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Yahoo News
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In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said.
The scientists engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV vi..
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BBC News
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Scientists have developed an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in emergencies.
Researchers at Sheffield University said their creation could be a huge advantage in war zones.
They say that the artificial blood is light to carr..
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BBC News
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Mental stimulation and drug treatment could help people with degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's recover their memories, a study says.
Scientists found mice with a similar condition to Alzheimer's were able to regain memories of tasks they..
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NJ
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A team of New Jersey scientists believes it has found ways to detect biological risk factors for autism through simple urine and blood tests, a discovery that could lead to groundbreaking medical treatment for the neurological disorder. The team of 16..
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Independent
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A way of ridding the body of lethal tumours has been identified by scientists who have used a genetic "switch" to turn on a key gene for suppressing cancer...
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Canada.com
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In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body's nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions of Canadians...
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Canada.com
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In a discovery that has stunned even those behind it, scientists at a Toronto hospital say they have proof the body's nervous system helps trigger diabetes, opening the door to a potential near-cure of the disease that affects millions of Canadians...
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SF Gate
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Scientists have pinpointed genetic variations that make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more prone to develop lung cancer — a finding that could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the..
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BBC News
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Scientists are no further forward in developing a vaccine against HIV after more than 20 years of research, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist has said.
Professor David Baltimore, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)..
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MSNBC
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Scientists in Oregon say they’ve reached the long-sought goal of cloning monkey embryos and extracting stem cells from them, a potentially major step toward doing the same thing in people.
The research has not been published yet or confirmed by other..
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Los Angeles Times
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In an unusual effort targeting a single chemical, several dozen scientists on Thursday issued a strongly worded consensus statement warning that an estrogen-like compound in plastic is likely to be causing an array of serious reproductive disorders in peo..
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BBC News
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Scientists working in Germany and the US say they have found a "fidget" molecule and if you have it in your genes you are less likely to be fat.
Mice with the molecule are more likely to be primed athletic beasts, while those without laze around gettin..
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CNN
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Three teams of scientists say they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells, at least in mice, without taking the controversial step of destroying embryos.
Their procedure makes ordinary skin cells behave like stem cells. If the same can be..
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BBC News
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Scientists have developed a new technique to identify genes that increase the chance of women developing breast cancer.
They hope it will lead to a single blood test which would reveal a woman's risk of getting the disease.
Researchers say the new t..
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SF Gate
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Two rival teams of scientists have discovered a common genetic variation that increases the risk of heart disease up to 60 percent in people of European descent.
The scientists say they hope a test for the variant can be developed to enable doctors to..
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Live Science
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The bark of certain yew trees can yield a medicine that fights cancer. Now scientists find the dirt that yew trees grow in can supply the drug as well, suggesting a new way to commercially harvest the medicine.
Scientists originally isolated the drug p..
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BBC News
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UK scientists believe in the future they will be curing babies in the womb of serious diseases with the use of gene therapy.
The work is controversial not just because of the ethics but also safety concerns.
A few years ago France and the US suspend..
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Yahoo News
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Oregon scientists say a simple test can identify men at high risk of life-threatening prostate cancer even after a biopsy finds no signs of it. The key, researchers say, is "PSA density," which compares the size of a man's prostate with his levels of a ca..
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Daily Mail
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If you're facing a problem you can't get your head around, you might be told to sleep on it. Now scientists have shown that the advice is more than just an old wives' tale. Apparently sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain extract themes and..
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Telegraph
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A male contraceptive pill, which can be taken as a one-off dose just before a date without any side effects, is being developed by British scientists...
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