MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'embryonic pancreatic tissue'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:30:00 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405516&cid=t_240448_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Femy8-FOsxI0%2F Here’s some fabulous news if you are a Type 1 diabetic. Scientists in Israel have reversed Type 1 diabetes in primates “by transplanting embryonic pancreatic tissue from pigs, a procedure called interspecies organ transplant.” As if that wasn’t good enough news, they also discovered an important point when it comes to doing this procedure effectively. Apparently, it’s all about the timing. “Pancreatic tissue taken from pig embryos at 42 days of gestation appeared to offer the best combination of characteristics for xenotransplantation.” If they harvest the cells too early, they may not have enough of the all-important pancreatic cells in order to work. If taken too late, “the tissues’ ability to grow into a new organ is diminished.” Image: sxc.hu Share and Enjoy... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405516 Wed, 13 May 2009 15:02:08 +0100 2405516