Stem cell scientists discover new airway stem cell Science Daily Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:26 PM PDT Researchers have identified a new stem cell that participates in the repair of the large airways of the lungs, which play a vital role in protecting the body from infectious agents and toxins in the environment. | Former President Fidel V. Ramos' daughter Jo Ramos succumbs to lung cancer Spot.ph Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:03 PM PDT (SPOT.ph) Josephine "Jo" Ramos, the daughter of former President Fidel V. Ramos, passed away at 1 a.m. yesterday, June 27, reports ABS-CBN News. She was 54. According to ABS-CBN News, her body was brought to the Kamagong Chapel in Funeraria Paz in Sucat, ParaƱaque City yesterday afternoon. The report also said that Jo previously underwent surgery to treat the cancer but the treatment failed to ... | Diabetes vaccine stumbles at second hurdle Straits Times Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:01 PM PDT PARIS - AN EXPERIMENTAL vaccine to prevent progression of Type 1 diabetes failed at the second step of the three-phase trial process, doctors said on Monday in a study reported online by The Lancet. The vaccine sought to protect insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas from the body's immune system. Its formula is based on an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), which the over ... | Canadian research shows promise in Type 1 diabetes fight Canada.com Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:40 PM PDT New Canadian research is offering new hope for the fight against Type 1 diabetes after studies have shown a natural chemical in the body can have regenerative effects on the insulin-producing cells that are killed at the onset of the disease. | | |
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