Scientists say find brings pig organ transplants a step closer

Calcium is crucial when mending a broken heart say scientists

By: camorim

 Calcium is crucial for heart regeneration by cardiac stem cells following cardiovascular problems say scientists in an article to be published in the journal Circulation Research1  this 9th of October. The study also identifies the body molecules controlling calcium levels in the stem cells and reveals, how their manipulation, can lead ...

about 1 month ago

Pig DNA decoded, may lead to flu vaccine

By: jonnalagadda3

 Chicago: An international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people, and perhaps aid in efforts for a new swine flu vaccine for pigs. Pigs and humans are similar in size and makeup, and swine are often used in human research. ...

23 days ago

Breakthrough that could help cancer victims grow new breasts

By: TauseefAhmed

A revolutionary operation could soon allow women to regrow their breasts after cancer surgery. The technique offers fresh hope to the thousands of women every year whose breasts are removed in a mastectomy. Current reconstructive techniques produce far from perfect results and can leave scars. The new method would create breasts ...

14 days ago

Canadian man purposely gives pig’s Swine flu during the Swine flu ...

By: Taura

During the outbreak of the Swine flu pandemic there is evident knowledge that a farmer in Canada may have actually given the disease to his pigs. A plethora of his pigs tested positive for the Swine flu virus. The humorous thing was there were no speculations of the Swine flu being prevalent in Canada at all. Research was ...

13 days ago