Heavy smoking cuts women's chance of pregnancy -- even with donated oocytes
Heavy smoking may reduce female fertility by directly affecting the uterus ?making it less receptive and reducing the chances the embryo will implant, according to research published on line (Thursday 9 November) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction. The finding, from a team of fertility experts in Portugal and Spain, comes as a result of comparing the preg...Many couples choose to donate surplus embryos for stem cell research
Nearly 50% of couples who were interviewed at least 3 years after undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) chose to donate their surplus, stored embryos for stem cell research, according to a report by the Spanish Stem Cell Bank in an April 26, 2007, advanced online publication of Cell Stem Cell, a new publication of Cell Press in affiliation with the International Society for Stem Cell Research....OHSU surgeon implants donated tissue allografts
Over the years, orthopedic surgeon Dennis Crawford, M.D., Ph.D., of Oregon Health & Science University found it difficult to obtain tissue for transplant to treat some of his patients suffering with severe joint disorders. "I found this unfortunate and ironic," explained Crawford, assistant professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation in the OHSU School of Medicine, and a specialist in...3M donates $1.6 million to UW-Madison engineering building
The gift will take the form of $1.4 million in cash and $200,000 in 3M multimedia...$30m of industrial software donated to Marquette University
The software will be used for...Cisco Chairman donates $31 million for UW building renovation
The University of Wisconsin-Madisons Education Building, which originally housed the College of Mechanics and Engineering has been unfinished for 104 years, but thanks to a $31 million alumni gift the university will modernize and complete the building, one of Bascom Hills signature historic landmarks. John P. and Tashia F. Morgridge, both UW-Madison alumni, hope the Education Building c...GE Healthcare donates $530K to research award program
Waukesha, Wis. -- The goal of the three-year, $530,000 contribution will...Drug Firm Offers to Donate Smallpox Vaccine
There is no treatment for smallpox, which kills about 30% of its victims and leaves others covered in sores. But giving a vaccine within days of exposure can protect against illness. A French drug company offered to donate up to 90 million doses of decades-old smallpox vaccine and the United States said it would accept the supplies if they are still effective against the deadly disease. // <br...Britney Spears Donates $50 000 To Support Cancer Patients
Pop princess Britney Spears has donated $50,000 to Gilda's Club Worldwide, //an organization that supports cancer patients. According to People magazine, Britney said in a statement: "When children have cancer, or when their parents or siblings have the disease, there are a few places they can turn to for support." "Gilda's Club is one of those places. I passionately believ...Donated Mothers Milk To Hit The Market
A California company backed by Silicon Valley venture capitalists will soon start selling donated mothers' milk to hospitals treating premature infants, the Los Angeles Times reported. The company, Prolacta, will offer regular and high-fat varieties for infants who need// extra calories. The milk will be collected by donor nursing mothers at a network of hospitals around the U...Canadian Sikh Community Donates To Hospital Project In Canada
The Canadian Sikh community has collected $2.3 million to be donated to a new hospital through a fundraising event involving Punjabi community radio programs // . The money will be spent on building the William Osler Health Centre Foundation's Brampton Hospital at Bovaird Drive and Bramalea Road, which is scheduled to open in 2007. The fundraising event, Better Health Radiot...One million people to donate their DNA and personal information
One million people will be donating their blood samples and their personal information about their lifestyle, diet, habit and their disease// information to one of the two biggest medical research projects, the British Project called Biobank or the American Project. The American project is still in its infancy and the Biobank would be started very soon. The Project would be collecting bl...