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Tailor-made HIV/AIDS treatment closer to reality

An innovative treatment for HIV patients developed by McGill University Health Centre researchers has passed its first clinical trial with flying colours. The new approach is an immunotherapy customized for each individual patient, and was developed by Dr. J-P. Routy from the Research Institute of the MUHC in collaboration with Dr. R. Sékaly from the Université de Montréal....

Shuttle Atlantis Leaves Space Station and Heads Home

Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday and headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who's been away from her young son since the summer. Before signing off from Mission Control, flight director Mike Sarafin wished the seven crew members a happy Thanksgiving and a good landing on Friday. "We'll do...

Solar Tsunamis Are Real, NASA Says (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Incredibly powerful waves of plasma rippling across the surface of the sun and dubbed "solar tsunamis" were first observed years ago, but were thought to be an optical illusion. Scientists have now confirmed, though, that they are really real.

China reports 8 cases of swine flu mutation

(AP) -- China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous form.

Magic box for mission impossible

On September 11, firefighters, police officers and ambulance workers faced a terrifying rescue effort in the World Trade Center complex. They battled to save people from the collapsing Twin Towers, searched for survivors, tackled fires and evacuated as many people as they could in an area which contained an estimated 17,000 people. And making their jobs even harder was the problem of poor...

New genetic cause of cardiac failure discovered

Over the course of a lifetime, the heart pumps some 250 million liters of blood through the body. In the order to do this, the muscle fibers of the heart have to be extremely durable. The research group headed by Dr. Wolfgang Rottbauer, vice chair of the Department of Medicine III at Heidelberg University Hospital (Germany), has discovered a protein that is responsible for the stability of the...

Paper-thin Batteries Made from Algae (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Imagine wrapping paper that could be a gift in and of itself because it lights up with words like "Happy Birthday." That is one potential application of a new biodegradable battery made of cellulose, the stuff of paper.

South Africa's marauding baboons add to World Cup worries

Thousands of 2010 fans could offer rich pickings for increasingly aggressive monkeys in search of snacksViolent crime. Transport chaos. Over-priced hotels. Visitor anxieties about next year's World Cup in South Africa. These could be as nothing compared with a new menace: marauding baboons.The light-fingered primates have learned how to open car doors and jump through windows in pursuit of...

Presenting...The Katydid

Naturalist Mark Fraser is back to share his latest video on katydids. Mark tells me, "Katydids are true masters of the art of camouflage. As they graze in grasses and wild meadows on plant matter, they do so trusting that ...

9-Year-Old Girl Finds Bone at Maryland Dinosaur Park

"Dinosaur Park" in Prince Georges County, Maryland, has only been open for two weekends, but it's already led to a probable noteworthy find. (Image: Ribbon cutting ceremony for Dinosaur Park, MD. Credit: Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation ...