Girl born with 8 limbs undergoes surgery
2007-11-06 23:35:35
Doctors began operating Tuesday on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs in an extensive surgery that they hope will leave the girl with a normal body, a hospital official said.
Researchers find hunger switch
2007-11-06 11:44:20
Australian scientists have found how to switch hunger on and off using a molecule that targets the brain.
Gene explains why breast-feeding makes kids smarter
2007-11-06 10:13:20
A very common gene can help explain why breast-fed babies tend to grow up to be more intelligent than those raised exclusively on bottled milk.
Study: Lack of sleep may lead to fatter children
2007-11-05 14:09:05
Here is another reason to get children to bed early: More sleep may lower their risk of becoming obese.
A little wine, sunlight help boost women's health
2007-11-12 20:48:15
Two of life's simple pleasures -- a glass of wine, a little time in the sun -- may have benefits for women's health.
Device created for 'red wine headache'
2007-11-03 22:08:28
The effects are all too familiar: a fancy dinner, some fine wine and then, a few hours later, a racing heart and a pounding "red wine headache."
Newt protein offers clues for regeneration
2007-11-03 11:11:35
Scientists have found a key protein that helps newts regrow severed limbs and which may guide future research into human regenerative medicine.
Test created for wine headache chemicals
2007-11-02 09:41:11
A device developed by University of California, Berkeley, researchers could help avoid the dreaded "red wine headache" after drinking wine.
Girl born with 8 limbs undergoes surgery
2007-11-07 06:53:47
Revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs was undergoing surgery Tuesday to leave her with a normal body.
13% of healthy adult brains abnormal
2007-11-01 20:10:58
Thirteen percent of healthy adults have abnormalities in their brains without even knowing it, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday.
Link between obesity and cancer stressed
2007-11-01 06:47:16
Keeping slim is one of the best ways of preventing cancer, as is avoiding excessive amounts of red meat and wine, a landmark study has revealed.
Hot sauce for pain relief?
2007-10-30 09:56:38
Devil's Revenge. Spontaneous Combustion. Hot sauces have names like that for a reason. Now scientists are testing if the stuff that makes the sauces so savage can tame the pain of surgery.