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Liver Transplant, Financial Aid: How Kerala Boy Was Saved In 24 Hours
A young boy from Kerala faced a life-threatening situation due to acute jaundice followed by acute liver failure. But, his mother who donated a part of her liver, and his entire village's help with finances helped him survive just within 24 hours.
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US Man Receives Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt
In the last 20 years, just a little more than 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide, which makes Mr Pfaff's operation a rare success.
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Understanding SIBO: The Disorder Selena Gomez Is Battling
By sharing her journey, Selena Gomez highlights the resilience required to pursue a successful career while managing health challenges.
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World First: Stem Cell Transplant Restores Sight In Multiple Patients
Two years after surgery, three patients experienced improved corneal transparency with no serious side effects.
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Chile's 'Transplant' Footballers Champion Organ Donation
With his team's 5-1 win over Spain, Hector Sanchez could truly say he was an international football champion -- though not in the way he dreamed of as a child
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Scientists Reportedly Reversed Type 1 Diabetes by Reprogramming Patient's Fat Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells
Chinese researchers have, for the first time, reprogrammed a woman’s fat cells to become insulin-producing pancreatic cells, reversing her need for insulin injections for over a year. In this study, fat cells were chemically reverted into stem-like cells and transformed into islet cells, which are normally found in the pancreas. The cells, implan...
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Scientists Reverse Type 1 Diabetes By Reprogramming Patient's Fat Cells
The patient had been suffering from hard-to-control diabetes despite intensive insulin treatment and had received pancreas transplantation in 2017.
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Why Are Scientists Planning To Grow Livers In Space?
Growing tissues in labs on Earth can be a challenging task as gravity pulls cells into contact with the bottom of a plate or dish.
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Mumbai Girl, 9, Is World's Youngest To Get Shoulder-Level Arm Transplant
In a remarkable medical feat, a teenage Mumbai schoolgirl has become the youngest in the world to undergo an arm transplant from the shoulder level at a private hospital with a donated arm flown by a special flight from Surat, officials said here on
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After 100-Year Hypothesis, Scientists Find Cells That Could Heal Chronic Wounds
These cells can transform into endothelial cells and macrophages, aiding in blood vessel growth and tissue repair, particularly when triggered by injury or poor blood flow.
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Scientists Discover New Blood Group, Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery
A team of scientists from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and the University of Bristol has identified a new blood group system called MAL.
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New MAL Blood Group System Identified, Revealing Genetic Basis of Rare Blood Types
Scientists have identified a new blood group system called MAL, which includes the AnWj antigen. This discovery, led by Dr. Louise Tilley and her team at NHS Blood and Transplant, resolves a decades-old mystery and facilitates the creation of new genotyping tests. Over 99.9% of individuals are AnWj-positive, but those who are AnWj-negative could fa...
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First Face Transplant With an Eye Reportedly Does Not Show Any Signs of Rejects After a Year
In May 2023, Aaron James, an electrical lineman, became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant that included an eye. Now, a year later, doctors from New York University Langone Health report no signs of rejection, with blood flow reaching the transplanted eye. However, despite this positive development, James remains unable to see fr...
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Gut Health: Is Gut Your Second Brain?
This article explores the profound connection between gut health and overall well-being, examining how the gastrointestinal system influences not just physical health but also mental and emotional states.
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Old Pic Of Telegram CEO Resurfaces Online, Sparks Hair Transplant Rumours
The photos have fueled speculation that he may have undergone hair transplant and plastic surgery.
_640x480.jpg?downsize=245:163 "Organ Donation Week: Actors Swara Bhasker, Gul Panag Flag Off The Nationwide #MoreToGive Walkathon To Urge People To Donate Organs")
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Liver Transplant, Financial Aid: How Kerala Boy Was Saved In 24 Hours
A young boy from Kerala faced a life-threatening situation due to acute jaundice followed by acute liver failure. But, his mother who donated a part of her liver, and his entire village's help with finances helped him survive just within 24 hours.
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US Man Receives Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt
In the last 20 years, just a little more than 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide, which makes Mr Pfaff's operation a rare success.
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Understanding SIBO: The Disorder Selena Gomez Is Battling
By sharing her journey, Selena Gomez highlights the resilience required to pursue a successful career while managing health challenges.
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World First: Stem Cell Transplant Restores Sight In Multiple Patients
Two years after surgery, three patients experienced improved corneal transparency with no serious side effects.
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Chile's 'Transplant' Footballers Champion Organ Donation
With his team's 5-1 win over Spain, Hector Sanchez could truly say he was an international football champion -- though not in the way he dreamed of as a child
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Scientists Reportedly Reversed Type 1 Diabetes by Reprogramming Patient's Fat Cells into Insulin-Producing Cells
Chinese researchers have, for the first time, reprogrammed a woman’s fat cells to become insulin-producing pancreatic cells, reversing her need for insulin injections for over a year. In this study, fat cells were chemically reverted into stem-like cells and transformed into islet cells, which are normally found in the pancreas. The cells, implan...
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Scientists Reverse Type 1 Diabetes By Reprogramming Patient's Fat Cells
The patient had been suffering from hard-to-control diabetes despite intensive insulin treatment and had received pancreas transplantation in 2017.
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Why Are Scientists Planning To Grow Livers In Space?
Growing tissues in labs on Earth can be a challenging task as gravity pulls cells into contact with the bottom of a plate or dish.
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Mumbai Girl, 9, Is World's Youngest To Get Shoulder-Level Arm Transplant
In a remarkable medical feat, a teenage Mumbai schoolgirl has become the youngest in the world to undergo an arm transplant from the shoulder level at a private hospital with a donated arm flown by a special flight from Surat, officials said here on
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After 100-Year Hypothesis, Scientists Find Cells That Could Heal Chronic Wounds
These cells can transform into endothelial cells and macrophages, aiding in blood vessel growth and tissue repair, particularly when triggered by injury or poor blood flow.
-
Scientists Discover New Blood Group, Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery
A team of scientists from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and the University of Bristol has identified a new blood group system called MAL.
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New MAL Blood Group System Identified, Revealing Genetic Basis of Rare Blood Types
Scientists have identified a new blood group system called MAL, which includes the AnWj antigen. This discovery, led by Dr. Louise Tilley and her team at NHS Blood and Transplant, resolves a decades-old mystery and facilitates the creation of new genotyping tests. Over 99.9% of individuals are AnWj-positive, but those who are AnWj-negative could fa...
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First Face Transplant With an Eye Reportedly Does Not Show Any Signs of Rejects After a Year
In May 2023, Aaron James, an electrical lineman, became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant that included an eye. Now, a year later, doctors from New York University Langone Health report no signs of rejection, with blood flow reaching the transplanted eye. However, despite this positive development, James remains unable to see fr...
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Gut Health: Is Gut Your Second Brain?
This article explores the profound connection between gut health and overall well-being, examining how the gastrointestinal system influences not just physical health but also mental and emotional states.
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Old Pic Of Telegram CEO Resurfaces Online, Sparks Hair Transplant Rumours
The photos have fueled speculation that he may have undergone hair transplant and plastic surgery.
