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New way to heal the brain?
An injection of embryonic stem cells helped brain-injured mice perform markedly better on physical tasks but did not improve their cognitive ability, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have learned.
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By Stacey Burling,
Inquirer Staff Writer,
10/14/2002 06:48 AM PDT)
Receptor Reveals the Taste of Bitter Almonds
German researchers have isolated the cellular structures--known as receptors--that enable the tongue to detect certain, potentially deadly bitter-tasting substances.
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BY ALISON MCCOOK,
Reuters,
10/14/2002 10:59 AM PDT)
WHO Raises Smoking Death Toll, Urges Tobacco Treaty
The World Health Organization on Friday urged countries to reach a global deal on curbing tobacco use, warning that hundreds of thousands more were dying each year from smoking than previously thought.
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BY RICHARD WADDINGTON,
Reuters,
10/14/2002 07:56 AM PDT)
Officials debate smallpox vaccine
It's one thing to offer a risky, possibly deadly, smallpox vaccine. It's another to urge people to take it.
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By LAURA MECKLER,
Associated Press,
10/11/2002 07:09 AM PDT)
WHO raises tobacco death estimates
The World Health Organization raised its estimate of smoking-related deaths today, saying 4.9 million people die each year and warning that its projection of 10 million deaths annually by 2030 was too low.
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By CLARE NULLIS,
Associated Press,
10/11/2002 10:15 AM PDT)
Gene-therapy trial may aid Parkinson's patients
A new form of gene therapy offers hope of easing - perhaps even reversing - the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have found.
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By Faye Flam,
Inquirer Staff Writer,
10/11/2002 08:02 AM PDT)
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