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Researchers see BPA effects in monkey mammary glands
May 08, 2012 (SPX)
A new study finds that fetal exposure to the plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA, alters mammary gland development in primates. The finding adds to the evidenc...
S. Korea stamps down on 'human-flesh' pills: report
May 06, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop the smuggling from China of pills made from dead human foetuses or deceased infants, a report said on Sun...
Wheelchair breakdowns becoming more common
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) report very high rates of wheelchair breakdowns-and the problem is getting worse, suggests a study in American Jo...
Penn Scientists Develop Large-scale Simulation of Human Blood
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
Having a virtual copy of a patient's blood in a computer would be a boon to researchers and doctors. They could examine a simulated heart attack caused by blood...
Sports and Energy Drinks Responsible for Irreversible Damage to Teeth
May 03, 2012 (SPX)
A recent study published in the May/June 2012 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, found that an ...
Boron-Nitride Nanotubes Show Potential in Cancer Treatment
May 01, 2012 (SPX)
A new study has shown that adding boron-nitride nanotubes to the surface of cancer cells can double the effectiveness of Irreversible Electroporation, a minimal...
Facebook to promote organ donations
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants. Facebook founder...
Intense light prevents, treats heart attacks
May 01, 2012 (SPX)
There are lots of ways to treat a heart attack - CPR, aspirin, clot-busters and more. Now CU medical school researchers have found a new candidate: Intense ligh...
Just a few cell clones can make heart muscle
Apr 30, 2012 (SPX)
Just a handful of cells in the embryo are all that's needed to form the outer layer of pumping heart muscle in an adult zebrafish. Researchers at Duke Universit...
Scripps Research Institute scientists solve a mystery of bacterial growth and resistance
Apr 30, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have unraveled a complex chemical pathway that enables bacteria to form clusters called biofilms. Such improved und...
Discovery of earliest life forms' operation promises new therapies for key diseases
Apr 30, 2012 (SPX)
Bacteria provide a well-known playground for scientists and the evolution of these earliest life forms has shed important perspective on potential therapies for...
Lighting up to take down bacteria
Apr 30, 2012 (SPX)
Whilst some bacteria can provide health benefits there are others that can do annoying things - like kill you. So in order to save ourselves we should probably ...
Outside View: Optimistic on biosimilars
Apr 27, 2012 (UPI)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is charged with making new treatments available to patients across the country while also maintaining the highest standard...
Regulators eye Google in Argentina, South Korea
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
Google's online search and advertising services are under scrutiny by regulators in Argentina and South Korea, the company has confirmed. Word of the probes cam...
Tax on salt could reduce cardiovascular disease deaths by three percent
Apr 26, 2012 (SPX)
Voluntary industry reductions in salt content and taxation on products containing salt in 19 developing countries could reduce the number of deaths each year fr...
CFR: Universal healthcare requires mandate
Apr 24, 2012 (UPI)
The United States is the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world but when it comes to healthcare coverage, it is only on par with developing nations li...
Advances in personalized medicine for lung cancer
Apr 23, 2012 (SPX)
Several new studies that may help doctors tailor lung cancer treatment to the characteristics of individual patients and of their tumors are being presented at ...
Mechanical tissue resuscitation technology shows promise
Apr 19, 2012 (SPX)
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers seeking a successful treatment for traumatic brain injury have found that the size and extent of damaged tissue c...
Ultra-Sensitive Electrical Biosensor Unlocks Potential for Instant Diagnostic Devices
Apr 19, 2012 (SPX)
A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at...
China detains 22 in toxic medicine scandal
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese police have detained 22 people for making drug capsules using a toxic raw material produced from scrap leather, state media said, in the latest in a str...
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