SHANGHAI, Oct. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have sequenced the genome of the giant panda, an achievement which may aid efforts to protect the endangered species, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Japanese researchers who invented a way to make powerful stem cells out of ordinary cells say they have now found a safer way to do it. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree offers promise to minimize brain damage caused by a stroke, scientists said on Thursday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — San Diego's Scripps Translational Science Institute said on Thursday it will conduct the first study to assess whether people undergoing genetic testing ultimately change their behavior. ... > full story
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Two Americans and a Japanese researcher won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for the discovery of a glowing jellyfish protein that makes cells, tissues and even organs light up -- a tool used by thousands of researchers around the world. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have mapped the genomes of the parasite that causes most cases of malaria outside Africa and a monkey parasite that is emerging as an important cause of malaria in people in Southeast Asia. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Police could one day predict the surname of male suspects or victims of crime from DNA alone, British researchers said on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have discovered a gene mutation linked to the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, holding out the prospect of better treatments and perhaps eventually a cure. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — A prenatal blood test can be used to determine if an unborn baby has Down's syndrome without the small risk to the fetus posed by invasive testing methods such as amniocentesis, U.S. researchers said on Monday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have pinpointed three genes related to the high blood levels of uric acid that cause gout in a step that could help identify people at special risk for this common and painful type of arthritis. ... > full story
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Stroke secondary to syphilis Oct. 8, 2008 (Modern Medicine) — Stroke is life-threatening complication of a long-term syphilis infection. . . Syphilitic stroke . . Untreated, late-stage tertiary syphilis can ...
Microbleed Rates in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Vary By Race Oct. 8, 2008 (Modern Medicine) — There are significant racial differences in both the occurrence and topography of microbleeds in patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage ...
Dolly's Creator Moves Away from Embryonic Stem Cells July 21, 2008 (Scientific American) — Sitting by the window of a posh coastal hotel in Half Moon Bay, Calif., wearing a baby-blue sweater and khakis, Ian Wilmut doesn't project the ...
CT rules out malignancy in most pancreatic cysts June 10, 2008 (AuntMinnie.com) — CT rules out malignancy in most pancreatic cystsToday's volumetric MDCT images are yielding a troubling trove of small cystic lesions of the ...
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