http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Fri, 9 May 2008 16:35 PDT kcowing@reston.com mkboucher@spaceref.com Copyright 2007, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource WASHINGTON - Scientists say they have coaxed human embryonic stem cells into becoming three of the major cell types in the human heart, and they improved ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50779 Gestational age has long been the factor most commonly used to predict whether an extremely low-birth-weight infant survives and thrives, but four additional factors that can help predict a preemie's outcome have been identified by the National Institute http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50732 WASHINGTON - Researchers who used cloned embryonic stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease in mice said on Sunday they worked better than other cells. ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50714 Age at menopause may now be predicted more realistically according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The study revealed that anti-Müllerian hormone levels are related to the onset of menopause a http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50697 Mothers born in India and Sri Lanka are three times more likely to suffer from extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) than ethnic Norwegians. This finding comes from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health's study of 900,000 f http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50615 ... He also said scientists who experiment on embryonic stem cells should be viewed in the same light as abortionists and should be barred by the Church from ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50555 ... Using methods being studied, the Marine's stem cells could be used to grow more cells that are then painted on a scaffold in the shape of his ears and nose. ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50556 ... Under the bill approved by the Bundestag lower house of parliament, researchers will be allowed to import stem cells created before May 1, 2007, rather than ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50558 ... have decided to get a liposuction, and rather than just have them throw away the fat, have it collected in a certain way and store stem cells," Cryo-Save Chief ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50559 ... "By using how stem cells work and how they can go awry, we can redirect them using very targeted inhibitors that get these cells back on track," Jamieson said ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50560 ... "By using how stem cells work and how they can go awry, we can redirect them using very targeted inhibitors that get these cells back on track," Jamieson said ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50562 LONDON, April 17 - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's new cancer drug Tykerb can decrease tumour-causing breast cancer stem cells, offering the hope it may help ... http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50550 New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child's sex is associated with the mother's diet. Published today (April 23 2008), in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, the study http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50507 image unavailable http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50411 Female mice can steer clear of inbred males on the basis of their scent alone. The researchers found that female mice chose to associate with males producing a greater diversity of major urinary proteins. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50360 Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say a crucial decision on whether to give intensive care to extremely premature infants should not be solely based on the infant’s gestational age. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50323 West Australian researchers have voiced concern in light of findings which reveal female veterinarians who fail to safeguard themselves from X-rays and anesthetic gases face double the risk of miscarriage. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50096 Female penguins mate with males who bring them pebbles to build egg nests. Hummingbirds mate to gain access to the most productive flowers guarded by larger males. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50083 An analysis of births in Norway found that persons born preterm had an increased risk of death throughout childhood and lower rates of reproduction in adulthood, compared to persons born at term, according to a study in the March 26 issue of JAMA. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50024 Using a guinea pig model that can assess neural changes in offspring born to mothers given methamphetamine during an otherwise normal pregnancy, researchers provide new evidence for the cognitive damage of these drugs. http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=50018