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November 26, 2015

Can stem cell technology be harnessed to generate biological pacemakers?
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2015
Although today's pacemakers are lifesaving electronic devices, they are limited by their artificial nature. For example, their parts can fail or they can become infected. In addition, the devices require regular maintenance, must be replaced periodically, and can only approximate the natural regulation of a heartbeat. A Review article published on November 20 in Trends in Molecular Medicine highlights the promise and limitations of new methods based on stem cell and reprogramming technologies to g ... read more

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Monkeys in Asia harbor virus from humans, other species When it comes to spreading viruses, bats are thought to be among the worst. Now a new study of nearly 900 nonhuman primates in Bangladesh and Cambodia shows that macaques harbor more diverse astrovi ... more		Doubling numbers on HIV drugs could 'break' epidemic: UN The UN on Tuesday urged countries to "break the AIDS epidemic" by doubling the number of people receiving HIV treatment within the next five years. ... more		Almost all donated organs unused in China: report Almost all human organs donated for transplant in China go unused, state-run media said, after years of controversy about the use of body parts from executed prisoners. ... more
				Chemical engineers have figured out how to make vaccines faster Researchers at Brigham Young University have devised a system to speed up the process of making life-saving vaccines for new viruses. Their concept is to create the biological machinery for va ... more		Ocular health in ISS Crews adds vision to space Traveling in space has many odd effects on the human body. One of the strangest has to do with vision. After spending some time on the International Space Station, many astronauts discover tha ... more

Synthetic muscle experiment will likely return to Earth in March A synthetic muscle experiment on board the International Space Station (ISS) that was developed with the help of Princeton Plasma Physicists Laboratory scientists is now tentatively scheduled to ret ... more		New superbug resistant to last-line antibiotics: study Scientists warned Thursday of the "epidemic potential" of deadly and fast-spreading bacteria resistant to last-line antibiotics. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		The "Omics" of Space Travel The human body is incredibly complex. Every part of us-from our bones to our blood cells-is subject to a host of chemical reactions and molecular interactions that, without our conscious effort, kee ... more
				Drug shields infants from HIV in breastmilk: study Giving anti-AIDS drugs directly to infants breastfed by their HIV-positive mothers significantly reduces their risk of contracting the killer virus, researchers said Thursday. ... more		Britain ends military support for Ebola fight in West Africa British military involvement in the fight against the lethal Ebola outbreak in West Africa came to an end as the final eight military personnel returned home. ... more

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Alcoholism drug may help design HIV cure: study A treatment for alcoholism can reactivate dormant HIV, potentially allowing other drugs to spot and kill the virus hiding out in human immune cells, researchers said Tuesday. ... more		Medicines do not seem to degrade faster in space The results of an opportunistic, pilot-scale study led by Virginia Wotring of the Center for Space Medicine and Department of Pharmacology at Baylor College of Medicine in the U.S. suggest that medi ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		A giant fullerene system inhibits the infection by an artificial Ebola virus Different studies have demonstrated that the ebola virus infection process starts when the virus reaches the cellular DC-SIGN receptor to infect the dendritic cells (of the immune system). European ... more
Australia reveals shortlist for first nuclear waste dump Australia on Friday announced six sites, including some in Outback areas, on a shortlist for the nation's first nuclear waste dump, risking fresh controversy after an earlier plan was scuttled by opposition from Aboriginal landowners. ... more		Space institute funds adjustable power eyeglasses and a smart sleep mask Two small companies developing state-of-the-art medical technologies have been selected to receive grants from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI). LumosTech, Inc. is a Stanford ... more		Monkeys in Asia harbor virus from humans, other species When it comes to spreading viruses, bats are thought to be among the worst. Now a new study of nearly 900 nonhuman primates in Bangladesh and Cambodia shows that macaques harbor more diverse astrovi ... more		Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs Using sugar, silicone and a 3-D printer, a team of bioengineers at Rice University and surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania have created an implant with an intricate network of blood vessels t ... more

	Over 230,000 vaccinated in Iraq anti-cholera campaign More than 230,000 people received a first dose of cholera vaccine in a massive campaign to combat an outbreak of the disease in Iraq, the World Health Organisation said Monday. ... more		What ever happened to West Nile virus Many people remember the arrival of West Nile in North America in 1999, if only because the initial outbreak killed not just wild crows but also exotic birds in the Bronx Zoo. In the following years ... more

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