A form of immunotherapy that could get rid of a person's allergy to peanuts is likely within five years, even as the condition appears to grow more and more common, a U.S. expert said on Thursday.

Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man's-best-friend department.

The billboards have screamed the message at motorists and pedestrians in New Jersey's largest city for more than a year: "HELP WANTED: Stop The Killings In Newark Now!" For the first time in more than four decades, the killings in Newark have stopped — for the last month, at least — and the billboards are coming down.

At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder.

Researchers have found another handle that the AIDS virus uses to attack cells, and said this one may explain how it gets into the gut, where it hides out and multiplies for a full assault on the body.

Household robots may help human carers look after the growing number of elderly Norwegians in years to come, enabling them to live longer and more comfortably in their own homes.

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Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.

A new report, which combats urban myths, has found that mobile phones, coffee and deodorants are not likely to cause cancer.

In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high.

Swab a clear liquid onto a gaping wound and watch the bleeding stop in seconds. An international team of researchers has accomplished just that in animals, using a solution of protein molecules that self-organise on the nanoscale into a biodegradable gel that stops bleeding.

A stem cell breakthrough by American scientists is set to overturn ethical objections to potentially live-saving research.

Twenty years ago, following the collapse of the Soviet empire, Fidel Castro's small island faced a food crisis. Today, its network of small urban farmers is thriving, an organic success story that is feeding the nation.

For the first time ever, the Autism Gene Discovery Project brings together new genetic analysis technology with the patient samples and experts to conduct a comprehensive research effort to definitively identify the set of genes that cause autism. The project will be initiated this month.

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have isolated a new source of adult stem cells that appear to have the potential to differentiate into several cell types. If their approach to growing these cells can be scaled up and proves to be safe and effective in animal and human studies, it could one day provide the tissue needed by an individual for treating a host of disorders, including peripheral nerve disease, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injury.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first 3-in-1 antiretroviral pill for use by the American-sponsored plan for AIDS treatment, something that the White House's acting global AIDS coordinator said yesterday should greatly improve treatment for AIDS patients in poor countries.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed novel anti-cancer drugs to treat solid tumors. These "small molecules" belong to a class of pharmaceutical agents called anti-angiogenics. The new compounds are a refined form of drugs that effectively reduce blood flow to the tumor, thereby inhibiting tumor growth. The results of the study appear in the July 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The drug will be marketed under the trade name Chantix and is expected to be available by prescription by August. While it isn't the perfect cure for smoking, the drug is expected to help people break a habit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 44.5 million U.S. adults share, risking such serious illnesses as cancer and heart disease.

A study by scientists at University of Colorado, Denver, looks forward to a drug derived from milk thistle which may help treat cancers in future. In their investigation the drug called Silibinin, was found to destroy lung cancer in mice.

UK scientists have developed technology that enables artificial limbs to be directly attached to a human skeleton.

What's a health-conscious burger lover to do? The real thing tends to have too many calories and too much fat, but meatless burgers seem to lack the flavor and consistency of real beef.

Looks like the time when people can just have real teeth instead of dentures is not far off.

In March 2005, Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore presented results for the first time that showed laughter is linked to healthy function of blood vessels. The magnitude of benefit observed was similar to that produced by aerobic activity.

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have now taken preliminary steps toward using a patient's own cells instead of a pacemaker, marking the first time tissue-engineering methods have been used to create electrically conductive tissue for the heart.

Seem like every year there is some scare about how there won't be enough vaccinations available to the public. Looks like that's changing this year.

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Now, scientists at Whitehead Institute, in collaboration with colleagues at several research centers, including the University of Missouri's School of Biological Sciences, have identified a key biological pathway that, when obstructed, causes Parkinson's symptoms. Even more importantly, they have figured out how to repair that pathway and restore normal neurological function in certain animal models.

A lab-engineered bird flu vaccine protected ferrets against several strains of H5N1 avian influenza, offering the possibility of making a vaccine ahead of any pandemic, U.S.-based scientists said on Wednesday.

Regina and Renata Salinas Fierros were "doing great" after doctors separated the 10-month-old conjoined twins and rebuilt their bodies during a daylong operation.