	18 July 2006 Bird flu vaccine '10 years away' Avian flu experts meeting in Paris have been told that a viable vaccine against the human
	18 July 2006 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease blood test 'a step closer' The variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is likely to be transmitted via blood
	18 July 2006 Type IX collagen deficiency enhances the binding of cartilage-specific antibodies and arthritis severity Joint cartilage is attacked in both autoimmune inflammatory and osteoarthritic processes
	18 July 2006 Emerging infectious determinants of chronic diseases Evidence now confirms that noncommunicable chronic diseases can stem from infectious agents
	18 July 2006 Migratory passerine birds as reservoirs of Lyme borreliosis in Europe To define the role of birds as reservoirs and disseminators of Borrelia spirochetes, we
	18 July 2006 Kuru can incubate for 50 years People in Papua New Guinea who once feasted on their own relatives succumbed to
	18 July 2006 Mature sperm and eggs grown from same stem cells Stem cells from a mouse embryo have been coaxed into producing both eggs and sperm in the
	18 July 2006 'Miracle recovery' shows brain's resilience The amazing recovery of a man who had spent almost two decades in a barely conscious state
	18 July 2006 Mouse trials show small gain from implanted human cells The company, StemCells of Palo Alto, California, received approval from the US Food and Drug
	18 July 2006 Blood analysis may reveal Alzheimer’s risk A blood test might one day predict a person’s risk of developing dementia
	18 July 2006 Nigeria's strains of bird flu bode ill for Africa H5N1 bird flu has invaded Nigeria on at least three separate occasions, the first genetic
	18 July 2006 Vets demand official rejection of homeopathy Many vets are aghast that unproven homeopathic treatments are routinely prescribed to
	18 July 2006 The impact game It is time to find a better way to assess the scientific literature. We would be lying
	18 July 2006 A neural mosaic of tones The brain filters what we hear. It can do this in part because particular groups of
	18 July 2006 Bacteria, beware: New finding about E Coli could block infections, lead to better treatments A newly discovered receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli can be blocked to avert infection
	18 July 2006 Bioengineered tissue implants regenerate damaged knee cartilage Knee cartilage injuries can be effectively repaired by tissue engineering and osteoarthritis
	18 July 2006 Research identifies protein in mice that regulates bone formation Osteoporosis, a disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density and
	18 July 2006 Researchers aim to cut future need for liver transplants University of Edinburgh scientists have identified primitive liver cells –possibly dormant
	18 July 2006 Researchers get to heart of leishmaniasis A new study found that mice lacking a gene crucial to the normal functioning of
	18 July 2006 Researchers develop T-cells from human embryonic stem cells, raising hopes for a gene therapy to combat AIDS Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine
	18 July 2006 Biomarker reduces length of antibiotic treatment For hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), lower measurements of
	18 July 2006 Bird extinctions worse than thought When scientists try to gauge the impact of humans on bird populations since 1500--the time
	18 July 2006 Cacophony of canines Dogs come in more than 400 breeds, many wildly different in appearance. A Swedish team thinks
	18 July 2006 Chinese and English speakers process numbers differently Brain scans have shown that speakers of English and Chinese process language somewhat differently
	18 July 2006 Effect of nitazoxanide for treatment of severe rotavirus diarrhoea: randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial Rotavirus is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years, but
	18 July 2006 Retrovirus invading koalas The koala genome is in the middle of an invasion from a retrovirus, presenting a unique
	18 July 2006 Implant infection, solution: nanotech surfaces Orthopaedic implants help millions of Americans stay active. But these medical devices
	3 July 2006 Study concludes that pesticide use increases risk of Parkinson's in men Mayo Clinic researchers have found that using pesticides for farming or other purposes increases
	3 July 2006 "Hypoallergenic" cats for sale, U.S. firm announces The world's first hypoallergenic cats may soon be curling up and purring in the laps of allergy

	3 July 2006 Making the most of a little DNA A way of vastly amplifying the genome of a single cell is allowing unprecedented insights into
	3 July 2006 Unnecessarily long prescriptions may fuel drug resistance Cutting the length of time that patients take certain antibiotics could help to tackle
	3 July 2006 Alzheimer's vaccine shows success in mice A DNA vaccine has successfully reduced the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice
	3 July 2006 The first treatment derived from embryonic stem cells might soon undergo clinical trials One of the main concerns with embryonic stem cell (ESC) treatments has been the
	3 July 2006 Gazelles shrink liver and heart to reduce oxygen consumption during drought How do gazelles and other large desert mammals adjust their physiology to survive when food and
	3 July 2006 Facts often missing in media reports about medical research News stories about medical research, often based on initial findings presented at professional
	3 July 2006 Molecular mechanism of a diabetes vaccine revealed A team of researchers led by Prof. Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute of Science
	3 July 2006 New contrast agents may be on horizon for better medical imaging Research by scientists based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign may lead to
	3 July 2006 New stem-cell findings can help the body to cure itself Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified an important mechanism that regulates
	3 July 2006 New study re-evaluates cardiovascular risks of anti-inflammatory drugs High doses of some traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are
	3 July 2006 Physicists report advance toward nanotechnology approach to protein engineering UCLA physicists report a significant step toward a new approach to protein engineering in
	3 July 2006 Plague agent helps researchers find novel signaling system in cells The bacterium that causes bubonic plague would seem unlikely to help medical scientists
	3 July 2006 Epidermal growth factor receptor activation prevents microbes from going more than skin deep Our skin not only serves as a physical barrier against infection but skin cells themselves
	3 July 2006 Report focuses on the role good microbes play in future medicine Not all bacteria are bad. In fact, beneficial microbes could represent the future of
	3 July 2006 Researchers identify roles of gene mutations causing lupus in mice In two related studies, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have pinpointed
	3 July 2006 Researchers show how brain decodes complex smells Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered how the brain creates a scent
	3 July 2006 Scientists tie several cancers to common 'oncogene engine' Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report that a common "oncogene engine" – a small
	3 July 2006 Parallel evolution: proteins do it, too Wings, spines, saber-like teeth—nature and the fossil record abound with examples of
	3 July 2006 Researchers take the pulse of a gene in living cells Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have observed
	3 July 2006 Experimental vaccine protects lab animals against several strains of H5N1 bird flu virus Nations are preparing to stockpile vaccines against H5N1, the strain of influenza virus that
	3 July 2006 Monkeys vaccinated against SIV survive longer after infection Results of two new studies sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
	3 July 2006 Infected for life: How the herpes simplex virus uses microRNA to hide out in cells Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered part of
	3 July 2006 Successful transplantation from pig embryos to mice Millions of diabetics face a lifetime of daily injections to replace the insulin their bodies
	3 July 2006 Gut microbes fatten up Unfortunate combinations of genetics and environment are often eyed as culprits in obesity
	3 July 2006 Harvard embarks on research cloning After more than 2 years of what Harvard Provost Steven Hyman called "the most extensive
	3 July 2006 Four dogs were cured of the immune disease LAD with gene therapy Scientists have cured four dogs of a deadly inherited immune disease involving defective
	3 July 2006 FDA approves cervical cancer vaccine The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first vaccine that can prevent
	3 July 2006 Hearts and minds What do giraffes and fighter pilots have in common? They both experience extreme rushes of


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