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Breeding sperm for infertile men
With only 3 or 4 sperms, scientists can duplicate countless enough to help infertile men have children. This prospect is wide open after success on the mouse.
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The first birth from an unmarried oocyte
Dr. Hananel Holzer of McGill Hospital (Canada) has said that he has performed the first birth of a baby girl from a mature sexual (oocyte) cell. Three other pregnancies…
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We were wrong about HIV
Scientists have long believed that HIV virus slowly weakens healthy white blood cells, by forcing cells to right
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Caspace-14 protects skin against UVB rays and dehydration
The VIB scientists associated with Ghent University have demonstrated that the caspace-14 protein whose function has so far not been known plays a role in maintaining ba…
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Generate stem cells from unfertilized eggs
Scientists have created a form of human stem cells by stimulating unfertilized eggs, instead of embryos. This achievement opens new perspectives on the production of saf…
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The risk of death is high in HIV-infected patients who do not see their doctor regularly
According to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 1 - Patients who do not regularly care about their HIV infection have a greater chance of dying comp…
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Observe the development of brain cells according to the real-time system
For the first time, a researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem succeeded in observing the bioavailability (in vivo) of neurons in the brains of mammals.
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Wave of new generation of cancer treatment drugs
Medical researchers in the US are optimistic about the new generation of cancer-based drugs that are primarily composed of heat shock protein inhibitors HSP-90 capable o…
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Testing gene therapy for Parkinson's disease
US researchers at Cornell University in New York have conducted a first trial of gene therapy in 11 Parkinson's patients and have achieved encouraging results.
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10 reasons to drink water daily
Two-thirds of the adult body is water. A person with a body weight of 68 kg has 38 liters of water, of which 23-26% is in cells, 7.5% in the surrounding environment and…
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Three new drugs that treat rheumatoid arthritis effectively
Austrian researchers have recently successfully tested 3 new drugs to treat chronic arthritis. This event is considered to be an important revolution in the treatment of…
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Tobacco mutates genes in semen
Canadian researchers have performed tests on mice and pointed out that cigarette smoke can cause changes in the sperm cell's DNA sequence, which can potentially be inher…
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The fetus is resistant to influenza
A new study shows that developing fetuses are resistant to the flu vaccine that is injected into the mother. This finding may help end the debate about how the immune sy…
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Cure blindness by transplanting germ cells
British scientists are planning to use germ cells (in the spinal cord) to cure blindness. This is good news for those patients who still think it cannot be cured. The fi…
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Producing artificial meat from ... stem cells
No need for livestock and no need for slaughterhouses ... Dutch scientists are experimenting to produce pork from ... stem cells! This study aims to replace meat from ca…