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New source of heart stem cells discovered

[B]Finding offers hope of recapitulating developmental events to regenerate tissue[/B] Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are continuing to document the heart's earliest origins. Now, they have pin ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 22, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Leukemia drug could save lives of stroke patients

[B]Studies in mice reveal why tPA may cause brain damage[/B] The drug tPA is the most effective treatment currently available for stroke patients, but its safety is limited to use within the first three hours following the ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 22, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke study reveals key target for improving treatment and suggests that Gleevec may help

[B]Research in mice shows why tPA carries risks as well as benefits, and suggests that Gleevec or other drugs could prevent problems[/B] For over a decade, the drug called tPA has proven its worth as the ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A plane with wings of glass?

Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University of Bristol, this has just become a possibility.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (74) | comments 14

Drug reverses mental retardation caused by genetic disorder

[B]UCLA mouse study offers hope for correcting how autism disrupts brain[/B] UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis com ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 22, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0

DNA study unlocks mystery to diverse traits in dogs

Discovery offers potential benefits for dogs and their owners What makes a pointer point, a sheep dog herd, and a retriever retrieve? Why do Yorkshire terriers live longer than Great Danes? And how can a ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 22, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (25) | comments 2


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