http://www.newstin.com/us/applied-science Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66289856 Newsweek takes a look at how researchers were able to begin conducting studies on hallucinogens after the long (and insane) government-imposed prohibition on research.A Really Long Strange Trip Peter Dejong / AP How some... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:43:13 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66289856 2008-07-03T14:43:13Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66339316 Researchers have developed a test that can identify minute amounts of tumor cells floating in the blood of cancer patients, a discovery that could lead to better treatments with fewer side effects. Scientists not involved with... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:40:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66339316 2008-07-03T19:40:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66334537 Scientists Say Initial Findings Hopeful for Treatment Targeting Resilient Virus By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Researchers say they may be one step closer to a drug that could cure infection with the herpes virus.... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:09:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66334537 2008-07-03T15:09:09Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66332312 Compound may offer heart benefits and prevent cataracts, study says WASHINGTON - A compound in red wine may ward off a variety of medical conditions related to aging, providing heart benefits, stronger bones and preventing eye... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:44:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66332312 2008-07-03T18:44:10Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66307764 LiveScience Staff 13 minutes ago A woman recovering from a stroke is one of the first reported cases in Canada of a rare brain syndrome in which a person starts to speak with a different accent. The woman, referred to as... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:21:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66307764 2008-07-03T16:21:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66267273 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu. By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against flu, along with a minute... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66267273 2008-07-03T13:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66298417 Thyroid cancer that has spread to distant sites has a poor prognosis, but an experimental drug that inhibits tumor blood vessel formation can slow disease progression in some patients, a research team led by investigators from... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:46:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66298417 2008-07-03T15:46:34Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66285874 by Malcolm Ritter Associated Press Tuesday Jul 1, 2008 NEW YORK - In 2002, at a Johns Hopkins University laboratory, a business consultant named Dede Osborn took a psychedelic drug as part of a research project. Scientists... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:43:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66285874 2008-07-03T14:43:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66279196 Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important to brain health as we age, scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found. The new findings shed light... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:09:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66279196 2008-07-03T14:09:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66281176 STANFORD, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- Cancer starts when key cellular signals become abnormal, but U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered cancer can be reversed by lowering such signals. Stanford University School of... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:13:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66281176 2008-07-03T14:13:25Z