Scientists Make Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles have been able to return function to paralyzed rats using a combination of exercise, drugs and electrical stimulation. The study has important implications...

Child's life wrecked by paedophile rapist

I hope the doctors and nurses at the Apollo Hospital here in Sri lanka can help this child. The doctors have not been able to remove the whole tumour but only half of it because of her age. The doctors don't know whether she will fully recover and since she still has half of...

Disabled turtle gets skateboard & finds love

A ten-year-old turtle just got a custom fit skateboard strapped to her belly.  Arava has been overcoming paralysis of her hind legs, and now that she’s got wheels she has started to get her groove on by...

Food poisoning can be long-term problem

These things goes unnoticed in developing countries especially Africa, no wonder we have very short life expectancy. We import virtually everything so long as it is coming from the industralised countries - God help Africa!"Scientists only now are unraveling a legacy that has...

Scientists seek to help 'locked-in' man speak

"It's been described as the closest thing to being buried alive -- complete paralysis of the body, except for controlled movement of the eyes."

Colony Collapse Disorder Mystery Solved?

Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University, Diana Cox-Foster and her colleagues points the finger at Israeli acute paralysis virus. The lurgy in question was, the researchers suggest, was imported...

Emergency Summit : Maliki Cancels Summer Recess

Iraqi PM calls emergency meeting."Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, has called for a summit of the nation's main political factions in an attempt to break Iraq's political paralysis. In recent weeks almost all...

Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysis

" Paralyzed lab rodents with spinal cord injuries apparently regained some ability to walk six weeks after a simple injection of biodegradable soap-like molecules that helped nerves regenerate. The research could have implications for humans with similar injuries. "It will...

Staten Island Ferry damage claims now uncappable

This is very good news for families and current victims of the horrible crash; shame on the city for trying to implement an age-old rule with little current applicability. "A federal judge today rejected New York...

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