Unfortunately, the average lifespan of an animal following malignant melanoma diagnosis is five to eight months. (nationalpetdentalassociation.com)
«Just one transplant of the human EPO - producing cells treated kidney anaemia in mice, keeping their haemoglobin levels in the normal range for the remaining 7 - month lifespan of the animals,» says Kenji Osafune, of Kyoto University in Japan, who led the team. (newscientist.com)
«It's a dramatic increase in lifespan of animal models, as much as 25 percent,» said Leyuan Liu, PhD, assistant professor at the Texas A&M Institute of Biosciences and Technology's Center for Translational Cancer Research. (sciencedaily.com)