	21 August 2007 Corticotrophin releasing factor 2 receptor agonist treatment significantly slows disease progression in mdx mice Duchenne muscular dystrophy results from mutation of the dystrophin gene resulting in skeletal
	21 August 2007 Metabolic switch delivers healthy fat Researchers have identified a cellular switch that triggers the production of 'good' fat cells
	21 August 2007 Old eggs show Adélie penguins switched from fish to shrimp 200 years ago Ancient eggshell fragments show that Adélie penguins living in Antarctica switched from eating
	21 August 2007 Contamination of wheat could be the cause of deadly kidney failure among thousands of people in the Balkans The contamination of the region's wheat by the birthwort plant seems to be the source of an
	21 August 2007 Countdown to a synthetic life form Last week, genomics pioneer Craig Venter announced that his team has passed an important milestone
	21 August 2007 Dog contraceptive signals end to castration Male dogs can breathe a sigh of relief. The days of removing their testicles to stop
	21 August 2007 Nanoparticles make cancer cells magnetic Turning cancer cells into mini magnets by using nanoparticles could make biopsies
	21 August 2007 Scans reveal how we suppress traumatic memories Researchers have discovered how the brain can suppress emotionally troubling memories
	21 August 2007 Taking drugs with food may take a bite out of costs Taking an expensive breast cancer drug on a full stomach – as opposed to an empty one as
	21 August 2007 Weeding out the bad sperm from the good All sperm are not created equal. Some contain abnormal numbers of chromosomes which can
	21 August 2007 Bernese Mountain Dogs prone to infection by Lyme Disease-related bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi seem to be particularly successful at infecting Bernese Mountain Dogs
	21 August 2007 Cancer cures could work for canines and humans One of the major issues associated with longer life expectancy in man and his best
	21 August 2007 Evidence of very recent human adaptation: Up to 10 percent of human genome may have changed A Cornell study of genome sequences in African-Americans, European-Americans and Chinese
	21 August 2007 Fat horses face health problems America's growing obesity problem has alarmed physicians and public health officials, and
	21 August 2007 Has science unearthed the holy grail of pain relief? Scientists studying one of nature's simplest organisms have helped to unravel the structure of
	21 August 2007 Hyperthermia plus chemotherapy improves outlook for sarcoma patients Hyperthermia, combined with chemotherapy, improves the chances of healing and survival of
	21 August 2007 Injecting autologous cells could relieve urinary incontinence Transurethral injections of autologous myoblasts and fibroblasts could relieve stress
	21 August 2007 Laser used to help fight root canal bacteria High-tech dental lasers used mainly to prepare cavities for restoration now can help eliminate
	21 August 2007 Neuroscientist comments on stem cell study's success in helping primates with Parkinson's A University of South Florida neuroscientist reports that the cutting-edge research study of
	21 August 2007 New way to target and kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria found Putting bacteria on birth control could stop the spread of drug-resistant microbes, and
	21 August 2007 Routine feeding of antibiotics to livestock may be contaminating the environment It is estimated that between 9 and 13 million kilograms of antibiotics are used annually in
	21 August 2007 'Virtual' mouse brains with extraordinary detail available A multi-institutional consortium including Duke University has created startlingly crisp 3-D
	21 August 2007 Chernobyl hits birds hard Entire populations of birds have dwindled because of radiation from the nuclear power
	21 August 2007 Fighting for flamingos The world's most important breeding site for lesser flamingos, whose colorful gatherings
	21 August 2007 Geneticist Anne McLaren died in a car accident last weekend, after five decades in science Anne McLaren, a geneticist and prominent voice in the debate over the ethics of stem cell
	21 August 2007 Vaccine trials inject hope into koala's future The first Australian trials of a vaccine developed by Queensland University of Technology
	21 August 2007 New ferret model may measure pandemic potential of H5N1 influenza viruses in humans Researchers from the U.S. and abroad used a contact ferret model to evaluate transmissibility of

	7 August 2007 Common fertility procedure flunks a test It has the ring of airtight logic: Screen embryos for chromosomal abnormalities and
	7 August 2007 Lending an anonymous paw Rats given a helping paw are more prone to helping others--even complete strangers
	7 August 2007 Vaulting ahead on a cellular puzzle Cystic fibrosis researchers may have stumbled on at least a partial solution to a long-running
	7 August 2007 Fine-needle aspiration of follicular lesions of the thyroid The differential diagnosis of a follicular lesion/neoplasm in thyroid FNA specimens
	7 August 2007 How a genetic roll of the dice paves the way for lymphatic cancers For most cells, keeping DNA in optimal condition is a high priority. Most cells do not
	7 August 2007 When tissue repair backfires A new molecular link between inflammation and cancer, discovered through experiments
	7 August 2007 Mice born from cloned sperm Cloning might one day restore the fertility of men with severely low sperm counts,
	7 August 2007 Baby born from frozen, lab-matured egg The first test-tube baby created from an egg matured in the laboratory and then frozen has
	7 August 2007 Rat-brained robot thinks like the real thing A robot controlled by a simulated rat brain has proved itself to be a remarkable mimic of
	7 August 2007 Stem cells toughen up fetus's brittle bones Injecting stem cells into a developing fetus might sound risky, but it could prolong the
	7 August 2007 OIE provides Togo with 1,000,000 doses of H5N1 AI vaccines for poultry protection The OIE provided Togo with 1, 000, 000 doses of AI vaccines off its vaccine bank for
	7 August 2007 Cancer-fighting virus shows promise in early clinical trial A virus that has been specifically designed by scientists to be safe to normal tissue but
	7 August 2007 Key to manipulating fat; pathway also explains stress-induced weight gain In what they call a "stunning research advance," investigators at Georgetown University
	7 August 2007 New method for reading DNA sheds light on how cells define themselves As a fertilized egg develops into a full grown adult, mammalian cells make many crucial
	7 August 2007 Allergy molecule identified A vital molecule for resistance to food allergy has been identified and offers a potential
	7 August 2007 Alzheimer's prevention role discovered for prions A role for prion proteins, the much debated agents of mad cow disease and vCJD, has been
	7 August 2007 Exposure to cats increases asthmatic symptoms in people without specific cat allergy Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that increased exposure to cat
	7 August 2007 Human antibodies that block human and animal SARS viruses identified An international team of investigators has identified the first human antibodies that can
	7 August 2007 Manganese levels increase in scrapie-infected sheep before clinical symptoms develop Sheep infected with scrapie and cows infected with BSE have elevated levels of manganese in
	7 August 2007 Mutations in tumor suppressor gene and inflammation trigger skin cancer Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a form of nonmelanoma skin cancer, which is the most common
	7 August 2007 Patented prebiotic helps good bacteria take on bad ones Beneficial bacteria that promote intestinal health in humans and livestock could get a
	7 August 2007 Waging war on the deadliest superbug: Clostridium difficile It infiltrates hospitals as microscopic spores. Its defences are so strong it can resist most
	7 August 2007 The incredible targeting system of human vision Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shed new light on how the brain and eye
	7 August 2007 Study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging Current PET-CT scanners with standard commercial software designed to provide images of
	7 August 2007 Stem cell procedure successfully treats amyloidosis patients Researchers from the Stem Cell Transplant Program and the Amyloid Treatment and Research
	7 August 2007 Malaria-resistant mosquitoes battle disease with 'molecular warhead' A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has discovered why some mosquitoes
	7 August 2007 Insight into neural stem cells has implications for designing therapies Scientists have discovered that adult neural stem cells, which exist in the brain throughout


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