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Researchers discover that the lung is a major producer of platelets and blood stem cells

Your blood is composed of a number of different types of cells. There are the red blood cells whose primary job is to carry oxygen throughout the body. You also have the white blood cells which are important in your immune system. Finally, your blood has small cell fragments known as platelets which play an…

March 23, 2017 in Research.

Multiple sclerosis halted by treatment with chemotherapy and stem cell transplant

Canada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis in the world with an estimated 100-140 case per 100,000 people while in the US there are approximately 57-78  cases per 100,000 people. Multiple sclerosis seems to more often affect people in countries that live further away from the equator. It typically diagnosed between the ages of…

July 6, 2016 in Research.

Preventing HIV infection with naturally occurring resistance. The end is in sight?

HIV and subsequent AIDS is one of the most debilitating diseases known to modern humans affecting approximately 35.3 million people world wide (1). Great strides have been made in controlling the disease and in potentially curing the disease but these often involve cocktails of strong drugs or bone marrow transplants and there is still currently…

June 11, 2014 in Research.

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