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Muscles can remember their strength

Discovery News, Wed September 01, 2010, comments (0)
Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why -- muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use.



Grow your own transplant liver in a lab within just 5 years

Daily Mail, Mon August 30, 2010, comments (0)
Desperately ill patients waiting for a transplant could be able to 'grow their own' livers within five years, British doctors said last night.



Lab made cornea offers new hope for restored vision

BBC, Wed August 25, 2010, comments (1)
Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss.



Predictive blood test for TB ‘a step closer’

BBC, Sat August 21, 2010, comments (0)
International researchers say they have made a 'significant step' towards a predictive blood test for tuberculosis.



Dark chocolate can be good for the heart, study says

BBC, Tue August 17, 2010, comments (0)
Older women who eat dark chocolate once or twice a week could be lowering their risk of heart failure, says a US study.



Swine flu pandemic over, says world health body

BBC, Tue August 10, 2010, comments (0)
The swine flu pandemic has been declared officially over by the World Health Organization.



Spinal cord regeneration success in mice

BBC, Sun August 08, 2010, comments (0)
US researchers have for the first time encouraged substantial regrowth in nerves controlling voluntary movement after spinal cord injury.



No Wait Needed After Miscarriage

Story contains video ABC News, Sat August 07, 2010, comments (0)
Women who try again soon after a miscarriage may be more successful and fare better than those who delay trying to conceive, researchers found.



Herpes virus used to treat cancer

BBC, Tue August 03, 2010, comments (0)
Doctors say they have used a genetically engineered herpes virus to treat successfully patients with head and neck cancer.



Celiac disease culprits found

BBC, Thu July 22, 2010, comments (0)
The precise cause of the immune reaction that leads to coeliac disease has been discovered.

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