For Prof. Alon Friedman research begins and ends at the bedside. The Ben-Gurion University (BGU) professor, who just won the prestigious 2007 Michael prize for epilepsy research from the Michael Foundation of Germany, first began exploring the field after a clinical observation that the only thing patients suffering from epilepsy after a trauma or an illness had in common was a breakdown in the brain-blood barrier. »
US researchers have for the first time injected human stem cells into monkeys with Parkinson’s symptoms, seen as a key step in the fight to find a cure. »
What’s the secret to Rufus Millsap’s success? “I like what I do. I like being around people, not only the elderly people in my work, but in my church,” he says. »
An international research team has identified a gene that, when mutated, causes one of the most universal forms of inherited blindness in babies. »
Cassie Nale was asked to pray for Branden Miller. So she did. »
A team of surgeons led by an Indian has performed a ground-breaking corneal transplant in Australia that may help people with corneal blindness regain their sight faster and better. »
A silk gown belonging to Maria Callas that was stolen from an exhibition last month at the Italian Cultural Center in Athens arrived back there in an anonymous package last week. »
A SECOND good Samaritan in 48 hours has shunned praise after bravely battling flames and falling debris in a devastating northern NSW house fire. »
It a tale about a dog that found himself in a desperate situation, he was stranded for days without anything to eat, but one Toledo woman wouldn’t give up until he was rescued. »
A Horry County boy who risked his life to save two children from a fire is being hailed as a hero. For his family, a fire several years ago claimed one life, but this time a 10 year old was there. »
A KNIFE-WIELDING teenager was arrested after two wheelchair-bound customers helped detain the boy inside a convenience store last night. »
Scientists in the United States have successfully transmitted electricity between two devices without the use of a connecting cable. »
Next time you take an airplane— you may want to ask Hingham’s Bob Hayden to come along. »
A BUNCH of Swedish boffins has worked out a way of putting touch sensors and speakers onto paper. »
Thirteen-year-old Dinorah N. Rosario closes her eyes, taps her foot and begins to play Bach’s Gavotte in G minor, one of her favorite pieces. »
Realtor Loni Kaufman gets lots of animal visitors at the Alcova Lake View Estates home she shares with husband Don — rabbits, deer, coyotes and even an occasional mountain lion passing through. »
Skin creams made with caffeine could banish cellulite, according to new research. »
Destiny Foister, a sixth-grader at Sevierville Middle School, just wants to lend a helping hand. »
What started out as a day of celebration quickly turned scary for Debbie and Doug Ledger. »
“We had been talking about using that tower as a training site,” Lt. Jerry Odum of the Marion Fire Department said Wednesday. “Now we’ve been there.” »
A Swanton man who read a news report about unclaimed Megabucks winnings discovered he had one of the $10,000 tickets in his wallet, Vermont Lottery officials said. »
A remote-controlled robot could soon become the new battlefield hero. »
When 8-year-old Center Park resident Grace Bautista spotted a baby bird on the steps of her back porch last week, she knew she had discovered something special. »
13-year-old Brandon Larsen is being called a hero after pushing his younger brother out of the way of an out of control car. Brandon is fighting for his life at UMC. It happened last Friday about twenty miles north of Las Vegas on the 1-15. »
The Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post and Van Buren County Central Dispatch began receiving strange reports of a man in a wheelchair being pushed by a semi truck on Wednesday afternoon. »
Three Erskine Park High students are reluctant heroes after their act of goodwill helped save a baby’s life. »
A high school diploma didn’t come easy for Edelmira Lopez. »
Cliff McDonald stood at the rear door of a transport plane over Normandy, France, just after midnight on June 6, 1944, doing his best to cheer up paratroopers about to jump into the teeth of World War II. »
A BT engineer had to be rescued after falling 25ft down a shaft. The man was working in the Fox Hill area of Wanborough in England when he plunged into a disused underground reservoir. »
Firefighters using thermal imaging cameras rescued five men from a smoke logged house during a fire in East Yorkshire in England. »