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'Superglue' puts heart surgery patients back together

Sheryl Ubelacker November 13, 2009

Canadian researchers have pioneered a new way to mend a patient's breastbone after open-heart surgery, using a Superman-strength glue that cuts healing time and reduces pain.

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Canadian researchers to study H1N1 in HIV patients THE CANADIAN PRESS  

Canadian researchers are going to study H1N1 vaccine safety and dosage needs in people living with HIV.

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Sex organ research proves rabbit forming

Researchers have engineered artificial penises in rabbits, using cells from the animals, who then used their new organs to father...

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The men behind the beautiful minds Megan Ogilvie  

Between the main course and dessert, the luncheon was declared the biggest gathering of the best scientific minds ever to sit...

Stem cell breakthrough 'too simple' Megan Ogilvie  

Almost from the moment he reported his stem cell breakthrough two years ago, Shinya Yamanaka has been the most famous scientist in...

Therapy keeps lungs healthy, even after death Noor Javed  

A pair of lungs sits outside the human body in a bubble-like apparatus, seemingly breathing on their own.

The chance to pick some brains of note Megan Ogilvie  

The 50th anniversary of the Canada Gairdner Awards kicks off in Toronto today. The three-day celebration of one of the world's top...

Researchers call for tests for `angina of the legs' Sheryl Ubelacker  

All Canadians over age 50 should be routinely tested for a narrowing of blood vessels to the legs that could put them at elevated...

Superstars of science converge on Toronto Megan Ogilvie  

The movie stars have mugged for the cameras on the red carpet. The models have strutted down the catwalks. Now, it's time for the...

Heart attack signs don't differ in men, women Anne-Marie Tobin  

Heart attack symptoms in men and women are more alike than some studies have indicated, according to new research unveiled at the...

How healthy is donated sperm? Lynda Hurst  

Over a two-year period in the early 1990s, a young and healthy San Francisco sperm donor unknowingly passed on a potentially fatal...

'Promising' AIDS vaccine has modest effect Marilynn Marchione  

Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective.

Pity your bosses - you make them sick Joseph Hall  

Anger and carping directed at managers may actually be making them less healthy than they should be, according to a University of... Comment Count(23)

Crack cocaine smoking increases risk of HIV THE CANADIAN PRESS  

A new study suggests people who smoke crack cocaine have a dramatically increased risk of becoming infected with HIV.

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