'Lost' Memories in Alzheimer Sufferers May Be Recoverable, Says Study
A new study from MIT suggests that short-term memories lost to patients are still stored in the brain —and may be recoverable.
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Scientists Confirm Victory in Ozone Layer Recovery
"It's a victory for diplomacy and for science," and for the fact that all the nations in the world worked together, said the Nobel Prize chemist who first forecasted the coming ozone depletion in 1974.
Paralyzed Man Walks Again After Breakthrough Cell Transplant
A Polish man who was paralyzed from the chest down following a knife attack can now use a walker after receiving a pioneering transplant treatment using cells from his nose. Movement and sensation are now slowly returning to Darek Fidyka, who described the ability to walk again as "an incredible feeling."
Breakthrough Tech Can Test for All 307 Bacterial Infections Known to Man - Amazing Advance From Only 19
Current methods of diagnosis can only screen for about 19 different kinds of bacteria - this one can quickly and effectively test for 307.
New Test Can Diagnose Every Virus At Once, Even When Doctors Are Stumped
A new test can detect every virus that plagues a human and animal, and even find diseases doctors weren't looking for.
New Therapy Halts Progression of Lou Gehrig's Disease in Mice
Researchers announced that they have essentially stopped the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, for nearly two years, allowing the mice to approach their normal lifespan. Scientists at Oregon State University say the findings are some of the most compelling ever produced in the search for a therapy to help sufferers […]
Cuban Cancer Vaccine Could Soon be Available in U.S.
Thawing relations between the two countries could lead to tests of a Cuban cancer vaccine in the U.S.
Harnessing a Virus Like Herpes Has 'Cured' Skin Cancer
Scientists have used a genetically modified herpes virus to cure skin cancer and are looking at another viruses to learn new ways to fight disease.
Gene Editing Technique Could Be the Cure For Anemia and Sickle Cell Disease
This promising treatment of blood mutations in mice showed a total elimination of disease or abnormality – with more testing, it could be used on humans.
Discovery of "Cancer Stem Cells" Could Revolutionize Treatment
Three independent studies have now shown that our understanding of the physical makeup of cancer tumors has been based on a myth. A portion of the cells are now seen to be cancer stem cells which are responsible for causing a tumor to grow and develop. Treatments, therefore, can be focused on killing these cells rather than targeting the wider community of tumor cells.
Vatican To Host Stem Cell Research Conference
Vatican officials, looking for the best way to make a positive impact on society, decided that adult stem cells, which hold the promise of curing the most difficult diseases, are the technology to watch. They decided to invest $1 million to form a joint foundation, and next week, scientists from around the world will meet at the Vatican to discuss the future of stem cell therapies.
Single Antibody Found To Shrink Seven Different Cancers
Stanford researchers found an antibody that was found to dramatically shrink or eradicate human cancer tumors that were transplanted into laboratory mice, no matter which type of cancer created the tumor. The research is unique in the variety of solid cancers that responded to the antibody.
Single Antibody Found To Shrink Seven Different Cancers
Stanford researchers found an antibody that was found to dramatically shrink or eradicate human cancer tumors that were transplanted into laboratory mice, no matter which type of cancer created the tumor. The research is unique in the variety of solid cancers that responded to the antibody.
Scientists Tap An Electrical Current Stemming from Plants
Stanford scientists have plugged into algae cells and harnessed a tiny electrical current. They found it at the very source of energy production – photosynthesis, a plant's method of converting sunlight to chemical energy. It may be a first step toward generating high-efficiency bioelectricity that doesn't give off carbon dioxide as a byproduct, the researchers say.
Alzheimer's Gene is Neutralized in Human Brain Cells for the First Time
Instead of experimenting on mice, researchers went straight to testing on human cells – and their studies have been proven successful in halting Alzheimer's in its tracks.
Top Ten Innovations From 2008
Any list of the top achievements in science and energy is a list that glows with promise and hope. 2008 is no different. The year provided the Good News Network with many stories, from the health-related, to transportation and energy-related, that struck us with awe and inspiration. Here are ten of the best:
Top Ten Innovations From 2008
Any list of the top achievements in science and energy is a list that glows with promise and hope. 2008 is no different. The year provided the Good News Network with many stories, from the health-related, to transportation and energy-related, that struck us with awe and inspiration. Here are ten of the best:
First Hints That Stem Cells Can Help Patients Get Better
Two women losing their sight to progressive forms of blindness may have regained some vision while participating in an experiment testing a treatment made from human embryonic stem cells, the first time researchers directly helped patients with these types of stem cells.
Scientists Retrain An Immune System to Kill Cancer, Leukemia is Now Gone
A year ago, when chemotherapy stopped working against his leukemia and he had nothing to lose, William Ludwig signed up to be the first patient treated in a bold experiment. Doctors removed a billion of his T-cells and re-engineered them before reinsertion. A few weeks later, his leukemia was gone.
Blood Cells "Retrained" to Destroy Cancer, Lead Again to Full Remission
Scientists took patients with a virtually incurable disease into complete remission by training their blood cells to fight the stubborn cancer.
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