Tuesday, January 31, 2012

health news


Stem Cell Research photo
Scientists Transform Skin Cells Direct To Brain Cells, Bypassing Stem Cell Stage
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Bypassing the stem cell stage, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California converted mouse skin cells directly into neural precursor cells, the cells that go on to form the three main types of... [read article]

Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals photo
FDA Approves Drug For Common Skin Cancer
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of drug to treat adult patients with advanced basal-cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. The drug's generic name is vismodegib and was... [read article]

Veterinary photo
Livestock, Not Mongolian Gazelles, Drive Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks
Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles - one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet - are not a reservoir... [read article]

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