	22 July 2008 Leishmaniasis in Europe Leishmaniasis is a major vector-borne disease, which is endemic in 88 countries and is the
	22 July 2008 Lead shot and sinkers: Weighty implications for fish and wildlife health Millions of pounds of lead used in hunting, fishing and shooting sports wind up in the
	22 July 2008 Crawling the Internet to track infectious disease outbreaks Could Internet discussion forums, list servers, and online news outlets be an informative
	22 July 2008 Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells
	22 July 2008 Super-fast vocal muscles control song production in songbirds Songbirds use complex song to communicate with one another. Many species are able to modulate
	22 July 2008 Potential new drug candidates to combat Avian flu Using protein structures generated by supercomputers, these renderings of the neuraminidase enzyme
	22 July 2008 Blood test can monitor cancer spread The new test can sensitively spot cancer cells in the bloodstream. By liberating doctors
	22 July 2008 Dog cloners baring their teeth Bad feelings are multiplying between two rival dog cloning firms. Last week a US dog-cloning
	22 July 2008 Fossilized feathers may hold a trace of colour The remains of pigments have been spotted in a fossilized bird feather. The work could point the
	22 July 2008 The media frenzy over bird flu has receded, but the threat of a global epidemic still looms large Bird flu: it's still out there. Is bird flu affecting fewer people now? Yes and no
	22 July 2008 Purified stem cells restore muscle in mice with muscular dystrophy Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated for the first time that
	22 July 2008 Blood vessel inhibitor shows promise against metastatic thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer that has spread to distant sites has a poor prognosis, but an experimental drug
	22 July 2008 First DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts Chemists in Japan report development of the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of
	22 July 2008 From foe to friend: Researchers use Salmonella as a way to administer vaccines in the body Researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have made a major step
	22 July 2008 Breast cancer: How tumor cells break free and form metastases When tumor cells acquire the capacity to move around and invade other tissues, there is a
	22 July 2008 “Mind's eye” influences visual perception Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the
	22 July 2008 New DNA weapon against avian flu identified Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a
	22 July 2008 New mode of gene regulation discovered in mammals Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered a type of gene
	22 July 2008 Newly identified enzyme treats deadly bacterial infections in mice By the time antibiotics made their clinical debut 70 years ago, bacteria had long evolved
	22 July 2008 Genetic basis for the black sheep of the family Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and
	22 July 2008 Simian foamy virus found to be widespread among chimpanzees Researchers in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Gabon, Germany, Japan,
	22 July 2008 Special horseshoes measure acceleration in horses, evaluate methods of rehabilitation The most frequent injuries that horses suffer are derived from pressure exerted by riders
	22 July 2008 Understanding hearing, molecule by molecule Berkeley Lab scientists have for the first time pieced together the three-dimensional
	22 July 2008 Eyeless worm senses light A worm that lives underground seemingly has little need to detect light. But now researchers
	22 July 2008 Nanoparticles take on tumors The drugs cancer patients take to destroy their tumors also cause debilitating side effects
	8 July 2008 Steroids in female mouse urine light up nose nerves of male mice A group of steroids found in female mouse urine goes straight to the male mouse's head
	8 July 2008 Automated MRI technique assists in earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis An automated system for measuring brain tissue with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
	8 July 2008 Cellular self-eating promotes pancreatitis To survive tough times, cells sometimes resort to a form of self-cannibalism called autophagy

	8 July 2008 Nerve cells derived from stem cells and transplanted into mice may lead to improved brain treatments Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have, for the first time,
	8 July 2008 New source of heart stem cells discovered Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are continuing to document the heart's earliest
	8 July 2008 Newly approved ocular safety methods reduce animal testing Federal regulatory agencies have accepted recommendations of the Interagency Coordinating Committee
	8 July 2008 Pigs prefer three square meals a day Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised
	8 July 2008 How neural activity spurs blood flow in the brain New research from Harvard University neuroscientists has pinpointed exactly how neural
	8 July 2008 Team finds key mechanism of DDT resistance in malarial mosquitoes University of Illinois researchers have identified a key detoxifying protein in Anopheles
	8 July 2008 Measles doesn't work in the way we thought Doctors will have to revise their view of exactly how the measles virus attacks. The infectious
	8 July 2008 General anaesthetic can paradoxically increase pain after surgery Anaesthetics are vital, but some types can mean more pain later. General anaesthetics can
	8 July 2008 Lifetime lessons of DNA change Different families have different 'styles' of lifelong DNA change. The chemical markers on
	8 July 2008 Playtime kills young chimps Primatologist Christophe Boesch and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
	8 July 2008 Primates have distinct scents on each hand, perhaps to confuse rivals Lemurs use multiple scents to try and gain the upper hand.PunchstockAnyone who's watched
	8 July 2008 When skin damage causes death Our skin routinely shields us from microbes, allergens, and other environmental assaults,
	8 July 2008 New study opening new route for combating viruses A unique technique for analyzing the function of microRNAs developed by a Hebrew University of
	8 July 2008 DNA study unlocks mystery to diverse traits in dogs Dogs vary in size, shape, color, coat length and behavior more than any other animal and
	8 July 2008 First successful reverse vasectomy on endangered species performed at the National Zoo Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo performed the first successful reverse
	8 July 2008 Gene therapy improves survival and quality of life of dogs with cancer A new gene therapy has helped pet dogs with cancer live longer and could potentially improve
	8 July 2008 Lyme disease spirochetes tracked in 3D Microbiologists at the University of Calgary have demonstrated the first direct
	8 July 2008 New findings on immune system in amphibians Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes produce proteins that are crucial in
	8 July 2008 Prions are not degraded by conventional sewage treatment processes Prions, rogue proteins that cause incurable brain infections such as Mad Cow
	8 July 2008 Researchers use a patient's own bone to accelerate orthodontics Researchers at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry say they have
	8 July 2008 Technique used in human ankle injuries modified to treat dogs' knees A common sports injury in human knees is even more common in dogs. Each year, more than one
	8 July 2008 African lion-killer had help Two devastating disease outbreaks among African lions can't be blamed just on a virus raging
	8 July 2008 Young salmon can pass on pesky sea lice to larger predator fish Talk about a death-defying escape. Sea lice, parasitic crustaceans that torment salmon,
	8 July 2008 Revising HIV's history The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) responsible for most of the AIDS cases in the
	8 July 2008 Secret sleep of birds revealed in brain scans Birds may not be as "bird-brained" as we thought. Zebra finches show many features of sleep
	8 July 2008 Genes explain why Chihuahuas are so high-strung A handful of genes could mark the difference between high-strung Chihuahuas and unflappable
	8 July 2008 Pet cats may trigger eczema in children Nature and nurture both play a role in eczema, but few genes have been linked to specific


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