Spinal cord bridge restores breathing
CASE WESTERN (US) — Scientists restored breathing function in mice by bridging a spinal cord injury and regenerating lost nerve connections to the diaphragm. Continue…
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Zoo primates need darkness on day shift
CASE WESTERN (US) — Zoo life can wreak havoc on nocturnal primates. Even something as innocuous as incorrect lighting negatively impacts health and reproduction. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 15:40 - 5 Comments
Gorillas get svelte on low-sugar diet
CASE WESTERN (US) — Heart disease is the number one killer of male gorillas in North American zoos. A dietary experiment at a Cleveland zoo suggests sugar and starch play a role. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 13:28 - 1 Comment
Gas exposed Cleveland kids to toxic lead
CASE WESTERN (US) — More than half the toxic lead that African-American children in Cleveland ingested or inhaled during the last century came from leaded gasoline. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2009 15:27 - 0 Comments
Oral bacteria linked to preterm birth
CASE WESTERN (US)—Researchers are working to block a common bacterium that is harmless in a mother’s mouth, but can turn deadly when it reaches an unborn child. (more…)
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