05-Apr-2007, 12:11 AM
Good news and bad news from medical research this week:
A British team have grown human heart tissue from stem cells and hope to be able to produce replacement valves within 3 years.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2048062,00.html
But on the minus side, another research project has discovered that eating red meat, particularly after the menopause, increases the risk of developing breast cancer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2050000,00.html
The above link contains a link to the full paper in the British Journal of Cancer, but the statistics are not exactly light reading!
A British team have grown human heart tissue from stem cells and hope to be able to produce replacement valves within 3 years.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2048062,00.html
But on the minus side, another research project has discovered that eating red meat, particularly after the menopause, increases the risk of developing breast cancer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2050000,00.html
The above link contains a link to the full paper in the British Journal of Cancer, but the statistics are not exactly light reading!