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(Ally Donnelly, NECN: Boston, MA) – A Boston hospital has received a grant to establish the world’s first-ever center to study orphan diseases. An orphan disease is any disease or disorder affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States. Because the disorders affect so few, researchers have a
This is what they did: Reoved cells and MHC antigens from a human donor trachea, which was then readily colonised by epithelial cells and mesenchymal stem-cell-derived chondrocytes that had been cultured from cells taken from the recipient (a 30-year old woman with end-stage bronchomalacia). This graft was then used
Life saving research from Orangelab was published at the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology this month. They studied 72 individuals with NEMO. Thirty-six percent of individuals died at a mean age of 6.4 years. Thirty-two different NEMO mutations were identified. 86% with serious pyogenic infection, 39% with mycobacterial
A baby who was grown in order to donate umbilical cord blood to his brother was born last week in Spain, and it was widely reported in Spanish media. They are calling him “baby medicine”. I’ve seen 400+ media coverage articles about the story.I also received this report regarding Bishops from Spain from hat
Allen Goldberg and Laurie Strongin are PGD pioneers and I’ve been following Allen’s blog for years. Hope for Henry Video from Allen Goldberg on Vimeo. This video shows the important work of the Hope for Henry Foundation, a national organization headquartered in Washington, DC that focuses on improving the
Spanish Bishops Condemn Creation of “Savior Sibling,” Hand-picked for Optimal Genetic Material By Kathleen GilbertMADRID, Spain, October 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A baby who was grown in order to donate umbilical cord blood to his ailing brother was born last week, an event that was widely reported in Spanish media.