Friday, 15 June 2012
Researchers at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Göteborg have
managed to implant a blood vessel made from a patient’s own stem cells
in a ten year old, sick girl. One year after surgery she now is doing
pretty fine making the researchers to hope that this could be a method
to assist patients who need bypass surgery.
The process involves approach, in making the vein perform better
took three to four weeks, according to Michael Olausson, a professor at
the Transplantation Center at the hospital. The vein for the girl was
obtained from a donation from a deceased person, reports radio Sweden. “Then we have
removed all cells and all the genetic material, and after that we have
brought stem cells from the patient who will receive the blood vessel
and then grow this vessel out again,” says Michael Olausson, Professor
and Director of the Transplant Center at the Sahlgrenska University
Hospital in Gothenburg to radio Sweden.
At the moment, Michael Olausson and his team believe that the approach
could be of great help to many people with plug formation in their
blood vessels and that they need to undergo a so-called "bypass
surgery".
Asked how important is it that the patient's own stem cells are
included in the vein? Michael Olausson replied that it has to do with
the immune system recognizing the tissue as its own and thus will not
reject it. For him and the patient, it's a big advantage. All the
medications that are normally given to avoid the body rejecting the new
cell is very powerful and can cause side effects, so it is desirable to
avoid them.
He adds that this new method is also very important so that “we’ll be
able to solve problem around such things as hearts or kidneys in the
future. The next big step for us is probably a work around to get
arteries to function well. This opens the door and then maybe, be able
to produce whole organs,” says Michael Olausson.
By Scancomark.se Team
“The Swedish tax system is very difficult”- The tax manager himself said
Thursday, 23 February 2012
The Manager of the Swedish tax authority, Ingemar Hansson thinks that
the current Swedish tax system makes it too difficult to do the right
thong. Speaking t the Swedish business daily,
Dagens industri, he believes that there must be some changes in the nearest future.
Last year the Swedish tax authority raised taxes on varies objects to
the tone of some Skr4.3 billion and also from various
corrections. In fact, increased is retroactively tax levy of
skr22.7 billion. At the same time it resulted in checks that other
companies and individuals were returned Skr18.4 billion.
While the agency works to combat cheating and money laundry, the later
is more unknown: Errors, and unintended mistakes were popular. It would
then amount to billions of krona.
An example of a common error that has emerged recently is that the
ability of entrepreneurs to get deductions on their personal
contributions with Skr10,000 that were introduced from mid last year.
This is however, not available to all who are entitled. The reason is
that one must check a box on their tax return as such many people
missed, according Ingemar Hansson.
“We saw many who had not done it but that should meet the requirements. Then we asked some questions and some got their cut. “
For individuals Hansson hesitate to mention the type of error which are most common.
“It is very wrong in terms of capital gains from share sales. Many have
developed a higher profit than they rightfully should pay tax on, “he
exemplifies.
Ingemar Hansson on the whole pressed on the importance of simplicity.
“Today, I think that it is even more important with simple rules with
as much automation as possible, in the form of control, and more. In
particular, compared to when I was a researcher at the university. But
even compared to when I was Secretary at the Treasury I have greater
insight into the importance of things remaining simple, “he says,
When you think of the importance of simplicity, already in the
legislative phase, the rest of the journey becomes easy – especially
for the Tax management.
“Then both citizens and businesses become more inclined to play by the rules, “said Hansson.
By Scancomark.se Team
