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What excites scientists about the unspecialized stem cells is their potential to develop into any type of tissue, from bone and muscle to skin and blood and nerve. Although there are several kinds of stem cells--including ones found in adult bone marrow and umbilical-cord blood--the most versatile, researchers say, are the ones that come from embryos, because they haven't yet developed enough to specialize at all. Those are the ones that scientists believe hold the greatest potential for treatment of a wide range of diseases, as well as for repairing damaged nerves and organs...
...year study of 41,000 men published in Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers found that the risk that a man would develop Type 2 diabetes fell as his dairy intake rose. But don't drink just any milk; the benefit was linked to low- and nonfat dairy foods only...
...Internet sting operation, landed on Spokane's collective doorstep on May 5 like a paper bomb. "For a quarter-century," the report began, "the man who is now Spokane's mayor has used positions of public trust--as a sheriff's deputy, Boy Scout leader and powerful politician--to develop sexual relationships with boys and young men." The FBI last week opened an inquiry into whether the mayor should be investigated for corruption. West has told the paper he does not believe he has abused the powers of his office...
...Mumps, like measles, is one of those familiar childhood diseases that have long been minimized ... Virologists in many different laboratories have been working overtime to develop an effective preventive vaccine ... Killed-virus vaccines against mumps have been available for several years ... But since they give an immunity that lasts only a year or two, they are unsuitable for children, who need a vaccine that confers?as the natural disease usually does?virtually lifetime immunity ... BY LUCKY COINCIDENCE, THE SEARCH [FOR A LIVE-VIRUS VACCINE] ENDED WHEN FIVE-YEAR-OLD JERYL LYNN HILLEMAN CAME DOWN WITH MUMPS. Jeryl Lynn...
Marathoners may have better cholesterol levels and lower blood pressure than sedentary folks, but a 10-year study found that long-distance runners are also more likely to develop atrial fibrillation, a heart-rhythm disorder...