Umbilical cord stem cells may offer treatment for hepatic diseases
A new study has revealed that stem cells derived from human umbilical cord may offer a treatment option for hepatic diseases. ANI
Kids spines more suspectible to accidents than believed
A new study on lambs spines has shown that a childs back is much more flexible and more vulnerable to spinal damage in a car crash than previously thought. ANI
New method that blocks HIV transmission via breastfeeding on the anvil
Researchers from Lavax (Palatine, Ill.) and the University of Illinois at Chicago are developing a new method that may help in inhibiting HIV transmission from breastfeeding. ANI
Deadliest malaria cases on the rise in Britain
There has been a significant increase in the number of malaria cases reported in Britain over the past 20 years, say researchers. ANI
Soon, a non-invasive tool to monitor lung cancer treatment progress
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Centre in Boston are developing a blood test that would help in monitoring lung cancer progression by detecting tumour cells circulating in the bloodstream. ANI
Imbalance of key brain chemical linked to crib deaths
A pioneering study has found that an imbalance of a key brain chemical could cause crib death, better known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) - a finding that could one day lead to babies being screened to identify those at high risk of the devastating and inexplicable syndrome. ANI
Religious congregations have least mortality rates
A new research has found that a communitys religious environment - i.e. the type of religious congregations within a locale - affects mortality rates, often in a positive manner. ANI
Researchers shed light on function of glucose transport molecule
A team of scientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have solved the structure of a class of proteins known as sodium glucose co-transporters (SGLTs), which pump glucose into cells - paving the way for improved treatments for diabetes, obesity and cancer. ANI