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Health

Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 20:47
No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their recommendations for pregnant women with...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:25

New Artificial Heart May Save The Day

During a press conference Monday in Paris, French scientists have unveiled a working prototype of a...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 22:45
More Exercise and Less Alcohol

More Exercise and Less Alcohol

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a lot of reports and studies linked to breast...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 15:19
Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

The search for viable alternatives to replace the embryonic stem cells that are derived from the...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:40
Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer

Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer

Obesity has long been thought to increase the risk for heart disease and cancer in general. Breast...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 15:09
New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

The results of a study conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 15:27
New Stem Cell Technique, a Safer Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells

New Stem Cell Technique, a Safer Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells

Scientists have found a new and safer way to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), which...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 14:40
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug To Help Patients

Clot-Busting Stroke Drug To Help Patients

If you are a stroke sufferer you can take advantage of a clot-busting drug even if you take it...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:17
Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit

Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit

On Monday and Tuesday, hundreds of researchers, stem cell research advocates and investors...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 15:30
Reducing Stress, Exercising and a Healthy Diet Increase Life Span

Reducing Stress, Exercising and a Healthy Diet Increase Life Span

Research performed on thirty prostate cancer patients by a team of doctors led by Dr. Elizabeth...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 19:06
Broccoli Could Benefit COPD Patients

Broccoli Could Benefit COPD Patients

Besides lowering the risk of cancer and coronary heart disease due to high levels of vitamin C and...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 15:00
Researchers Look For New Ways To Reduce Heart Damage

Researchers Look For New Ways To Reduce Heart Damage

US researchers have identified a protein which may be useful in repairing heart damage caused by a...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 14:30
Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Scientists Discover New Technique To “Reprogram” Pancreas Cells In Mice

Harvard scientists have managed to transform one type of pancreas cell in living mice into another...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:00
Most Stroke Patients Receive Delayed Treatments

Most Stroke Patients Receive Delayed Treatments

A new study published on Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 17:10
Efficiency Of Prostate Screening  In The Elderly Questioned

Efficiency Of Prostate Screening In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 14:49
Sleep Apnea Could Put You at Increased Risk of Death

Sleep Apnea Could Put You at Increased Risk of Death

People suffering from sleep apnea are three to four times more likely to die prematurely, according...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 12:22
Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

A genetic variation might be responsible for a rare but serious side effect of...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 15:05
Low Level Of Vitamin D Could Cause Death

Low Level Of Vitamin D Could Cause Death

A study made by Austrian researchers at the University of Graz has showed that people with a low...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 07:31
Sleep Apnea Patients May Suffer Memory Loss

Sleep Apnea Patients May Suffer Memory Loss

People with sleep apnea are more likely to suffer brain injury and disrupted memory and thinking,...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 12:08
Sleep Apnea Puts People at Risk for Heart Trouble while Flying

Sleep Apnea Puts People at Risk for Heart Trouble while Flying

People suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to experience higher psychological...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 15:13
Cells from Menstrual Blood May Fix Hearts

Cells from Menstrual Blood May Fix Hearts

Japanese researchers from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo and colleagues from the...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 15:28
Studies Find Obesity Is 'the Result of Complex Networks of Genes'

Studies Find Obesity Is 'the Result of Complex Networks of Genes'

New research shows that an entire network of genes in the body is disrupted by overeating and this...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 17:13
Breast Cancer Women at High Risk of Dying if Obese

Breast Cancer Women at High Risk of Dying if Obese

It has been known for a long time that obesity brings health risk like diabetes and heart disease,...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 12:36
Gecko’s Feet Taught Scientists to Create New Surgical Adhesive

Gecko’s Feet Taught Scientists to Create New Surgical Adhesive

Inspired by the sticky-feet of the gecko, scientists have developed a waterproof and biodegradable...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 15:15
FDA Clears CryoLife’s ‘Decellularized’ Heart Valve

FDA Clears CryoLife’s ‘Decellularized’ Heart Valve

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a heart valve from Atlanta-based CryoLife that...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 12:55
Marijuana Smoking Linked to Early Gum Disease

Marijuana Smoking Linked to Early Gum Disease

Smoking marijuana on regular basis as a young adult can lead to gum disease by age 30 or younger,...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 12:24
Obesity and Diabetes, Risk Factors for Cancer

Obesity and Diabetes, Risk Factors for Cancer

The American Association for Cancer Research’s Sixth Annual Conference held in Philadelphia on...
» read full story December 08th, 2007 - 18:10
Gastric Bypass Extends Life Expectancy

Gastric Bypass Extends Life Expectancy

According to a new study released by an international research team gastric bypass and other...
» read full story August 23rd, 2007 - 12:59
UCI Neurobiologist To Develop Patient-Specific Stem Cell Lines

UCI Neurobiologist To Develop Patient-Specific Stem Cell Lines

A new project was launched today by a UC Irvine research team lead by Hans Keirstead. The final...
» read full story May 17th, 2007 - 17:09
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Science

New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris

People in need of a heart transplant can now breathe relieved, as they would not have to wait for...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 14:35
Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim

Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim

Faced with strict German laws banning the use of human embryos, a team of German scientists came up...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 08:25
European Scientists Find New Source Of Stem Cells

European Scientists Find New Source Of Stem Cells

European researchers made a huge step in stem cell research by converting cells from human...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 09:11
Genetics Legend Doctor Victor McKusick Dies At 86

Genetics Legend Doctor Victor McKusick Dies At 86

On Tuesday, Dr. Victor A. McKusick, the Johns Hopkins University physician who has brought an...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 22:11
Heart Attack Victims May Be Cured: Scientists Create Heart Cells

Heart Attack Victims May Be Cured: Scientists Create Heart Cells

Scientists from three countries succeeded in turning human embryonic stem cells into three types...
» read full story April 24th, 2008 - 11:14
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Specials

European Scientists Find New Source Of Stem Cells: Human Testes

European Scientists Find New Source Of Stem Cells: Human Testes

European researchers made a huge step in stem cell research by converting cells from human...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 15:06
New Discovery Marks a Step Forward in Stem Cell Research

New Discovery Marks a Step Forward in Stem Cell Research

The team of scientists from Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 13:48
Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:01
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