	17 April 2007 Bluetongue in Belgium, 2006 Bluetongue has emerged recently in Belgium. A bluetongue virus strain was isolated and
	17 April 2007 MRSA transmission between cows and humans We isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from cows with subclinical mastitis
	17 April 2007 Cryoablation -- A new treatment option for some kidney tumor patients Mayo Clinic researchers report that freezing kidney tumors through percutaneous cryoablation
	17 April 2007 Poisonous, fast-breeding invaders: this particularly big toad, found this week, is a giant pest Since cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935, they have colonized 1.2 million square
	17 April 2007 Chernobyl-based birds avoid radioactive nests Birds in Chernobyl choose to nest in sites with lower levels of background radioactivity
	17 April 2007 Enzyme spray has earache in its sights Every year, millions of children suffer painful earache caused by the bacterium Streptococcus
	17 April 2007 Enzymes convert all donor blood to group O You're rushed into hospital and need a blood transfusion – but what is your blood group?
	17 April 2007 Ewes get pregnant after uterus transplantation Within the next few weeks scientists will attempt a uterus swap between two sheep in what they
	17 April 2007 Human heart tissue grown from stem cells Part of a human heart has been grown from stem cells for the first time, a UK research team has
	17 April 2007 Parasite hijacks brains with surgical precision A mere parasite controls the fate of rats and mice by hijacking the part of the brain that
	17 April 2007 Combining poultry vaccination with other disease control measures to combat H5N1 Vaccinating poultry is an important tool in the worldwide battle against the H5N1 virus combined
	17 April 2007 How lead exposure produces learning deficits A study of young adult rats by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
	17 April 2007 Connection between allergic diseases and autoimmune diseases A new study by researchers at Children’s and the University of Washington (UW) identifies
	17 April 2007 Forest elephants at risk from the illegal ivory trade The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) placed
	17 April 2007 Fruit fly gene research may shed light on human disease processes Those small fruit flies buzzing around your bananas are more than pests--they may be allies
	17 April 2007 Handheld instrument assesses dental disease in minutes Who would have guessed that when the Star Trek medical diagnostic tool known as the tricorder
	17 April 2007 How viruses make body cells work for them How are viruses such as HIV and bird flu able to make the cells within a human body work for
	17 April 2007 Intelligent materials to regenerate bone tissue More than half a million people in the European Union and a million in the United States suffer
	17 April 2007 Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic One of the persistent riddles of the deadly 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic is why it struck
	17 April 2007 Researchers identify critical receptor in liver regeneration In studies in mouse models, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School
	17 April 2007 Want to monitor climate change? P-p-p-pick up a penguin! We are used to hearing about the effects of climate change in terms of unusual animal behaviour,
	17 April 2007 What makes a simple biological clock tick? An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has analyzed the simplest
	17 April 2007 Is there such a thing as too much sugar? Treatment with insulin revolutionized the life of individuals with diabetes
	17 April 2007 Scientists directly control brain cell activity with light Every thought, feeling and action originates from the electrical signals emitted by diverse
	17 April 2007 Where's your pain? New insights into how the brain processes pain location Is that pain in your chest a heart attack or indigestion? New research from Wake
	17 April 2007 A toxic hand-me-down Environmental contamination can cause cancer and birth defects. Of particular concern are a
	17 April 2007 Federal government rules against stem cell patents The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) yesterday struck a blow against the human embryonic
	17 April 2007 Single gene variant is what keeps small dogs small What's the difference between a tiny Chihuahua and an enormous Great Dane?
	17 April 2007 A cartoon funds research Devil facial tumor disease The oversized, fluffy "Taz" looks decidedly out of place in the gift shop at Narawntapu national park
	3 April 2007 'Here boy' makes dogs wag to the right Dogs wag their tails to the right when they see something they want to approach, and to the

	3 April 2007 Artificial lymph node transplanted into mice An artificial lymph node has been transplanted into mice, where it successfully
	3 April 2007 Explaining why we smell better when we sniff Unlike most of our sensory systems that detect only one type of stimuli, our sense of smell
	3 April 2007 Antibiotics appear to be overprescribed for sinus infections Antibiotics are prescribed for approximately 82 percent of acute sinus infections and nearly
	3 April 2007 Are journal rankings distorting science? This week's British Medical Journal raises concerns over whether journal rankings
	3 April 2007 Biologists learn structure of enzyme needed to power 'molecular motor' Researchers at Purdue University and The Catholic University of America have discovered
	3 April 2007 Carotid stenting safe and effective A multi-center, prospective, single-arm trial of 1,493 patients adds to the growing body of
	3 April 2007 How blood cells change shape Millions of times during their four-month lifespan, human red blood cells must squeeze through
	3 April 2007 Jet engines help solve the mysteries of the voice Although scientists know about basic voice production—the two “vocal folds” in the larynx vibrate
	3 April 2007 Outpatient treatment kills benign bone tumors nonsurgically with heat Research shows that an outpatient, nonsurgical treatment for a benign bone tumor
	3 April 2007 Ovarian cancer may mimic fallopian tube formation A new study suggests that ovarian cancer cells form by hijacking a developmental genetic process
	3 April 2007 Probiotic treatment reduces Salmonella infection in pigs Researchers from Ireland found that treatment with probiotic bacteria reduced Salmonella
	3 April 2007 Protection mechanism of radiation-resistant bacterium Results of a recent study titled “Protein Oxidation Implicated as the Primary Determinant of
	3 April 2007 Protein found in chickens may help protect against food-borne pathogens Researchers from The Netherlands have identified a protein in the digestive tract of
	3 April 2007 RNA enzyme structure offers a glimpse into the origins of life Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have determined the three-dimensional
	3 April 2007 Surgery, shock waves both effective for removing kidney stones Two common methods for removing kidney stones — surgery and shock wave treatments — are effective and
	3 April 2007 The day after a stressful event, rats lose brain cells A single, socially stressful situation can kill off new nerve cells in the brain region that
	3 April 2007 Action of nerves is based on sound pulses, anesthetics research shows Danish scientists challenge the accepted scientific views of how nerves function and of how
	3 April 2007 Growing dental enamel from cultured cells Dental enamel is the hardest tissue produced by the body. It cannot regenerate itself, because it
	3 April 2007 Rabbits shed light on virus's origins Scouring genomes from 46 kinds of mammals, researchers have plucked out a startling insight about
	3 April 2007 In zebra finches males express higher levels of sex-chromosome genes than females do Sexual inequality is alive and kicking in the bird world. A new study reveals that, unlike humans, birds
	3 April 2007 Making memories stick To make a memory that lasts, neurons need to regulate the activity of genes. One way to do this is
	3 April 2007 Mice given a human photopigment gene have better color discrimination than do their peers Aside from primates, most mammals are largely colorblind. Now researchers have found
	3 April 2007 Microsoft goes bio Microsoft is adding synthetic biology to its universe. Today, the software giant announced
	3 April 2007 Mighty metal vanquishes super-bacteria Bacteria are becoming ever deadlier--thanks in large part to the resistance many strains have
	3 April 2007 The nuthatch picks up on subtle cues in the chickadee's alarm call When trying to stay safe from enemies, it helps to eavesdrop on your neighbors. Like many
	3 April 2007 Yellowstone Park grizzlies no longer endangered Grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area no longer need the protections of the
	3 April 2007 Defusing the platelet time bomb Cut your finger, and specialized blood cells called platelets rush in and plug the leak
	3 April 2007 Flu study faces shake-up over industry funding Japan's health ministry is expected to remove two researchers from its eight-member study
	3 April 2007 A better breast cancer detector Mammography is still the gold standard for the early detection of breast cancer, but it's far
	3 April 2007 Muscle stem cells may offer a new treatment option for congestive heart failure As a new wave of stem cell research continues, cardiologists are trying to tap into


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