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Organ Donations Increase When Families Have Good Information About The Donation Process
People often do not have all the information they need to make decisions about donating a family member's organs nor do they have a clear understanding of the donation process, according to a new study funded by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and published in the 04 July 2001, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. more
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Manipulating A Single Gene Dramatically Improves Regeneration In Adult Neurons
Increasing the expression of a single gene that is important during development dramatically improves the ability of adult neurons to regenerate, a new study shows. The finding suggests that intrinsic properties of neurons play an important role in controlling neuronal regeneration and may lead to new approaches for treating damage from stroke, spinal cord injury, and other neurological conditions. more
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National Study Examines Sites Where US Children Drown
Infants are most likely to drown in bathtubs, toddlers in swimming pools, and older children in other freshwater sites such as rivers and lakes, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). more
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Mango Tree Investigators Fight Sleeping Sickness
Thousands of people in Sub Saharan Africa are dying and being damaged by a disease thought banished 30 years ago. Now in the war-scarred lands of the Democratic Republic of Congo, health workers are fighting back and hoping the outbreak of peace in the human war will let them do more. more
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No Eggs? Any Cell From The Body May Do.
Women who are infertile because they have no eggs of their own could mother children using any cell in their bodies, suggest scientists. A revolutionary technique inserts the genes from the mother into a donor egg, which is then fertilized by the father's sperm. more
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