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Currently, all blood types and components are in short supply, with a special need for platelets and type O blood donations.
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According to Mental Health America’s most recent rankings, Nevada is ranked 51st in mental health services and availability. Â
Thanks to you, we collected 362 units of blood during our 11th annual Give 2 Live blood drive on Tuesday and Wednesday. The donations will help save up to 1,086 lives!Â
Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle content, a garbage disposal system that scientists hope to harness in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
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According to the FDA, stem cell therapy is in the experimental stages. However, experts say it is showing potential to treat diseases like Multiple Sclerosis. Although clinical studies are happening in the U.S., a Sparks man says his MS is too advanced to be considered. So he is going elsewhere for treatment.
Medical marijuana is the focus of tonight's Ask the Doctor segment.
Three scientists from Sweden, the U.S. and Turkey won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for showing how cells repair damaged DNA, work that's inspired the development of new cancer treatments.
A team in Toronto has developed a method for making functional human skin on demand for burn victims.
You have an incredible opportunity to save a Reno teenager's life, a young man we've been following for nearly a decade here at Channel 2. Find out why Garrett Allen needs your help in tonight's Someone 2 Know.
A breakthrough in the lab - scientists were able to grow back muscle for seriously injured patients using material from pigs.