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Milestone reached in search for deafness cure
A new gene therapy that grows hearing cells in mice will not itself be of use to deaf people, but might point to new ways to reverse deafness in humans
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Wrapping up the problem of broken light bulbsIf you break a fluorescent light bulb, you've got a mess on your hands. The bulbs contain mercury, a potent neurotoxin that turns cleanup into a toxic waste management project. |
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Face transplant ‘double success’
Successful results from face transplants will speed progress towards more operations, say experts.
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Stem cells can be used to create limitless blood supplies: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Scientists from a US firm claim to have created a large number of red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, opening up the prospect of having a limitless supply of blood for transfusions.
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Cell change ‘keeps organs young’
Researchers may have found a way to halt the biological clock which slows down our bodies over the decades.
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Australian scientists in potential leukaemia breakthrough
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian scientists said Monday they had mapped a blood cell structure which could hold the key to improved drug treatments for diseases such as leukaemia, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Peruvian doctors showcase high cure rate for drug-resistant TB
More than 60 per cent of patients diagnosed with a type of tuberculosis that is very difficult to treat were cured with aggressive drug treatment, according to a study from Peru that shows the disease is not a 'death sentence.'
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Heart attacks reduced by Scottish smoking ban: study
Heart attack rates in Scotland have dropped dramatically in smokers and non-smokers since the country passed a non-smoking law for public places, finds a large study.
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Schwarzenegger terminates trans fats in California
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new law Friday that will see artificial trans fats outlawed in restaurants across the most populous US state from 2010.
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Canadian researchers discover ovulation gene
Canadian and European researchers have discovered the gene that regulates ovulation.
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