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Researchers construct erectile tissue in rabbits

Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) The day is not far off when surgeons will be able to reconstruct or replace damaged or diseased penile tissue in humans and enable them to return to a normal life, says a new study.

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre’s (WFUBMC) Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM) have used tissue [...]

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Lab-grown penis brings hope to men

Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine say they have found a way to replace penile erectile tissue and function in animals.

According to them their tissue engineering methods could one day help reconstruct and restore function to damaged or diseased penile tissue in men.

The researchers reported [...]

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Popular stomach acid reducer ups patients’ risk of developing pneumonia threefold

Washington, September 15 (ANI): Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have found that a popular stomach-acid reducer, which is used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients who need breathing machine support, triples the likelihood of contracting pneumonia among such patients.

Hospital-acquired pneumonia-the leading cause of infection-related deaths in critically ill patients-increases [...]

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