Spleen may be source of versatile stem cells
...under Lee Iacocca is alsospearheading an effort to raise money for a clinical trial of theislet-regeneration technique in human patients. For more informationabout this project, go to http://www.joinleenow.org.Massachusetts General Hospital, established in 1811, is the originaland largest teaching hospital...Scientists ID molecular 'switch' in liver that triggers harmful effects of saturated and trans fats
... food. Studies have shown that trans fats not only raise LDL levels in the bloodstream but lower high-densi...ated fats and unsaturated fats in their ability to raise cholesterol blood levels," commented Jeffrey Flier, MD, an obesity specialist at Beth Israel Deacone...