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China Red Cross in cash for organs allegations: media
Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)
The Chinese Red Cross demands money from hospitals to help arrange organ donations, media reported Tuesday. The fee charged by the state-run body varied by loca...
Simple math may solve longstanding problem of parasite energetics
Jul 03, 2013 (SPX)
Feeling faint from the flu? Is your cold causing you to collapse? Your infection is the most likely cause, and, according to a new study by UC Santa Barbara res...
Identifying Alzheimer's using space software
Jul 01, 2013 (ESA)
Software for processing satellite pictures taken from space is now helping medical researchers to establish a simple method for wide-scale screening for Alzheim...
Researchers strike gold with nanotech vaccine
Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists in the US have developed a novel vaccination method that uses tiny gold particles to mimic a virus and carry specific proteins to the body's speciali...
Doctor claims breakthrough in race for spinal 'cure'
Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)
A leading researcher into severe spinal cord injuries on Wednesday said trials for stem-cell therapy showed groundbreaking results in giving immobile patients t...
New device helps paraplegic bypass spinal cord, move hand with brain
Jun 25, 2013 (UPI)
In a major medical breakthrough, a paralyzed Ohio man was able to move his fingers and hand using only his thoughts using a device called Neurobridge. The innov...
A revolutionary new 3D digital brain atlas
Jun 25, 2013 (SPX)
Imagine being able to zoom into the brain to see various cells the way we zoom into Google maps of the world and can see houses on a street. And keep in mind th...
Light and nanoprobes detect early signs of infection
Jun 24, 2013 (SPX)
Duke University biomedical engineers and genome researchers have developed a proof-of-principle approach using light to detect infections before patients show s...
Z-Medica's QuikClot gets military recommendation
Jun 22, 2013 (UPI)
Z-Medica's QuikClot Combat Gauze has again been recommended the "hemostatic dressing of choice" for the U.S. military. The recommendation comes from the U.S. De...
Printing artificial bone
Jun 21, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers working to design new materials that are durable, lightweight and environmentally sustainable are increasingly looking to natural composites, such a...
Hairless man grows full head of hair after taking arthritis drug
Jun 20, 2013 (UPI)
A 25-year-old man previously unable to grow hair on his body, now has a full head of hair thanks to a medication for rheumatoid arthritis called tofacitinib cit...
Light-Carved 'Nano-Volcanoes' Hold Promise for Drug Delivery
Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a method for creating "nano-volcanoes" by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale "c...
University of Toronto breakthrough allows fast, reliable pathogen identification
Jun 17, 2013 (SPX)
Life-threatening bacterial infections cause tens of thousands of deaths every year in North America. Increasingly, many infections are resistant to first-line a...
Researchers develop easy and effective therapy to restore sight
Jun 17, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could greatly ...
Fingernails reveal clues to limb regeneration
Jun 14, 2013 (SPX)
Mammals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate a lost fingertip, including the nail, nerves and even bone. In humans, an amputated fingertip can sprout ba...
Catching individual molecules in a million with optical antennas inside nano-boxes
Jun 13, 2013 (SPX)
A single cell in our body is composed of thousands of millions of different biomolecules that work together in an extremely well-coordinated way. Likewise, many...
Danish researchers expose new cause of life-threatening disease
Jun 13, 2013 (SPX)
Danish researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate with one another. The research signific...
US warns of cyber attacks on medical devices
Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)
US authorities on Thursday warned makers of medical devices and hospital networks to step up efforts to guard against potential cyber attacks. The US Food and D...
A potential new target to thwart antibiotic resistance
Jun 12, 2013 (SPX)
Bacteria in the gut that are under attack by antibiotics have allies no one had anticipated, a team of Wyss Institute scientists has found. Gut viruses that usu...
Researchers optimistic radioactive lead can beat cancer
Jun 10, 2013 (AFP)
Atomic medicine has "fantastic potential" for fighting deadly, difficult to treat cancers, the head of French nuclear giant Areva's medical arm told AFP in an i...
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