Advance made in growing heart cells April 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers in Toronto have made advances in developing human progenitor heart cells from embryonic stem cells. | |
Study: Continuous oral contraceptives best April 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A U.S. study suggests continuous oral contraceptives might be more effective than standard 28-day birth control pills. | |
Puppy teeth make new dog bone March 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Japanese scientists say they have been able to regenerate parts of dogs' jawbones using stem cells from their puppies' teeth. | |
Stem cells study provides clues to aging March 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
An Italian researcher says adult stem cells may be the biological basis for a rare disease that causes premature aging in children. | |
Einstein, Newton displayed autistic traits February 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton displayed symptoms of psychiatric disorders that may have been a key to their genius, a Dublin psychiatrist said. | |
Poverty can hurt brain development February 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Poverty appears to have dramatic effects on the brain development and function of young children, U.S. researchers said. | |
Claim: Diabetes study increases death risk February 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Experts have ended part of a study which aimed to lessen diabetics' heart disease risk after they found it increased death risks, a report said. | |
Birth complications add schizophrenia risk January 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
U.S. scientists have identified four genes that interact with serious obstetric complications to increase the risk for schizophrenia. | |
Cocaine changes gene activity in mice December 04, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A team of U.S. researchers has found chronic cocaine administration in mice changes the activity of their genes, enhancing the rewarding effect of cocaine. | |
Europe to launch a brain research project December 03, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The European Science Foundation said it will propose a comprehensive mental health research effort of a size similar to that of the Human Genome Project. | |
Hike in U.S. kidney disease rates expected November 05, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers predict sharp increases in the U.S. incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease by 2020. | |
Fever in mice linked to shorter life span November 01, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Mice with shorter life spans use fever to fight infections more than longer living mice, said U.S. researchers who had expected the opposite finding. | |
Appetite hormone works in two brain areas October 18, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
British scientists have discovered that a major hormone regulating appetite in humans operates through two areas of the brain. | |
Beer: more a brain than a taste thing September 13, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A U.S. study suggests differing zests for beer might reveal more about alcohol's effect on the brain than inherent differences in taste sensitivity. | |
Doctor: pigs with human organs 2 years off September 10, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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One of Britain's top doctors says pigs grown with transplantable human organs could be bred within two years. | |
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