Heart cells cultured in the lab

Scientists have moved a step closer to creating functioning heart tissue for transplants in the lab.

They have grown three types of human heart cells from cultures derived from embryonic stem cells.

When a mix of the cells was transplanted into mice with simulated heart disease, the animals' heart function was significantly improved.

The study, by a team of Canadian, US and UK scientists, features in the journal Nature.

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Scientists show how tainted blood thinner turned deadly

by Marlowe Hood

PARIS (AFP) - An international team of researchers racing against the clock have figured out how tainted batches of the blood thinner heparin slipped past safety screens to kill dozens of patients in the United States and Germany, according to a pair of studies released Thursday.

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Ovarian cancers may originate in fallopian tube

NEW YORK - New research suggests that fallopian tube cells rather than ovarian surface cells are the probable site of origin of most cases of ovarian serous carcinoma, the most common type of ovarian cancer.

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Getting Updated Feeds

Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.
Teach a man to fish; and you fed him for a lifetime--Author Unknown

Now that you want more updated research/health news, and realising that the New York Times Feed at the top of the page does not satiate you (of course pardon my tardiness in updating), its time to use the GOOGLE READER!

Ok so here it goes:
1. Get a Gmail account
2. Search for Google Reader application
3. Click "Add Subscription" to add in news from various websites
4. For starters, try:

http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsplayer_uk_edition/health/rss.xml

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3034575/device/rss/rss.xml

http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Research.xml

Ok! Now you got it!

Gene 'linked to higher gout risk'

A reason why millions worldwide fall prey to the painful joint condition gout may have been uncovered.

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Less-invasive colon cancer screenings urged

Medical experts say more people would undergo a virtual colonoscopy

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Probiotic hope for kidney stones

Treating patients with bacteria may be an effective way of reducing their risk of repeatedly developing painful kidney stones, a study suggests.

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