	29 April 2008 Biomarkers allow doctors to match therapy to patient Genetic variations ensure that no two people are exactly alike, nor are their cancers
	29 April 2008 Cognitive tests are the best way to select medical students Cognitive ability tests are the best way for medical schools to select their entrants
	29 April 2008 Community-based approach best bet to control free-roaming cats The Ohio State University survey indicates that about 40 percent of cat owners allow
	29 April 2008 How big is your brain? Its size may protect you from memory loss From autopsies, researchers have long known that some people die with sharp minds and
	29 April 2008 Potential drug target identified for diabetes by studying novel gut-brain-liver circuit A team led by Dr. Tony Lam used a rat model to discover that fats can activate a subset
	29 April 2008 Protecting a life-saving blood product from human form of mad cow disease Amid concern that recipients of certain blood transfusions may risk infection with a deadly
	29 April 2008 Scientists create first successful libraries of avian flu virus antibodies An international group of American and Turkish research scientists, led by Sea Lane
	29 April 2008 Small molecule miRNAs regulate female mouse fertility Small molecules known as miRNAs, which are generated naturally by the body, regulate
	29 April 2008 Look who's doping National Institutes of Health is to crack down on scientists 'brain doping' with performance-enhancing
	29 April 2008 Brain activity predicts decisions before they are consciously made Think it over: your brain might pre-empt your consciousness when deciding what to do
	29 April 2008 Pig cell transplants help people with diabetes People with type 1 diabetes need insulin, and one way of providing it would be to transplant
	29 April 2008 Drug giant Merck accused of deaths cover-up It is perhaps the biggest drug scandal of recent years. Before Merck withdrew Vioxx in
	29 April 2008 How the placenta adapts to make mammals a success One organ, arising some 120 million years ago, stands above all others in the mammal's
	29 April 2008 Parkinson transplants survive at least 16 years Transplanted cells to help patients with Parkinson's disease can survive in the
	29 April 2008 Process behind heart muscle contraction uncovered Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Chicago were able to
	29 April 2008 Ancient Komodo dragon has space-age skull The fearsome Komodo dragon is the world's largest living lizard and can take very large
	29 April 2008 Animals are 'stuck in time' with little idea of past or future Dog owners, who have noticed that their four-legged friend seem equally delighted to see
	29 April 2008 Antioxidant users don't live longer, analysis of studies concludes The vitamin industry has long touted antioxidants as a way to improve health by filling in
	29 April 2008 Biological link between pain and fatigue discovered A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may
	29 April 2008 Gene involved in blood stem cell replication, movement, identified Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a gene that is responsible for the
	29 April 2008 Long-term benefit of carotid stenting as alternative to surgery Carotid artery stenting is an effective option for high risk patients who are not eligible
	29 April 2008 Massive study of Madagascar wildlife leads to new conservation roadmap An international team of researchers has developed a remarkable new roadmap for finding
	29 April 2008 Rats can discriminate odors in milliseconds Using an ethologically relevant task -- exploratory sniffing -- Daniel Wesson and
	29 April 2008 Stem cells offer cartilage repair hope for arthritis sufferers Research being presented April11 at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting
	29 April 2008 Stopping unwanted cell death: Implications for drug discovery Degterev, Yuan and colleagues have discovered that RIP1 kinase is a specific cellular
	29 April 2008 Surgeons announce advance in atrial fibrillation surgery Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that by adding
	29 April 2008 The first animal on earth was significantly more complex than previously believed A new study mapping the evolutionary history of animals indicates that Earth's first animal
	15 April 2008 Promising new nanotechnology for spinal cord injury The spinal cord injury often leads to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation below the
	15 April 2008 Bones mend faster without marrow A new study in rats suggests that the technique could kick-start rapid self-healing in
	15 April 2008 Enzyme complex could be key to new cancer treatments Penn State scientists are the first to observe in living cells a key step in the creation of
	15 April 2008 Female vets at risk of miscarriage from anesthetic gases and pesticides Female vets run twice the risk of miscarriage as a result of exposure to anaesthetic gases
	15 April 2008 Harvard researchers publish MRI images of genes in action in the living brain Biologists have just confirmed what poets have known for centuries: eyes really are
	15 April 2008 Neurons hard wired to tell left from right It's well known that the left and right sides of the brain differ in many animal species and
	15 April 2008 Self-assembled materials form mini stem cell lab Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a
	15 April 2008 New and deadly viruses passed through sweet food and domestic animals Nipah virus is a new and deadly brain and lung disease that emerged from Singapore and Malaysia
	15 April 2008 Sequencing single molecules of DNA No need to amplify: you don't need multiple copies of bits of DNA with new sequencers
	15 April 2008 Tiny resonators might make for quick and early prion tests Prions that cause disorders such as mad cow disease are notoriously difficult to detect in
	15 April 2008 Genetic mutation is behind cystic fibrosis Coughing and spluttering is a familiar soundtrack to winter, but for people with
	15 April 2008 Location, location, location Scientists may have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about a rare genetic disorder
	15 April 2008 Mitochondrial mutations make tumors spread Cancer often strikes its final, fatal blow when a tumor spreads to other organs
	15 April 2008 New England Journal of Medicine wins peer-review court case In the second such ruling in the past month, a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts
	15 April 2008 Are blood thinners post-op killers? Current US guidelines for the prescription of potent anticoagulants by surgeons who
	15 April 2008 Biosensing nanodevice to revolutionize health screenings One day soon a biosensing nanodevice developed by Arizona State University researcher Wayne

	15 April 2008 Chloroform provides clue to 150 year old medical puzzle One of the earliest general anaesthetics to be used by the medical profession, chloroform, has
	15 April 2008 Damaged brain can be repaired and cerebral functions restored Scientists in the Laboratoire de Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs (CNRS/Université
	15 April 2008 How superbug Staphylococcus aureus resists our natural defenses Researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus
	15 April 2008 Immune system needs food to function well Researchers studying deer mice have discovered evidence to support what mothers everywhere
	15 April 2008 Micro chips could speed up detection of livestock viruses Some of the worst threats to farm workers and farm animals such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth
	15 April 2008 New drug may help rescue the aging brain As people age, their brains pay the price — inflammation goes up, levels of certain
	15 April 2008 NSAIDs: Painkillers, inflammation inhibitors, anti-cancer drugs and new de-methylating agents Researchers at the National Sun Yat-Sen University and Kaohsiung Medical University
	15 April 2008 Prebiotics: The key to healthy farm animals fewer food poisoning stomach upsets Natural sugars found in breast milk that are now included in prebiotic foods may help in the
	15 April 2008 Toward a new generation of vaccines for malaria and other diseases Researchers in Colombia, South America, describe a new strategy for designing the next
	15 April 2008 Why synthetic estrogens wreak havoc on reproductive system Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic
	15 April 2008 Why the flu virus is more infectious in cold winter temperatures A finding by a team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health may account for
	15 April 2008 Zoologists unlock new secrets about frog deaths New research from zoologists at Southern Illinois University Carbondale opens a
	15 April 2008 Hybrid MRI-PET scanner reveals tumors earlier and in more detail Researchers this week announced a new, faster way of imaging inside the body that could
	1 April 2008 ECG standards should be revised for elderly Researchers at Mayo Clinic suggest that the established "normal" ranges for evaluating
	1 April 2008 Bird uses 'whiskers' like a cat Seeing in the dark: 'whiskers' help these birds to sense their surroundings. Fancy feathers
	1 April 2008 Stem-cell patents confirmed An effort to overturn two contested stem-cell patents was quashed last week by the US Patent and
	1 April 2008 Chimps lead evolutionary race Humans are generally believed to be more highly 'evolved' than our chimpanzee cousins
	1 April 2008 Creature clones itself to avoid becoming fish food It's a novel escape route that makes a mockery of the status of the individual: if you run
	1 April 2008 Alligators' muscles move lungs around for sneaky maneuvers in water Without a ripple in the water, alligators dive, surface or roll sideways, even though they
	1 April 2008 Bird brains suggest how vocal learning evolved Though they perch far apart on the avian family tree, birds with the ability to learn songs
	1 April 2008 Deadly genetic disease prevented before birth in zebrafish By injecting a customized "genetic patch" into early stage fish embryos, researchers at Washington
	1 April 2008 Domestication of the donkey may have taken a long time An international group of researchers has found evidence for the earliest transport use of
	1 April 2008 Gene therapy could save kids from a lifetime of eating cornstarch A gene therapy treatment that restores a missing liver enzyme in test animals could provide
	1 April 2008 Heart-healthy yak cheese In a finding likely to get cheese lovers talking, researchers in Nepal and Canada report
	1 April 2008 Keeping the brain sharp: Stopping a receptor called 'Nogo' boosts synapses in brain New findings about a protein called the nogo receptor are offering fresh ways to think about
	1 April 2008 MRSA screening at hospital admission not linked to reduced rates of infection in surgical patients New findings do not support the recommendation for universal screening on hospital
	1 April 2008 New defense mechanism against intestinal inflammation found The body's first line of defence against pathogenic bacteria that we ingest may not
	1 April 2008 Discovery alters longstanding concept of fixed protein structure The thousands of proteins found in nature are simply strings of amino acids, assembled by
	1 April 2008 Yeast, worms and people may age by similar mechanisms Scientists at the University of Washington and other institutions have identified 25
	1 April 2008 Pain in fibromyalgia is linked to changes in brain molecule Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a key linkage between
	1 April 2008 Pain receptor in brain may be linked to learning and memory Scientists have long known that the nervous system receptor known as TRPV1 can affect sensations
	1 April 2008 Survival mechanism of T lymphocytes uncovered When an individual is challenged by a virus, a bacterium or any other infectious agent, several
	1 April 2008 Transgenic mice improve their tolerance for cold temperatures Overexpressing a protein involved in the uptake of fat in muscle of mice can improve their
	1 April 2008 Therapeutic cloning shows promise for Parkinson's disease Scientists have moved a step closer toward therapeutic cloning, the strategy of using
	1 April 2008 Wired for language We humans can do all sorts of things other animals can't. Take language, for example--an
	1 April 2008 Model offers new understanding of cell signaling Looking for answers in the bright light of day, rather than the confined beam of a street
	1 April 2008 Flies and Salmonella: A bad combo in poultry houses Flies may be more than a mere nuisance. They may also spread food poisoning bacteria
	1 April 2008 Saving the planet one farm at a time There's good news on the agricultural front: Plants grown as food crops on small farms
	1 April 2008 How sperm and egg fuse into one When two become one: the mysterious process of fertilisation. Boy meets girl. Sperm meets
	1 April 2008 Several methods possible for enhancing the functioning of defibrillators in cases of heart attack A heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction or coronary thrombosis, is the most
	1 April 2008 Logging road threatens rare peat dome, tigers In an investigative report published March 26 by Eyes on the Forest, evidence shows that a
	1 April 2008 MicroRNA sets stage for human therapies Scientists have taken a big step toward developing therapies based on naturally occurring
	1 April 2008 Fossil find is oldest European yet The petite jaw suggests the oldest-found European was probably female. Spanisch


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