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Breakthrough in Stem Cell Culturing
For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been cultured under chemically controlled conditions without the use of animal substances, which is essential for future clinical uses. The method has been developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and is presented in the journal Nature Biotechnology...

Levitate cancer cells for rapid 3D tissue
Iron-rich cells that grow into balls when "levitated" by magnets could provide a new way to study cancer in the lab - and produce replacement tissue for grafts. The magnets can sculpt balls into shapes that resemble tumours and tissues growing in the body...

Possible prostate cancer culprit
SAN DIEGO - Some self-renewing stem cells may be a prime culprit in prostate cancer, and a certain gene in these cells contributes to the malignancy, suggests research reported February 20 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...

Biologists Image Birth of Blood-Forming Stem Cells in Embryo
Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the specific region in vertebrates where adult blood stem cells arise during embryonic development...

Scientists Discover TB Disease Mechanism and Molecule to Block It
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified a mechanism used by the tuberculosis bacterium to evade the body's immune system and have identified a compound that blocks the bacterium's ability...

New 'Schizophrenia Gene' Prompts Researchers To Test Potential Drug Target - Science Daily
Johns Hopkins scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully "rescue" animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged by manipulating a newly discovered gene that...

Expert Calls For New Cancer Research Priorities - Science Daily
Cancer research is too focused on new drug development, while not enough money and effort is being devoted to pursuing important advances in knowledge likely to have the biggest impact on ...

Experts Debunk Four Common Myths About Swine Flu - ABC News
ABC NewsExperts Debunk Four Common Myths About Swine FluABC NewsBy JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN As the cases of the new swine flu virus continue to rise, so too do the misconceptions about ...

Health care reform plan needs balance - Business Insurance
Seattle Post IntelligencerHealth care reform plan needs balanceBusiness InsurancePresident Obama's health care reform outline does little to tackle two areas that account for 80% of US health care spending--medical services ...

Daniel obeys court, shows up at hospital appointment - Minneapolis Star Tribune
MiamiHerald.comDaniel obeys court, shows up at hospital appointmentMinneapolis Star TribuneThe boy was greeted with "open loving arms" at his meeting with cancer specialists; he has a chemotherapy appointment Thursday.Minn. boy ...

Diabetes shouldn't affect Sotomayor's ability to serve - Los Angeles Times
BBC NewsDiabetes shouldn't affect Sotomayor's ability to serveLos Angeles TimesPotentially the first justice with Type 1, she can expect to live as long and productively as anyone else if she ...

Sanofi-Aventis in cancer drug deal with Exelixis - BusinessWeek
Sanofi-Aventis in cancer drug deal with ExelixisBusinessWeekBiotechnology company Exelixis Inc. said Thursday it will collaborate with French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to develop cancer treatments in a deal that could be worth ...

Report: Government not spending much on drug prevention - CNN
HealthKnowItAllReport: Government not spending much on drug preventionCNN(CNN) -- Substance abuse, addiction and its consequences cost US governmental bodies nearly $500 billion in 2005 with only a fraction of state ...

House Calls for Closer Watch on Food Supply - Washington Post
The Money TimesHouse Calls for Closer Watch on Food SupplyWashington PostBy Lyndsey Layton The nation's complex food supply chain would become more transparent, inspections of food facilities would become more ...

More Than 650000 Cancer Deaths Avoided - WebMD
MiamiHerald.comMore Than 650000 Cancer Deaths AvoidedWebMDBy Miranda Hitti May 27, 2009 -- The American Cancer Society today announced that 650400 US cancer deaths were avoided from the early 1990s ...

Scientists develop new basis for H5N1 vaccine: WHO - Reuters
Javno.hrScientists develop new basis for H5N1 vaccine: WHOReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists have used bird flu virus samples from Egypt to develop a new basis for a vaccine against the toxic ...

Congress to give FDA new authority over tobacco products - Los Angeles Times
Visit BulgariaCongress to give FDA new authority over tobacco productsLos Angeles TimesFor the first time, smokers may be able to see what's in the products they consume. Harmful additives could ...