Human skin cells have been reprogrammed by two groups
of scientists to mimic embryonic stem cells with the potential to
become any tissue in the body.
The breakthrough promises a plentiful new source of cells for use in research into new treatments for many diseases.
Read More…BBC NEWS | Health | Skin transformed into stem cells
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Working until dawn, negotiators on Friday concluded a policy guide for governments on global warming that declares climate change is here and is getting worse, one of its authors said.
art.mud.gi.jpgExposed mud banks at a reservoir in Spain, November 2007.
Provisional agreement on the text — which is about 20 pages and summarizes thousands of pages of data and projections — required compromises among the more than 140 delegations, but resulted in a “good and balanced document,” said Bert Metz, a Dutch scientist who helped draft the report.
Mothers around the world are armed with anti-bacterial gels, sprays and baby blankets, diligently protecting their children from nasty forms of bacteria. But recent research shows that society’s anti-bacterial and anti-infection crusade makes children and adults more likely to develop asthma and allergies – and perhaps even mental illnesses.
The universe contains vast numbers of planetary systems similar to our own, increasing the chances of there being extraterrestrial life, astronomers have announced.
Nasa scientists last night unveiled a
newly-discovered planet orbiting a star in a system which now becomes
the first known to contain at least five planets.The
layout of the planetary system – known as 55 Cancri – is similar to
that of our own solar system, where four small rocky planets Mercury,
Venus, Earth and Mars, orbit close to the sun, and Jupiter and three
other giant planets orbiting much further out.Read More…NASA discovers fifth planet in 55 Cancri system – Telegraph
Research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicates that women often experience new or different physical symptoms as long as a month or more before experiencing heart attacks.
Among the 515 women studied, 95-percent said they knew their symptoms were new or different a month or more before experiencing their heart attack, or Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). The symptoms most commonly reported were unusual fatigue (70.6-percent), sleep disturbance (47.8-percent), and shortness of breath (42.1-percent).
Read More…Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms Different from Men’s
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