Human cloning licence awarded to Dolly creator
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[查看详情]St John's wort may be effective anti-depressant
2019-03-02 13:10:07ByKatharineDavisPeoplesufferingfromseveredepressioncouldfindStJohn’swortaseffectiveatreatmentasprescribeddrugsbutwithfewersideeffects
[查看详情]Young blood restores body's healing powers
2019-03-02 10:15:06ByBobHolmesTHEbloodofyoungmicehasthepowertoheal–andsurprisinglyitseemstohavelittletodowiththestemcellsitcontains.Ifthefactorsresponsiblecanbeidentified
[查看详情]FDA creates new drug safety board
2019-03-02 10:10:05ByShaoniBhattacharyaTheUSdrugsregulator
[查看详情]Multi-drug-resistant HIV strain raises alarm
2019-03-02 10:06:03ByShaoniBhattacharyaAhighlyresistantstrainofHIVlinkedtorapidprogressiontoAIDShasbeenidentifiedinNewYorkCity
[查看详情]Gene therapy trial suffers new setback
2019-03-02 09:20:11JUSTwhenthingswerestartingtolookrosierforgenetherapy
[查看详情]India special: Vaccines for pennies
2019-03-02 09:17:04ByJamesRandersonWHENKrishnaEllawenttoventurecapitalistsin1995hewaslaughedoutoftheiroffices.AmolecularbiologistattheUniversityofWisconsininMadison
[查看详情]India special: Medicines of the future
2019-03-02 09:07:10ByClareWilsonTHE170-kilometreroadtripfromMumbaitoPunepresentsarichsliceofIndianlife.Thetraffic-chokedrouteoutofMumbaipassesthroughmileaftermileofslumswherepeople’slivesspilloutontothestreet–theyshower
[查看详情]Why vaccination by potato got chopped
2019-03-02 08:12:04ONEofthefirsthumantrialsofanediblevaccineproducedpromisingresults.Butthevaccine
[查看详情]Human stem cell bank doubles its lines
2019-03-02 08:12:03ByShaoniBhattacharyaAprivatehumanstemcellbankintheUShasmorethandoubledthenumberofstemcelllinesavailabletoresearchers.Andamongtheextensiverepository
[查看详情]Marijuana makes blood rush to the head
2019-03-02 07:18:02ByKatharineDavisSmokingmarijuanacanaffectbloodflowinthebrainsomuchthatittakesoveramonthtoreturntonormal.Andforheavysmokers
[查看详情]Leprosy's decline caused by rise of TB
2019-03-02 06:15:06ByJohnPickrellThedeclineofleprosyinEuropeduringtheMiddleAgesmayhavebeenduetotheriseofamorevirulentkiller–tuberculosis.AnewDNAstudyoftwodozenskeletonsrevealsthatleprosyvictimsfrequentlyhadTBtoo.Because
[查看详情]Tiny crustaceans help defeat dengue fever
2019-03-02 06:08:08ByRachelNowakinMelbournePuttingtinycrustaceansinVietnamesewatertanksandwellstoeatthemosquitoesthatcarrydenguefeverishelpingtocontrolthedisease
[查看详情]Gene therapy is first deafness 'cure'
2019-03-02 06:07:05ByAndyCoghlanApioneeringformofgenetherapyhasapparentlycureddeafnessinguineapigs
[查看详情]British goat may have harboured BSE
2019-03-02 04:20:11ByDeboraMacKenzieABritishgoatwhichdiedin1990mayhavehadBSE
[查看详情]Mosquito eaters help beat dengue fever
2019-03-02 04:18:05TINYcrustaceansthateatmosquitolarvaecouldmakeabigdifferenceinthefightagainstdenguefever.“We’vehadalmosttotalsuccesseliminatingmosquitoesin37communesinVietnam
[查看详情]Potato-based vaccine success comes too late
2019-03-02 04:11:01ByAndyCoghlanGeneticallyengineeredpotatoescontainingahepatitisBvaccinehavesuccessfullyboostedimmunityintheirfirsthumantrials.Butthenewly-publishedstudymissedamovingtarget–drugdevelopersarenowabandonin
[查看详情]First partial pancreas transplant a success
2019-03-02 03:01:05A56-YEAR-OLDJapanesewomanhasdonatedhalfofherpancreastotreatherdaughter’sdiabetes.Itisthefirsttimealivingdonorhasdonatedpartofthisorgan.AfterremovingthepancreatictissueatKyotoUniversityHospitalinJapano
[查看详情]Marijuana really does cause a headrush
2019-03-02 02:13:09MARIJUANAreallydoesgiveyouaheadrush.Infrequentcannabisusers
[查看详情]Second 'designer' steroid identified
2019-03-02 02:03:05ByKatharineDavisASUSPICIOUSoilysubstanceseizedayearagobyCanadiancustomshasturnedouttobeananabolicsteroid
[查看详情]Pollution fighter turns clot buster
2019-03-02 01:16:10ByKatharineDavisAmaterialnormallyusedtocleanupcarexhaustfumescouldonedaybeusedindressingsandsurgicalequipmenttopreventsevereskininfectionsandbloodclots.ItmightevenhelpcombatinfectionsbytheMRSAsuperbug
[查看详情]Million dollar reward to remove arsenic from water
2019-03-02 01:10:05Amilliondollarsisonofferforanyonewhocandevelopacheap
[查看详情]High hopes for DNA-based TB vaccine
2019-03-02 01:02:04ANEXPERIMENTALDNAvaccineagainsttuberculosisspeedsuprecoverywhengiventomicealongsideexistingdrugtreatments.Italsocompletelypreventsrelapseandgreatlyreducestheseverityofthediseaseiftheanimalsarereinfect
[查看详情]Monkey engineered to develop Huntington's disease
2019-03-01 14:04:02ByEwenCallawayMonkeysgeneticallyengineeredtogetthedeadlyneurologicaldiseaseHuntington’scouldprovideauniquewaytotestpotentialtreatmentsbecauseoftheircognitiveandgeneticsimilaritiestohumans.“Monkeymodel
[查看详情]Treatment hope for killer pregnancy condition
2019-03-01 14:01:03ByEwenCallawayPre-eclampsia–aconditionthatstrikes5%ofpregnanciesandkillsover60
[查看详情]Man-made 'defensin' rips resistant bacteria apart
2019-03-01 13:07:10ByColinBarrasAmimicofthepotentproteinsusedbywhitebloodcellstopunchholesinbacteriaistobeginclinicaltrialsinCanada.Itcouldbeavaluablenewweaponagainstthegrowingthreatofantibiotic-resistant“superbugs“.Pha
[查看详情]Why blind brains never stop seeing
2019-03-01 10:14:05ByBobHolmesEVENdecadesaftersomeonelosestheirsight
[查看详情]How the MySpace mindset can boost medical science
2019-03-01 10:12:08ByPeterAldhousITCANcreateabuzzaroundanup-and-comingrockband
[查看详情]IVF test could spot 'dud' embryos
2019-03-01 10:08:09ABIGgoalinIVFresearchisatestthatreliablysortsdudembryosfromthoselikelytodevelopintobabies.Nowdifferencesingeneexpressionthatseemtopredictwhichembryoswillgototermarebringingthisastepcloser.Doctorsusual
[查看详情]Vending machine can spot a youthful face
2019-03-01 10:05:11ByReutersandNewScientiststaffCigarettevendingmachinesinJapanwillsoonbeabletojudgetheiruser’sagefromtheirappearance.Thetechnologyhasbeendevelopedasanefforttohavethemachinescomplywithnewlawsthat
[查看详情]Robot that gives birth helps medics learn
2019-03-01 10:03:08ByColinBarrasVideo:Ananimatronicpelviswithanartificialbaby’sheadinsideprovidesrealismandfeedbackthathelptraineemedicslearnhowtoperformforcepsdeliveriessafely(FootagecourtesyINSALyon
[查看详情]Air pollution causes dangerous blood clots
2019-03-01 09:19:11IT’Sthelatestinagrowinglistofhealthproblemslinkedtoairpollution:dangerousbloodclotstriggeredbysmogfromtrafficandfactories.Ifadeepveinthrombosis(DVT)breaksloosefromwhereitformsinthelowerlegorthighandt
[查看详情]Nanotubes' toxic effects 'similar to asbestos'
2019-03-01 09:14:06ByColinBarrasInjectingcarbonnanotubesintomiceshowstheycantriggersimilartoxicresponsestoasbestosfibres
[查看详情]'Cuddle chemical' could treat mental illness
2019-03-01 09:11:08ByMaiaSzalavitzIThasbeencalledthelovehormone
[查看详情]Liquor-store sales linked to violent assaults
2019-03-01 09:04:02ByEwenCallawayIfthere’saqueueattheliquorstore
[查看详情]Viagra might protect hearts of muscular dystrophy sufferers
2019-03-01 09:03:10FAMEDforimprovingpeople’ssexlivesbystimulatingbloodflowwhereitmatters
[查看详情]No rise in premature baby survival rates
2019-03-01 08:11:01CONTRARYtotheclaimsofanti-abortionists
[查看详情]Skin-tone gene could predict cancer risk
2019-03-01 08:08:03ByEwenCallaway(Image:stock.xchng)Mostpeoplewithpaleskin
[查看详情]Gene to blame for deadly pregnancies
2019-03-01 08:07:12ByEwenCallawayALIFE-threateningcomplicationthatstrikesin5percentofpregnancieswasoncedubbedthe“diseaseoftheories”.Nowthediscoverythatmicemissingaspecificgenedeveloppre-eclampsiacouldleadtoatreatmentfor
[查看详情]Body's own drug damps down fear
2019-03-01 08:01:08ByAlisonMotlukTHEbody’sownopioidsystemactsasabrakeonhowmuchfearwefeel–adiscoverywhichmayshinelightontheneuralmechanismsbehindanxieties
[查看详情]Insecticides in pet shampoo may trigger autism
2019-03-01 07:01:09ByLindaGeddes(Image:stock.xchng)Couldinsecticidesinpetshampoostriggerautismspectrumdisorders?That’sthesuggestionofoneofthefirstlarge-scalepopulation-basedstudiestolookhowenvironmentalfactorsandth
[查看详情]DNA test would take guesswork out of IVF
2019-03-01 06:11:05ByEmmaYoungIVFisaninexactscience.Doctorsusuallymaketheirdecisionaboutwhichembryostotransfertotheuterusbasedonthewaytheembryolooks–andonlyabout30%goontobecomebabies.NowanAustralian-ledteamhasusedDNApro
[查看详情]Transgenic monkeys to aid Huntington's research
2019-03-01 05:14:07ByEwenCallawayMONKEYSgeneticallyengineeredtogetthedeadlyneurologicaldiseaseHuntington’scouldprovideauniquewaytotestpotentialtreatmentsbecauseoftheircognitiveandgeneticsimilaritiestohumans.“Monkeymodel
[查看详情]Air pollution linked to dangerous blood clots
2019-03-01 03:11:12ByJimGilesEmissionsfromtrafficandfactoriescantriggertheformationofdangerousbloodclots
[查看详情]Body's natural painkillers may damp down phobias
2019-03-01 02:15:02ByAlisonMotlukThewayhumansareconditionedbyfearfulstimuliistosomeextentdampeddownbythebody’sownpain-reliefsystem
[查看详情]Fat is an environmental issue
2019-03-01 01:16:10ByAndyCoghlanObesepeopleconsume18%morefoodenergythanleanpeople
[查看详情]Cyclone survivors may have to grow their own food
2019-03-01 01:09:01ByDeboraMacKenzieTheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganisationiscallingfor$10millioninemergencyfarmingequipmentandseedsforpartsofsouthernBurmadevastatedbyCycloneNargis
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