New Brunswick- Hospitals

Experimental Bariatric Surgery Controls Blood Sugar in Rodents With Diabetes Via Novel Sensing Signa

A team led by Dr Tony Lam and Dr Danna Breen a post doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr Lam used a rat model to study novel nutrientsensing signals in the jejunum located in the middle of the intestine Dr Lam and his team demonstrate that duodenaljejunal bypass surgery activates novel nutrientsensing signals in the jejunum and rapidly lowers blood sug... Read More

Better to transplant smokers lungs than staying on wait list UK study finds

Transplant patients who need new lungs have a better overall chance of survival if they receive donor lungs from smokers than if they remain on wait lists new British research shows The study provides strong evidence there is a net benefit to patients receiving smokers lungs even though recipients of such organs are less likely to live as long... Read More