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June 6, 2008 Hay fever vaccine needs just four shots
Streaming eyes, runny nose and endless sneezing? Help might be on the way in the form of a hay-fever vaccine that works faster and involves far fewer injections than existing treatment regimens...full story>>

June 5, 2008 A Little Hope for Cancer Treatment
UCLA scientists have developed a process for targeting cancer cells that could eliminate some of the worst side effects of chemotherapy...full story>>

June 5, 2008 Human stem cells used to cure brain disorder
Success in mice could be a breakthrough for disorders such as multiple sclerosis... full story>>

June 4, 2008 Stem cells can cure nerve disease
An injection of stem cells has been used to cure mice with a normally fatal nervous system condition... full story>>

June 3, 2008 DNA defect may fix with vitamin supplement
UCL scientists, have found a welcome reason to delve into your genetic heritage: to find the slight genetic flaws that can be fixed with remedies as simple as vitamin or mineral supplements...full story>>

June 2, 2008 Stem Cells Work Medical Magic
What stem cell researchers are really studying is how your body was made and how to do it all over again. Embryonic stem cells (or the newer induced-without-embryos variety) can travel down any of the paths below to become skin, heart, brain and other body parts...full story>>

April 29, 2008 Two novel anti-cancer agents for chronic cancer
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified that a combination of novel anti-cancer compounds is able to kill chronic myelogenous leukemia cells previously resistant to conventional forms of therapy...full story>>

April 29, 2008 Fruits, vegetables and teas may fight lung cancer.
The study is the first to find that plant components called flavonoids may prevent diseaseTobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers...full story>>

April 27, 2008 Stemming the tumorous tide.
Cancers grow from stem cells. That discovery should translate into better treatment for tumours of all types...full story>>

April 27, 2008 Gene therapy: Seeing is believing
Around 40 years scientists have understood how genes work. They have known the structure of genes, how they replicate, how they are controlled and expressed and, crucially, how to manipulate them. Such knowledge has been the basis of a genetic revolution that offers the power to rewrite the material from which all living organisms are made...full story>>