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A 'fountain of youth' for stem cells?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation, that explores ways to successfully keep stem cells "forever young" ...


Now hear this: Swim-proof hearing aids to get test

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible - it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time - to Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that open cell phones and iPods ...


Drug-resistant urinary tract infections spreading worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A sudden worldwide increase in an antibiotic-resistant bacterium is cause for concern, according to a review in f1000 Medicine Reports.


'Notch'ing up a role in the multisystem disease tuberous sclerosis complex

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two independent teams of researchers have identified a role for enhanced activation of the signaling protein Notch in tumors characterized by inactivation of either the TSC1 or the TSC2 protein. As indicated by Warren Pear, ...


Gap exists between vision for EMRs to improve care coordination and clinicians' experiences

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created 11 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A gap exists between policy makers' expectations that current commercial electronic medical records (EMRs) can improve coordination of patient care and clinicians' real-world experiences with EMRs, according to a study by ...


Rapid flu testing

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Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children's Research Institute, and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin have developed a rapid, automated system to differentiate strains of influenza. The related report ...


Molecular chaperone keeps bacterial proteins from slow-dancing to destruction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins are tended by chaperones whose job it is to prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients. And at the molecular level, just as at the high school gym level, it's a job that usually ...


WHO chief: swine flu pandemic continues (AP)

WHO chief: swine flu pandemic continues

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(AP) -- Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.


Scientists develop technique to determine ethnic origin of stem cell lines

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 5 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An international team of scientists led by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute has developed a straightforward technique to determine the ethnic origin of stem cells.


COMPASS points to weight loss

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recruiting families with overweight children for a study to help those kids, and their parents, lose weight. The two-year study, ...



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