Proteins in alligator blood could lead to new drugs that fight the super infections that plague humans, Louisiana researchers say. Mark Merchant of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., noticed that alligators often get banged up in battles over territory or food, but they never seem to get infected, despite slimy living conditions in bacteria-filled swamps. »
A breakthrough in research into Alzheimer’s Disease has been welcomed by those dealing with the condition. »
Scientists at the United States space agency NASA say they could be on the verge of a breakthrough in their efforts to forecast earthquakes. »
A HONG Kong research team has successfully tested a new drug combination that could help tackle the deadly bird flu virus in humans, scientists said in a paper due to be published tomorrow. »
HUNDREDS of women could be saved by a world-first blood test developed in Melbourne to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. »
DODDINGTON Rector Val Fernandez is walking tall after under-going a miracle during a recent Christian conference.
The sixty-year-old reverend had suffered with one leg being shorter than the other for 50 years after injuring her left limb in an accident at the age of 10. »
Two-year-old Nate Liao has spent his young life swathed in bandages from head to toe. »
A deformed Samoan baby girl banned from entering New Zealand is heading home after extensive medical treatment in the United States. »
A condition which affects one in every ten pregnancies and is responsible for 1,000 baby deaths in Britain each year may have a genetic cause. »
The announcement by an American expert that within the next five years some form of immunotherapy will be available to treat peanut allergy, will bring relief to many concerned parents. »
A group of Brazilian researchers said Sunday they have obtained a protein that could help block the transmission of the dengue virus in animals. »
He’s a medical miracle. A local seven-year-old boy was dead for at least 12 minutes, but you would never be able to tell. »
A NEW wonder “poly-pill” could prevent 80 per cent of heart attacks and strokes in the over-55s. »
A Florida woman with a golf ball-size tumor in her abdomen who risked a cutting-edge surgery to save her life is now on her way to a full recovery. »
Could drinking a cocktail of worm eggs help patients with multiple sclerosis? It sounds like medieval witchcraft, but the Food and Drug Administration, which vets all drug trials in the U.S., has just sanctioned a study to see if the gruesome mixture can ease the symptoms of the disease. »
A Little boy who, just 18 months ago, was unable to move and was given a one-in-10,000 chance of survival, is now clambering about. »
It’s worth noting that human science recently confirmed in a small way the profound teaching that it is more blessed to give than to receive. »
A pair of identical twins from Kent could lead to a cure for leukaemia. »
YORKSHIRE scientists are helping to develop the use of breakthrough technology that could transform the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Leeds University is working with computer giant Microsoft on the system, which replicates artificially pictures that the healthy human brain captures and stores as memories. »
A DOLLOP of tomato ketchup a day can cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to new research. »
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The prospect of being able to clone human embyros efficiently for medical treatments has been raised by a technical breakthrough that has enabled scientists to make dozens of cloned embryos from adult monkeys for the first time. »
Two-year-old Indian girl Lakshmi Tatma who underwent a complicated surgery to remove the extra limbs from her body has regained consciousness in what comes as a big relief for her parents, news reports and officials said on Friday. »
UK — A woman who had a pioneering operation for facial paralysis at a West Sussex hospital has said the surgeon who carried it out was a “miracle man”. »
However far off a cure may be for Alzheimer’s disease, Baxter International Inc.’s announcement last week that a small-scale study showed progress in improving memory function in elderly patients. »
Modesto — A west Modesto woman was rescued from her burning apartment early Monday thanks to firefighters equipped with a high-tech camera that enabled them to see through dense smoke. »
A new study has it that a synthetic molecule derived from the egg cells of frogs, could be of potential benefit in treating brain tumours, the BBC reported on Sunday. »
He survived against all the odds; now Peng Shulin has astounded doctors by learning to walk again. »
Wine could make a good antibacterial mouth wash to fight tooth decay and a sore throat, according to Italian researchers. »
Surgery can be nerve wracking especially for young kids. »