Archive for the ‘Body parts’ Category

  • Stomach in Silicon

    Want to watch a pill dissolve? The virtual stomach may be your best bet yet!


    Thursday, October 10th, 2002
  • Vision Research: Help for Aging Eyes?

    Age-related macular degeneration is starting to reveal its secrets, better treatment could be coming soon. In the meantime, eat your veggies!


    Thursday, October 3rd, 2002
  • Gene Therapy: A Success!

    Genetic therapy restores sight to blind dogs — a first, large-animal treatment success.


    Thursday, February 14th, 2002
  • Cloning Questions

    Should human cloning be banned, or restricted? What is the promise of cloning for medical purposes?


    Thursday, January 24th, 2002
  • Blood from Embryonic Stem Cells

    Embryonic stem cells become blood cells in lab experiment, raises hope for eventual treatment.


    Thursday, September 13th, 2001
  • Stem Cells and Brain Disease

    Can embryonic stem cells provide a cure for Parkinson’s and other diseases? Perhaps, but plenty of legal barriers make research difficult. Meet the do-it-all stem cell.


    Thursday, March 1st, 2001
  • Body Parts: Need Replacements?

    Doctors are learning to persuade the body to grow its own spare parts. Is there hope for the retina, heart or pancreas?


    Thursday, January 6th, 2000
  • Bats, Brains, Burying Grounds

    The science of Halloween: bats, brains and cemetaries. Mourn the bats. Earn some interest at the brain bank. Prowl the boneyard!


    Friday, October 22nd, 1999
  • Cancer and New Blood Vessels

    Angiogenesis factors could control cancer, maybe. How do cancers create their own blood supply?


    Friday, May 29th, 1998
  • Aging: Death Defied?

    Scientists reveal their most guarded secrets. Eat less. Live longer. Eat less and live healthier. Starve tumors and keep those free radicals in line.


    Thursday, February 5th, 1998


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