WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have transformed ordinary cells into insulin-producing cells in a living mouse, improving symptoms of diabetes in a major step towards regenerative medicine. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Undiagnosed infections may be causing a significant number of premature births, researchers reported on Monday after finding bacteria or fungi in 15 percent of the amniotic fluid samples taken from women in pre-term labor. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have found a gene that causes most inherited forms of neuroblastoma, a rare and deadly form of childhood cancer, and say the discovery points to new treatments. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Bacterial pneumonia may have killed most people during the 1918 flu pandemic, and antibiotics may be as crucial as flu drugs to fight any new pandemic, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. stem cell experts have produced a library of the powerful cells using ordinary skin and bone marrow cells from patients, and said on Thursday they would share them freely with other researchers. ... > full story
LONDON, Aug. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Eating tuna and other fatty fish may help prevent memory loss in addition to reducing the risk of stroke, Finnish researchers said on Monday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2008 (Reuters) — Ordinary skin cells taken from patients with a fatal and incurable nerve disease have been transformed into nerve cells in a first step toward treating them, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. ... > full story
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Cell changes may help Lou Gehrig's research July 31, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle) — Using a new technique to reprogram cells, scientists are growing neurons from people with Lou Gehrig's disease, a possible first step in ...
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 ...
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