Mind-altering drugs research call
Former government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt says regulations should be relaxed to enable researchers to experiment on psychedelic drugs.
Tue 24 Jan 12 from BBC News
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Once they were blind, now they see. Patients treated with cells from human embryo
Two blind people have shown signs of being able to see again - despite having incurable eye disease - following a revolutionary operation involving the transplant of stem cells derived from ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from The Independent
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Oral HPV infection, HPV-related cancers more common in men
Oral HPV infection is more common among men than women, explaining why men are more prone than women to develop an HPV related head and neck cancer, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Study finds early signs of autism in babies
EARLIER INSIGHTS: Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life.
14 hours ago from ABC Science
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Manufacturing chemicals may damage the immune system
Childhood exposure to perfluorinated compounds linked to reduced effectiveness of tetanus and diphtheria vaccines.
Tue 24 Jan 12 from Nature News
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A Central Researcher in the H5N1 Flu Debate Breaks His Silence
In the heated debate about two labs that engineered a variant of the deadly...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from Science Now
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Stone Age Social Networks May Have Resembled Ours
Ancient Stone Age humans may have paved the way for their modern brethren -- us -- to cooperate with each other by developing the first sets of what are now-common social characteristics.
3 hours ago from Wired Science
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Study: Men at higher risk for mild memory loss than women
Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs between normal aging and dementia, than women, according to a study published ...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Unexplained skin condition is non-infectious, not linked to environmental cause: CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a comprehensive study of an unexplained skin condition commonly referred to as Morgellons and found no infectious agent and no ...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Near-Extinct Monkeys Rediscovered in Borneo
Deep in a pristine Borneo rainforest, researchers have found an endangered species of monkey recently feared to be extinct, and never before photographed.
Fri 20 Jan 12 from Wired Science
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