LONDON - British researchers say there is little evidence Tamiflu stops complications in healthy people who catch the flu, though public health officials contend the swine flu drug reduces flu hospitalizations and deaths. Researchers at the Cochrane
US authorities Wednesday approved 13 new lines of human embryonic stem cells for scientific research in the first such move since the Obama administration lifted a ban on their use. I am happy to say that we now have human embryonic stem cell lines
Researchers at Wake Forest University in North Carolina constructed a functional penis in rabbits that allowed the animals to mate and produce offspring.The research could someday lead to normal penile function in men with damaged erectile tissue. P
CANCUN, Nov 3 - With HIV/AIDS,malaria and tuberculosis occupying the global health spotlight, fewresources are devoted to the neglected tropical diseases like denguefever, hookworm infection and schistosomiasis that afflict some 1billion people.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who live in neighborhoods with safe sidewalks, ample parks, good public transportation and ready access to fresh fruits and vegetables are 38 percent less likely to develop diabetes than others, U.S. researchers said on Mo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers trying to figure out a safe way to turn an ordinary skin cell into a powerful stem cell treatment said they took another big step on Thursday, using one chemical to partly transform the cells. Dr. Kevin Eggan of th
Scientists have decoded the three dimensional structure of the human genonome, opening the way for new insights into its functioning and structures, according to a report published Thursday. By breaking the genome into millions of pieces, we create
WASHINGTON - Don Ho was right. It is the tiny bubbles. A team of researchers - in Europe not surprisingly - found that Champagne's bursting bubbles not only tickle the nose, they create a mist that wafts the aroma to the drinker. I love the idea th
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