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University of Minnesota begins clinical trials for type 1 diabetes.
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (May 8, 2008)—Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation announce the start of new clinical trials for people with type 1 diabetes. The University is one of only seven sites in the United States funded by the National Institutes of Health as part of the Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium, the goal of which is to determine whether islet transplantation becomes an FDA-approved treatment for people with difficult-to-manage type 1 diabetes. Read more about this clinical trial...

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Paul Iaizzo was quoted in a Pioneer Press (August 28) article about the Visible Heart Lab’s exhibit at the State Fair; fair goers will be able to look at and handle human hearts. 

Todd Tuttle was quoted in Newsweek (August 27) about his research which found that many women with breast cancer in one breast are opting for a double mastectomy without increasing their survival rates.

David Sutherland was quoted in a Houston Chronicle article (August 19) about his skepticism surrounding a new experiment for diseased or injured pancreas in which researchers remove the organ and implant its insulin-producing cells in the patient's arm or leg.

Lyle Joyce was quoted in the India Post (July 29) regarding the benefits of implanting left ventricular assist devices (LVADs,) in patients awaiting heart transplants.

Lyle Joyce was quoted by Ohio’s ABC 13-TV,  cbc.ca, Times & Transcript (July 24),  Foster’s Daily Democrat (July 25), and Chicago’s Daily Herald (July 28) regarding the new generation of left ventricular assist devices. The original article was published by the Associated Press.

Raja Kandaswamy was pictured in  The Waconia Patriot newspaper in the article “Compelled to give“ (June 4), regarding organ donation.

Sayeed Ikramuddin was featured in the Boston Herald, by the Tulsa World, in California's Ventura County Star, and in the Minnesota Daily regarding a clinical trial testing a device to combat obesity. The device works by regulating communication between the brain, stomach, and digestive system. The article was originally published by the Star Tribune.

Henry Buchwald was quoted on OneIndia.com regarding the possibility that a new weight loss device called VBLOC, which has the ability to suppress hunger pangs, could replace other weight loss operations. Buchwald was also mentioned by CNNMoney.com regarding a panel discussion, "Access to Surgical Intervention for Metabolic Syndrome and Other Diseases," which he will serve as moderator 

David Sutherland was on KQRS-Radio to discuss diabetes research and care (July 20).