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Head transplants: 3 reasons why you shouldn’t hold your breath

Head transplants: 3 reasons why you shouldn’t hold your breath

Mar 10, 2015 | Medical Research, treatment

You’ve likely seen recent headlines proposing that human head transplants could be possible in the next couple of years. To catch you up to speed, the idea would likely involve attempting to transplant the head of patient with healthy, normal brain function but a damaged body onto the body of a brain-dead patient by severing […]

Could ticks help improve organ transplantation?

Could ticks help improve organ transplantation?

Mar 1, 2015 | animal research, animals helping humans, Medical Research

Ticks are one of those arachnids that give most people the creeps. I know that I’ve shuddered when pulling them off my dogs during the spring and summer months, and they’re the last thing I want to see crawling on my leg! But these little bloodsuckers might actually be able to help humans in a […]

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