Month: June 2013

Naked mole rats may be hairless, nearly blind and – we’re just going to say it – ugly, but researchers say they have a little extra something in their skin that’s enviable: cancer-proof “goo.” The goo could eventually lead to cancer treatment, and its discovery…        

Naked mole rats may be hairless, nearly blind and – we’re just going to say it – ugly, but researchers say they have a little extra something in their skin that’s enviable: cancer-proof “goo.” The goo could eventually lead to cancer treatment, and its discovery…        

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a George W. Bush-era law requiring non-profit organizations to adopt an anti-prostitution policy in order to obtain federal funding for HIV/AIDS programs abroad. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his majority opinion that the 2003 law violated the First Amendment free speech rights of non-governmental organizations that work on HIV/AIDS prevention. …

By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – The regulatory board overseeing marijuana legalization in Washington State is leaning toward allowing licensed growers to raise the drug outdoors, citing the much higher carbon footprint of indoor and greenhouse cultivation, board members said. The view, which all three members of the Washington State Liquor Control Board told Reuters they shared, represents a reversal from the draft pot industry rules the body issued last month. …

BigBrain, a 3D digital reconstruction of a human brain, provides a first-ever high resolution view of the inner workings of the human brain that could lead to better understanding of how we think, talk, and feel.

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Many inner-city men don’t understand basic terms having to do with the prostate, according to a new survey, which could make it difficult for them to decide on treatment options for related cancers. “The risk to benefit ratio of prostate cancer screening and treatment depend a lot on patient preferences, so it is critical that patients can understand the tradeoffs that are involved,” said Dr. Stacey Loeb, a urologist at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York. …