Medical Discoveries
A new discovery could reverse the effects of a strokeEvery year, 750 thousand Americans suffer a stroke. A stroke can take away your ability to speak or even move, functions that may never come back. But now, scientists may have found a new way to stop and even reverse that damage. |
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Human eye protein senses Earth’s magnetismA light-sensitive protein in the human eye has been shown to act as a 'compass' in a magnetic field, when it is present in flies' eyes. |
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New generation medicines make the heart regenerate itselfA new scientific breakthrough has led to the regeneration of heart cells in mice. The heart cell damaged by heart attacks, previously considered to be permanent damage, were able to regenerate themselves into new heart tissue. |
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Key enzyme might have been discovered in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseasesThe previously incurable Huntington’s disease, which gradually impairs a person’s ability to function due to a degeneration of nerve cells, might be in the reach of a treatment, a UK study found. |
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Teen Discovered Possible Cystic Fibrosis TreatmentA promising discovery has been made that could one day help in the fight against cystic fibrosis -- and the researcher behind it is just 16 years old. |
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Skin cells ‘turned into neurons’ by US scientistsA Californian team say they have managed to convert human skin cells directly into functioning brain cells. |
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Possible drug candidate to cure brain, other cancers found
via Globe and Mail |
Mon May 16, 2011 |
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Human lung stem cell discoveredFor the first time, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have identified a human lung stem cell that is self-renewing and capable of forming and integrating multiple biological structures of the lung including bronchioles, alveoli and pulmonary vessels. |
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The skinny on how shed skin reduces indoor air pollutionFlakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance — the source of dandruff, for instance, and a major contributor to house dust. They actually can be beneficial. |
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Worm discovery could help 1 billion people worldwide
Sat May 07, 2011 |
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Drug offers hope for treating muscular dystrophyA drug that can boost muscle strength in mice shows promise as a possible treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, research suggests. |
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Scientists make eye’s retina from stem cellsA part of the eye that is essential for vision has been created in the laboratory from animal stem cells, offering hope to the blind and partially sighted. |
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Five more Alzheimer’s genes discovered, scientists sayFive more genes which increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease have been identified, scientists say. |
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Protein found in brain cells may be key to autismScientists have shown how a single protein may trigger autistic spectrum disorders by stopping effective communication between brain cells. |
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Health news
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Lenses found to ‘cure colour-blindness’
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Totally blind mice get sight back
- Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIV
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formed
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
- ‘Stem cell hope’ for deaf people
- Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first word
- Johnson & Johnson Announces a Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
- Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood With a 27-Picosecond Camera
- Hope for more effective TB treatment
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