AIDS Patient Is Reported Cured

Bone Marrow Transplant Cured AIDS Patient BERLIN — A man suffering from AIDS, not knowing that he had been infected with the AIDS virus for more than 10 years appears to have been cured of the disease after...

First Results of Merck’s Taranabant Promising for Weight Loss

A new study suggests that the experimental drug taranabant causes people to both consume fewer calories and burn more.

GM mice don't fear cats

"Researchers at Tokyo University managed to turn off the receptors in a mouse's brain that react to the scent of its main predator. They wanted to prove that fear is genetically programmed and not, as is commonly...

poor brain cells

marijuanalike chemicals may direct key brain cells to make proper connections while in the womb, according to a new study. Researchers report that the molecules, called cannabinoids, serve as guideposts for young cells in the attention and decision-making parts of fetal mouse...

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