	27 May 2008 Current regenerative medical techniques hold great promise for bladder regeneration Bladder regeneration via a neo-bladder replacement may prove to be effective in humans
	27 May 2008 Embryonic pathway delivers stem cell traits Studies of how cancer cells spread have led to a surprising discovery about the creation of
	27 May 2008 Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, key to asthma For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have
	27 May 2008 MicroRNAs appear essential for retinal health Retinas in newborn mice appear perfectly fine without any help from tiny bits of genetic
	27 May 2008 Muscle-derived stem cells prove effective in repairing sphincter damage to restore continence Transplantation of muscle-derived stem cells may provide a safe and effective treatment for
	27 May 2008 Personalized therapy for asthma and COPD Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have defined a new type of
	27 May 2008 Neotropical treefrog can choose to lay eggs in water or on land When frogs reproduce, like all vertebrates, they either lay their eggs in water or on land – with
	27 May 2008 Retraining immune cells to kill tumors Immune cells called macrophages can destroy tumor cells by producing inflammatory proteins that
	27 May 2008 A draft sequence of the platypus genome reveals reptilian and mammalian elements The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) is endemic to Australia and one of nature's oddest
	27 May 2008 Bacteria 'can learn' Ready to be eaten: bacteria can be taught to anticipate conditions in the stomach
	27 May 2008 Tasmanian tiger gene lives again The last Tasmanian tiger died in an Australian zoo in 1936. The extinct Tasmanian tiger
	27 May 2008 What is the difference between a human and a fruit fly? Fruit flies are dramatically different from humans not in their number of genes, but in the
	27 May 2008 Bears and hibernation: New insights into metabolism in extreme conditions Due to their ability to produce a potent inhibitor of protein degradation, hibernating bears do
	27 May 2008 Birds can tell if you are watching them -- because they are watching you In humans, the eyes are said to be the 'window to the soul', conveying much about a
	27 May 2008 'Burpless' grass cuts methane gas from cattle Genomics, are developing a grass that will not only cut the amount of methane cows burp up
	27 May 2008 Discovery of cell linked to learning and memory Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have
	27 May 2008 Gravity-defying bird beak mystery solved: Shorebirds benefit from surface tension As Charles Darwin showed nearly 150 years ago, bird beaks are exquisitely adapted to the
	27 May 2008 Mice can do without humans' most treasured genes The mouse is a stalwart stand-in for humans in medical research, thanks to genomes that are
	27 May 2008 Monkey studies important for brain science Studies with non-human primates have made major contributions to our understanding of
	27 May 2008 Rapid, dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' documented in tiny fish species Evolution is supposed to inch forward over eons, but sometimes, at least in the case of
	27 May 2008 Superbug genome sequenced: Steno has remarkable capacity for drug resistance The genome of a newly-emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, has just been sequenced
	27 May 2008 Treatment for severe blood loss: Less is more Intravenous administration of isotonic fluids is the standard emergency treatment in the
	27 May 2008 What does the label on your chicken really mean? Buying chicken these days is not like it used to be. With labels like “100 percent natural,”
	27 May 2008 Why emotional memories of traumatic life events are so persistent Emotional memories of traumatic life events such as accidents, war experiences or serious
	27 May 2008 New data show that sloths sleep only about half as much as previously believed It's time to retract those disparaging comments about sloths: They actually don't sleep
	27 May 2008 The mystery of the dying cheetahs Although famously speedy, cheetahs can't seem to outrun a deadly disease called amyloid A
	27 May 2008 Mesenchymal stem cells for treatment of steroid-resistant, severe, acute graft-versus-host disease: a phase II study Severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a life-threatening complication after
	27 May 2008 Surgeon operates to rescue chimp with rare deformity An orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Liverpool has performed a groundbreaking operation on
	27 May 2008 Nanotechnology's public health hazard? The poster child for the nanotechnology revolution, the nanotube, is beginning to look a

	13 May 2008 A simplified method of giving rabies vaccine A clinical trial in healthy volunteers has found that a simpler and cheaper way of using
	13 May 2008 Anesthesia and Alzheimer's In studies of human brain cells, the widely-used anesthetic desflurane does not contribute to
	13 May 2008 Biofilm helps cause leptospirosis Leptospirosis is a serious but neglected emerging disease that infects humans through
	13 May 2008 Controlling embryonic fate by association Association determines fate in embryonic stem cells, said Baylor College of Medicine (BMC)
	13 May 2008 'Crime scene investigation' methods could help in the battle against hospital infections Inspired by the popular television drama CSI, investigators in the Netherlands have trialed
	13 May 2008 Does it matter that medical graduates don't get jobs as doctors? In 2007, 1300 UK medical graduates were unable to secure training places, and this shortfall
	13 May 2008 Legalizing the production of opium for medical use is neither viable or necessary Proposals to legalise the production of opium in Afghanistan for medical use are
	13 May 2008 Looking at neurons from all sides A new technique that marries a fast-moving laser beam with a special microscope that look at
	13 May 2008 Osteoporosis drug Fosamax linked to heart problem Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of
	13 May 2008 Transmitting medical images via cell phones A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a
	13 May 2008 Researchers discover gene for branchio-oculo-facial syndrome In a collaborative effort, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM)
	13 May 2008 Study links low-frequency hearing to shape of the cochlea Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea – the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear
	13 May 2008 Vitamin D in brain function In a definitive critical review, scientists at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
	13 May 2008 Blind mice see the light Bright lights make treated 'blind' mice leap into action. Blind mice have been made to sense
	13 May 2008 Fat cell numbers stay constant through adult life The number of fat cells in your body remains constant throughout your adult life, a new
	13 May 2008 Be still my beating stem cell heart There's a new recipe in the embryonic stem cell cookbook. Scientists have announced the creation
	13 May 2008 Testosterone turns birds into bad parents The spotless starlings of the western Mediterranean compete ruthlessly for nesting sites, and can
	13 May 2008 Ugandan monkeys harbor evidence of infection with unknown poxvirus Red colobus monkeys in a park in western Uganda have been exposed to an unknown
	13 May 2008 First targeted therapy to produce remission of metastatic melanoma In a demonstration that even some of the most hard-to-treat tumors may one day succumb to
	13 May 2008 'Fishery failure' declared for west coast salmon fishery Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez has declared a commercial fishery failure for
	13 May 2008 Human brain appears 'hard-wired' for hierarchy Human imaging studies have for the first time identified brain circuitry associated with social
	13 May 2008 Mice can sense oxygen through their skin Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that the skin of mice can
	13 May 2008 New method simultaneously tests for fifteen respiratory viruses A new test capable of simultaneously detecting 15 respiratory viruses may allow for
	13 May 2008 New surgery improves head and neck cancer treatment A new surgical procedure for head and neck cancer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
	13 May 2008 Bats emit more decibels than a rock concert Researchers studying the echolocation behavior in bats have discovered that the
	13 May 2008 Mechanism that can send cells on the road to cancer Using a common virus as a tool for investigating abnormal cell proliferation, a team led by
	13 May 2008 Animal identification and product traceability from the farm to the fork must be progressively implemented worldwide Marking animals to know who their owners are is a very ancient practice. Traditional livestock
	13 May 2008 No substitute for real blood A team of clinical trial specialists and consumer advocates has concluded that blood substitutes


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