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20.09.2013 15:43
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have
succeeded in generating new stem cells in
living mice and say their success opens up
possibilities for the regeneration of damaged
tissue in people with conditions ranging from
heart failure to spinal cord injury.
The researchers used the same "recipe"...
20.09.2013 15:38
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California
scientists have discovered four species of
legless lizards hidden in unlikely habitats
among central valley oil derricks, sand dunes
at the end of a Los Angeles airport runway
and other arid and desolate spaces.
The findings, announced in a publication of
the...
20.09.2013 15:36
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's
Mars rover Curiosity has come up empty-
handed in its search for methane in the
planet's atmosphere, a gas that on Earth is a
strong indicator of life, officials said on
Thursday.
The rover landed on Mars in August 2012 to
determine whether the planet...
20.09.2013 14:54
A collection of 60 co-expressed genes --
called the Aspirin Response Signature (ARS)
-- predicted both response to aspirin
treatment and the risk of death or
myocardial infarction among patients
undergoing cardiac catheterization,
researchers found.
The ARS was
significantly
associated
with...
20.09.2013 14:51
Smartphones are kind of like the Swiss
Army knives of the tech world. They
make calls. They allow you to send and
receive email, browse the Web, watch
videos … the list goes on. But did you
know they can also take your blood
pressure and tell you when you’ve had
too much to drink?
A growing number...
20.09.2013 14:43
-- A listeria outbreak linked to cheese
might have killed one person and sickened
four others in four states, the Food and Drug
Administration said Wednesday. One of the
cases was a pregnant woman who suffered a
miscarriage.
The listeriosis is linked to Les Freres cheese
distributed by Crave...
20.09.2013 14:28
A urine test can determine whether a
transplanted kidney recipient is in the
process of rejecting the donated organ, as
well as identifying who is at risk of
rejection several weeks and even months
before symptoms appear, researchers
from Weill Cornell Medical College
reported in NEJM (New England...
20.09.2013 13:22
A ban on smoking in all areas of jails
in England and Wales is being
considered by the Prison Service.
A pilot is expected to begin next year,
with a ban likely by 2015.
It is thought the move is linked to
potential legal action by staff and inmates
who have suffered the effects of...
20.09.2013 13:19
More than a quarter of five-year-olds
in England have tooth decay, although
the number is down, a survey
suggests.
The analysis by Public Health England
looked at data from 133,000 dental
examinations across the country,
covering 21% of five-year-olds.
It suggested 27% of all five-year-olds
had...
20.09.2013 13:12
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
is to consider charging 14 serving and
former police officers, including two
current Chief Constables, over their
roles in a murder investigation.
The Independent Police Complaints
Commission (IPCC) looked at how the
officers acted prior to the trial of five
men...