Dry January and alcohol health effects overview
Dry January began in 2013 as a public health initiative from Alcohol Change UK to prove the health benefits of a month without alcohol. Short term effects include balance loss, mood changes, slow reflexes, dehydration, and poor sleep, while long term use may cause serious illnesses. withdrawal can include delirium tremens in severe cases.
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Alcohol Change UK
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Pig organs made humanlike to ease transplant shortage
Researchers in a Minneapolis lab decellularize pig livers to remove pig cells then reseed the scaffolds with donated human liver cells. Miromatrix plans 2023 outside the body liver assist trials to test temporary blood filtration before potential organ transplants, amid dire demand for donors.
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Epen Prairiee
Minn
Minneapolis
Jeff Ross
Miromatrix
Food and Drug Administration
Sander Florman
New York
Mount Sinai Hospital
Pittsburgh
Tevar
Doris Taylor
Harald Ott
University of Minnesota
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