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South Korea's Green Cross considers buying UK's Plasma Resources

April 24, 2013 02:15
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean drugmaker Green Cross Corp <006280.KS> said on Wednesday it is considering acquiring British government-owned Plasma Resources UK (PRUK). The British government reaffirmed in January it would sell the majority or all of its shares in PRUK, which is the Department of Health's blood plasma supplier. PRUK's unit, Bio Products Laboratory Ltd, makes plasma products from blood given by donors at 32 centres in the United States operated by DCI Biologicals Inc.

Sofia Vergara raising awareness about hypothyroidism

Agencia EFEApril 18, 2013 11:32
New York, Apr 18 (EFE).- Emmy-nominated actress Sofia Vergara revealed her own bout with thyroid cancer and debuted as the spokeswoman for "Follow the Script," a campaign to raise awareness of hypothyroidism. Now 39, the "Modern Family" star said she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 28 and had to have her thyroid removed.

Spiny worm solves thorny problem

April 16, 2013 11:16
A parasitic worm that latches onto the intestines of fish by inflating its head has led to a remarkable invention for keeping skin grafts in place, even when the surface of the wound is wet. Reporting in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday, US researchers devised a patch studded with tiny cone-shaped needles as a replacement for surgical staples, a potential source of tissue damage and infection. The needles are made of a stiff core made of plastic and a tip that is rigid when dry but swells up on contact with water in surface tissue.

Tunisia activist vows topless demo after fleeing captivity

April 15, 2013 13:02
A Tunisian activist who sparked controversy by posting topless pictures of herself online in support of Arab women's rights vowed on Monday to bare her breasts in protest, after being held captive by her family and beaten. The young woman, Amina Tyler, was speaking on Skype to Ukrainian women's power group Femen after running away from home, where she said she was abducted, drugged and beaten by members of her family.

Breast milk bank to cater to needy infants in India

April 15, 2013 10:46
A mother's milk bank catering to needy infants free of cost has been set up in northwestern India as part of a drive to save the lives of vulnerable children, officials said Monday. The bank, inaugurated in Rajasthan's Udaipur city, will provide "safe and pasteurised human milk" to children whose mothers are unable to feed them, the chief operations officer of the bank, R. K. Agarwal, told AFP. It is believed to be the first such centre in north India, Agarwal said. Others operate in the south of the country.

Tunisian Femen activist missing

April 15, 2013 10:16
A Tunisian activist who sparked controversy by posting topless pictures of herself online in support of Arab women's rights has left her parents' home and her whereabouts is unknown, her mother said on Monday. "My daughter left the house on Friday and we don't know where she is," the mother of the young woman, who goes by the name of Amina Tyler, told AFP. "I fear for my daughter, who has been receiving psychiatric treatment for six years," added Tyler's mother, who refused to be identified.

In lab, 'bio-kidney' offers hope for renal patients

April 14, 2013 13:16
Researchers in the United States on Sunday said they had bio-engineered a kidney and transplanted it into rats, marking a step forward in a quest to help patients suffering from kidney failure. The prototype proves that a "bio-kidney" can work, emulating breakthroughs elsewhere to build replacement structures for livers, hearts and lungs, they said. Described in the journal Nature Medicine, the work entailed taking a rat kidney and stripping out its living cells using a detergent solution, leaving behind a shell made of collagen.

Brain activity can tell what music we like

April 12, 2013 12:06
Brain activity can be used to predict whether people would buy a music product they hear for the first time, according to a new study published Thursday in the U.S. journal Science.

Being lazy may be in your genes, says study

April 11, 2013 15:20
Couch potatoes may be genetically predisposed to being lazy, according to a new study. Certain traits in your genes may predispose you to being more or less motivated to exercise and remain active, found the study by University of Missouri. Frank Booth, a professor in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, along with Michael Roberts, were able to selectively breed rats that exhibited traits of either extreme activity or extreme laziness.They said these rats indicate that genetics could play a role in exercise motivation,even in humans.

Genetic link to laziness found in rats: study

April 11, 2013 08:02
Gene may explain why some people are lazy, said a new study released by the University of Missouri on Monday."We have shown that it is possible to be genetically predisposed to being lazy," said study author Frank Booth, a professor from the Department of Physiology, School of Medicine. "This could be an important step in identifying additional causes for obesity in humans."Booth and his fellow Michael Roberts were able to selectively breed rats that exhibited traits of either extreme activity or extreme laziness.
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