X-Message-Number: 19575 Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 20:10:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Badger <> Subject: Recent news not related to Ted Williams I just wanted to bring some of these amazing news items to everyone's attention. ------------------------------------- Stem cells linked to life expectancy 09:20 22 July 02 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition The length of our lives may be determined by the toughness of our stem cells. A team at the University of Kentucky has found that the mouse strains that live the longest have stem cells in their bone marrow that are particularly good at repairing DNA. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992556 ---------------------------------- Molecular "spark of life" discovered 17:45 18 July 02 NewScientist.com news service The molecule that triggers the fertilisation of a mammalian egg and prompts it to begin growing and dividing has been discovered. The identification of this "spark of life" is significant for work on infertility treatments, male contraceptives and cloning, researchers say. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992568 ------------------------------------------- Scientists create big-brained mice WASHINGTON, July 18 Adding an extra version of a single gene makes mice grow big brains brains so large they have to fold up, much as human brains do, to fit inside the skull, researchers said Thursday. http://msnbc.com/news/782312.asp?0dm=C17OH ------------------------------------------- Brain scan may detect Alzheimer s New imaging technique pinpoints plaques linked to disease By Julia Sommerfeld MSNBC July 18 A new imaging technique that allows doctors to see the plaques that gum up the brains of Alzheimer s patients may offer a way to test for the mind-robbing disease before the devastating symptoms appear. http://msnbc.com/news/782324.asp?0dm=C19PH ----------------------------------------- It may not seem a fast enough pace to us but these stories really are exciting and should encourage us all. Cheers, Scott Badger __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=19575