One small step means giant leap for spinal cord research
A new device developed at the University of Toronto that stimulates the muscles of patients with spinal cord injuries helps to increase walking function in those whose condition is not expected to improve. U of T researchers have found that functional electrical stimulation (FES), a process that sends controlled bursts of electricity through the skin and into muscles, can help patients im...Clawed frog helps Fanconi anemia research make leaps
A large, clawed frog is helping Oregon Health & Science University researchers gather a princely sum of knowledge on Fanconi anemia, a rare, genetic, cancer-susceptibility syndrome. Scientists in the OHSU School of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology are the first to report a new approach using eggs of the African clawed frog, which goes by the Latin name Xenop...Polar neutrino observatory construction leaps ahead
An international team of scientists and engineers has taken a major step toward completion of what will be the world's preeminent cosmic neutrino observatory, harnes...Britain’s cancer initiatives leap forward with a miracle dru
A miracle drug is beginning to light up the lives of thousands of cancer patients, with hope for treating two severe cancers of the kidney and the gut.// Initial examinations of the drug have left a clue of its future use in breast, lung and pancreatic cancers. This drug called Sutent, nicknamed as the “smart” drug works by nipping an important enzyme that causes the cells to prolife...Kenya: Alert As Virus Leaps Over Buffer Zone
The virus causing Rift Valley Fever has outmanoeuvred local and international experts, vaulting over a buffer between North Eastern and Coast provinces to land// in Maragua, Central province, for the first time. This has created fear that the killer bug could be headed for Nairobi. The buffer was created by the ministry of Livestock Development, with help from World Health Organisation...