U.S. researchers have cloned monkey embryos and used them to get embryonic stem cells, an important step towards being able to do the same thing in humans, they reported on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
A third team of researchers has found a way to convert an adult skin cell into embryonic-like stem cells. Their study, published on Sunday in the journal Nature, shows the approach is not a rare fluke but in fact something that might make its way into everyday use. Reuters Health Information
A nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) polymorphism in association with periconception exposure to medicines and low dietary nicotinamide intake markedly increases the risk for congenital heart defects, according to a report in the June issue of the European Heart Journal. Reuters Health Information
More natural killer T cells and interleukin-13-positive macrophages are present in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medscape Medical News
Infertile couples appear more likely to have aberrant karyotypes compared with the general population, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information
