Scientific Discoveries

Heart disease predates the Whopper
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 3 hours 18 minutes ago
Despite ancient Egyptians' active lifestyle and absence of fast food, researchers have discovered hardened arteries among mummies

Pfizer to pay $6.3 mln to patient in Prempro lawsuit
Reuters | 4 hours 18 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury on Friday ordered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE.N) to pay $6.3 million in compensatory damages to an Illinois breast cancer survivor after finding menopause drugs Premarin, Provera and Prempro caused the disease.

Breast cancer researchers at Sausalito forum defend mammogram advice
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) | 4 hours 59 minutes ago
Breast cancer researchers and community activists who gathered at a Marin forum this week defended the federal government's new recommendation on mammograms and discussed cutting-edge research results.

Gene silencing predicted to improve drug manufacturing
ScientificAmerican.com | 5 hours 17 minutes ago
Chinese hamster ovary cells: the workhorse of the biological drug market.Nikon MicroscopyU

Embryonic stem cell therapy closer to human trials
Yahoo! | 9 hours 19 minutes ago
CHICAGO (AFP) ? Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.

The Controversy Over Mammograms
New York Times, The | 10 hours 58 minutes ago
An expert panel?s recommendation that mammography screening to detect breast cancer be scaled back has caused consternation among women and doctors and prompted some attempts to connect the results to the debate over health care.

Embryonic stem cells harnessed for skin grafts
Yahoo! | 11 hours 18 minutes ago
PARIS (AFP) ? French doctors on Friday said they had used human embryonic stem cells to grow skin that one day may be used as potentially life-saving temporary patches for patients suffering bad burns.

UCR plant scientist's research spawns new discoveries showing how crops survive drought
innovations-report | 13 hours 22 minutes ago
Junior professor's breakthrough launches unprecedented number of publications in high-profile journals

New 'Skin' From Stem Cells
U.S. News & World Report | 13 hours 54 minutes ago
THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Embryonic stem cells, which can turn into a variety of cells in the body, can produce temporary skin that could help burn victims while they're waiting for skin grafts, new research from France suggests.

People: Pamela Anderson tries to explain infamous sex tape to sons
Denver Post, The | 19 hours 49 minutes ago
Pamela Anderson's infamous sex tape has finally come back to haunt her.

First human trials for stem cell blindness therapy
Telegraph (London) | 20 hours 19 minutes ago
The first human trials of a stem cell therapy for an eye disease that causes blindness in young people could start next year.

New view of mammograms
Los Angeles Times | 21 hours 8 minutes ago
A federal task force has ignited a debate with its recommendations on screening tests.

Chaz Bono happy with new life
Boston Herald | 21 hours 30 minutes ago
Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is “the best decision I’ve ever made.” The 40-year-old writer, activist and reality-TV star, who was born a girl to Sonny Bono and Cher, says he’s eight months into the years-long transformation...