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Bad News for the Genetics of Personality

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:34:11 +0000

A genome-wide association study using a self-report questionnaire suggests that there is no large influence of genes on personality.

Vaccine against 2009 pandemic flu also protects mice against 1918 strain

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:30:50 +0000

Mice administered a vaccine against the 2009 pandemic flu appear to be protected from the deadly 1918 flu.

Growing New Livers

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:22:49 +0000

Partially functioning new livers are grown from hepatocyte stem cells around a scaffold.

Lungs rebuilt in lab and transplanted into rats

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:42:52 +0000

A mouse breathes through a rebuilt lung grown around a scaffolding from an existing lung.

How drug-resistant flu took us by surprise

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:33:41 +0000

A mutation in flu viruses that made them weaker allowed stronger strains to gain a resistance against Tamiflu.

A Coffee Drinkers Nightmare: Caffeine Loses It's Kick

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:11:20 +0000

Coffee might not be making you more alert; instead, it might just be staving off your withdrawal symptoms.

Antidepressants Not Effective for Some Types of Depression

Wed, 12 May 2010 09:33:04 +0000

Antidepressants may not be effective in mild to moderate depression.

Three-Parent Babies to Prevent Mitochondrial Diseases

Fri, 07 May 2010 07:20:40 +0000

Implanting DNA fertilized by sperm and egg into another hollowed out egg, something like creating an embryo with three parents, can be a way to deal with serious mitochondrial disease in humans.

Our vaccines are clean

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:05:10 +0000

A test with a number of traditional vaccines show that there are indeed very little contaminating viruses in them, if any at all.

Social Factors in Autism Diagnosis

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:11:08 +0000

The risk of being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder may correlate with social proximity to another family with a child with an ASD diagnosis.