out to find the boy...