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A puzzling new disorder strikes middle-aged men *
American scientists say they have discovered an enigmatic new neurodegenerative disease, one that primarily affects grandfathers of boys with the most common form of mental retardation.
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Aborted fetuses used in fertility treatment *
Fetal ovarian tissue could relieve shortage of human eggs, Israeli scientists maintain
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Alzheimer's maze starts to unwind *
Teenager Sharon Moalem suspected his grandfather's Alzheimer's was linked to a buildup of iron in his brain. Years later, he proved it.
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Amniotic fluids bring stem cell boost *
Scientists say they have discovered a new and less controversial source of powerful stem cells in the amniotic fluid that surrounds a developing fetus.
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An embryonic advance for therapeutic cloning *
They said it would happen, and it has. Researchers in South Korea have taken a donated human egg, squeezed the DNA out of its nucleus, replaced it with a cell from the ovaries of the egg's donor, and induced the egg to develop into an early-stage embryo that was, as a result, a genetic clone of its donor.
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Christopher Reeve, 52 *
Christopher Reeve, the star of the
Superman movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.
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Cloned human embryo reignites debate *
Aims altruistic, South Korean team says.
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Cord Partners: a new idea for expectant parents *
Addressing financial concerns that come with a new child, Cord Partners ensures that all new parents can bank on the future of their family's health. . .
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Deaths put stem-cell vote in the spotlight *
Reeve, Reagan raise profile of divisive California plebiscite
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Embryo research 'a fact' in Canada *
Research on human embryos is common at infertility clinics in Canada and has been for years, a prominent medical ethicist says.
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Embryos and the law *
The problem with the bill on assisted human reproduction adopted Tuesday by the Commons is not that it goes too far. It is that it does not go far enough.
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Every Parent can afford tomorrow's medical miracles today *
Addressing financial concerns that come with a new child, Cord Partners ensures that all new parents can bank on the future of their family's health. . .
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Genes decide the shape you're in *
According to a study by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of identical twins, the reason why some people can eat all the chocolate and chips they want and not increase their cholesterol levels, is all down to their genes.
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Hidden secrets on the nature and timing of genome evolution in mammals revealed *
Breakages in chromosomes in mammalian evolution have occurred at preferred rather than random sites as long thought, and many of the sites are involved in human cancers, an international team of 25 scientists has discovered.
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Human embryo shortage stymies stem-cell research *
Canadian hopes of new treatments from embryonic stem-cell research -- one of the most promising areas of modern medicine -- could be thwarted by a shortage of surplus human embryos available for research, a new study suggests.
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Media not behind 'genohype,' study shows *
The media are often accused of exaggerating the importance of developments in the field of genetic research. Those who level the allegation have even coined a term to describe it — they call it genohype
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Molecular eyewitness: DNA profiling under fire *
Controversial crime-scene test smacks of racial profiling, critics say, yet Canadian law-keepers are already using new DNA techniques.
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New chemical compound can accelerate stem cell mobilization *
A new finding has led to the development of a new chemical compound that can accelerate this process (called stem cell mobilization) in mice -- which could eventually lead to more efficient stem cell harvesting for human use.
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NIH may petition Bush on stem cells *
If it turns out White House restrictions are slowing federally funded studies of embryonic stem cells, the head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health says he will ask President Bush to revisit the issue.
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Open the doors wide to stem-cell research *
Ron Reagan, son of the late U.S. president Ronald Reagan, spoke his mind Tuesday night. He spoke on behalf of science, and scientific experimentation, and the hope of a new therapy or cure for people with such illnesses as diabetes, Parkinson's, spinal-cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, lymphoma and perhaps even Alzheimer's.
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Ottawa fears revolt on embryo legislation *
Senior government officials are growing increasingly fearful of a back-bench uprising that threatens to scuttle a long-awaited bill regulating the controversial use of human embryos for medical research
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Reagan's son backs Kerry *
Ron Reagan, son of a Republican president, urged Americans on Tuesday to vote for Democrats this fall because they support stem-cell research on human embryos.
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Reagan's son pushes stem-cell issue *
Democrats welcome son of Republican icon; Heinz Kerry: 'I think I've just found the guy'
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Real 'smart chip' developed, scientists say *
Researchers at the University of Calgary have found that nerve cells grown on a microchip can learn and memorize information which can be communicated to the brain.
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Rewired brain revives patient after 19 years *
A man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement three years ago because his brain spontaneously rewired itself. U.S. doctors say they now can prove his brain has grown tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a car crash.
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Superman star Christopher Reeve dead *
The man who most wished to be remembered as someone who "tried his best all the time" has succumbed to complications of his paralysis.
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The soul in science *
The West may lead the world in research and technology, but Muslim scientists have much to contribute in integrating inquiry with ethics, says SHEEMA KHAN
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Tiny fly is big in tests *
Two Memorial University of Newfoundland scientists have just announced that they have been able to cure Parkinson's disease through genetic manipulation.
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Whisker's wiggle a no-brainer *
Activating a single brain cell in a rat can make its whiskers twitch, a discovery researchers say could help decipher how the brain controls movement.
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Breakthrough sees brain cells talk to microchip *
Study using snails raises long-range hopes for repairing sight and restoring memory.
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How perfect do we want to be? *
In seeking immortality and other godlike attributes, we risk our very humanity, says ethicist MARGARET SOMERVILLE.
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The human condition hurts: We'd be fools not to better it *
If we can cure disease and slow down aging, it would be unethical not to, says transhumanist JAMES HUGHES.
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