Oprah Says She's Too Fat. Are You? - Forbes

Oprah has not been practicing what she's been preaching. Since 2006, Winfrey, 54, a proponent of healthy eating and regular exercise, has gained 40 pounds. She now weighs 200 pounds and says she's too fat. That's because she's got a body mass index ...

Bishops welcome promising new adult stem cell treatments - Ekklesia

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has welcomed promising new adult stem cell treatments for patients suffering from heart disease and strokes. Last week it was reported that researchers at the Imperial College London are ...

Grow your own organs - The Sun

BONE marrow transplants are the oldest form of stem cell therapy and are routinely used to treat leukaemia and other blood disorders. Another technique involves transferring stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood into patients, to seed healthy ...

Manipulating salmonella in spaceflight curtails infectiousness - HULIQ.com

Infectious pathogens like Salmonella typhimurium employ a startling array of techniques to skillfully outwit the body's defense mechanisms and produce illness. Through their expression of genes—the fundamental building blocks of cellular physiology ...

Green Tech - CNET News

Harvard University and IBM have launched a project to harness the computing muscle of thousands of computers to discover cheap solar energy materials. The initiative, announced Monday, is part of the IBM-sponsored World Community Grid , which seeks ...

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