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RSS Feed ReaderStudy looks at whether stem cells in cord blood might repair hearing loss in kids
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:22 -0800)
TORONTO - Researchers have been given the go-ahead to test stem cells from cord blood with the ultimate goal of reversing hearing loss in infants and toddlers whose inner ears have been damaged.
Maven Semantic: Cord Blood Research Database
(Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:58:00 -0800)
Maven Semantic announces updates to their Cord Blood research database.
Stem cells to be studied as fix for hearing loss in kids
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:16:54 -0800)
Researchers have been given the go-ahead to test stem cells from cord blood with the ultimate goal of reversing hearing loss in infants and toddlers whose inner ears have been damaged.
Health Canada approves extended use of Prevnar® 13 in adults 50 years and older
(Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:59:00 -0800)
KIRKLAND, QC, Feb. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - Pfizer Canada Inc. is pleased to announce Health Canada's approval of the extended use of Prevnar ® 13 for active immunization for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal ...
Smart-e-Pants aim to prevent bedsores
(Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:22:41 -0800)
Electronic shorts that stimulate muscles in people with spinal cord injuries could help prevent painful and costly bedsores, researchers in Alberta say.
Imaging live mouse spinal cord will aid trauma therapy
(Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:49:01 -0800)
(Medical Xpress) -- To study spinal cord injuries, researchers have had to conduct exploratory surgeries on mice to determine how nerves and other cells respond after trauma. But these approaches have only shown snapshots in time and have failed to provide key, game-changing information.
Window over mouse spinal cord allows imaging to aid trauma therapy
(Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:08:26 -0800)
To study spinal cord injuries, researchers have had to conduct exploratory surgeries on mice to determine how nerves and other cells respond after trauma. But these approaches have only shown snapshots in time and have failed to provide key, game-changing information.
Ontario's First Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed Last Week at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
(Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:45:32 -0800)
Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time ...
Team Canada gets extra motivation
(Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:03:50 -0800)
Kristen Cameron was an assistant coach for Mercyhurst College's women's hockey team.
Star poll: Forget abortion debate, Star readers say
(Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:18 -0800)
A majority of Sudbury Star readers want Canada's abortion law left as is. As of early Sunday afternoon, readers responding to this week's question-- Should Canada re-open the abortion debate or leave the law the way it is? -- voted 69% (525 votes) no on the newspaper's website.[...]
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