Chinese scientists reported that pandas may be a source of powerful antibiotics in the future, The Daily Telegraph reported. According…
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World’s former fattest man loses 650 pounds, wants surgery to remove excess skin
The world’s former fattest man celebrated yesterday — after shedding nearly 650 pounds. Paul Mason, 51, lost two-thirds of his…
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Heart stem cell therapy after a major heart attack holds the promise of helping to repair severely damaged cells by…
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Stem cells may be secret to regenerating fingers and toes
Mammals can regenerate the very tips of their fingers and toes after amputation, and now new research shows how stem…
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Surgeons to attempt first ever suspended animation trials on humans
Suspended animation: It’s a common concept used in science fiction, in which doctors preserve humans’ lives by suspending them between…
Read More‘Miracle baby’ survives 11-story fall from apartment balcony
A 15-month-old boy described by doctors as a “miracle baby” was in critical condition at a Minneapolis hospital on Wednesday…
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Scientists use lab-grown cartilage to reconstruct cancer patients’ noses
Researchers in Switzerland have successfully reconstructed the noses of five skin cancer patients – using cartilage grown from the patients’…
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Novel vision-saving surgery helped Olympic bobsledder Steven Holcomb realize his dreams
Olympian Steven Holcomb led the U.S. bobsledding team to a bronze medal in the two-man bobsled competition on Tuesday –…
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To prevent more kidney stones, drink water
People who have had a kidney stone should drink enough fluids to produce two liters of urine per day in…
Read MoreFly larva crawls inside woman’s ear
A woman in Taiwan had an unusual cause of her ear pain: a fruit fly larva was wriggling around inside…
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