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Stem Cell :: Chemical cues turn embryonic stem cells into cerebellar neurons

In order to differentiate and specialize, stem cells require very specific environmental cues in a very specific order, and scientists have so far been unable to prod them to go through each of the necessary steps. But now, for the first time, a study in mice by Rockefeller University scientists shows that embryonic stem cells implanted in the brain appear to develop into fully differentiated granule neurons, the most plentiful neuron in the cerebellum.

Childbirth :: Emergency Medicaid for immigrants goes to childbirth

An analysis of state Emergency Medicaid spending contradicts assumptions about emergency care provided to recent immigrants, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence have found.

Trans Fats :: Quick Serve Restaurant Roundtable agrees to work on reducing trans fats

A Roundtable of Australian Quick Serve Restaurant industry representatives agreed to a September timetable to draft plans to remove artificial trans fats from their products.

Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea common, but undiagnosed, among pacemaker patients

Almost 60 percent of pacemaker patients had undiagnosed sleep apnea — possibly contributing to their heart disease — researchers reported in a small study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Heart :: Offspring whose parents have long lives appear to have lower heart risks in middle age

Individuals with one or more parents who survive to age 85 or older may have fewer risk factors for heart disease in middle age, according to a report in the March 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Psychiatry :: People with psychiatric illness at disadvantage for cardiovascular care

This study, supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, concludes that patients with psychiatric illness have an increased rate of death and decreased access to some procedures related to circulatory disease (such as heart disease, stroke).

Heart Disease :: Women and heart disease

In a supplement to the March 13 issue of CMAJ, Dr. Louise Pilote and co-authors from across Canada offer a comprehensive review of sex-specific issues related to cardiovascular disease.

Stroke :: Men more likely to benefit from clot-busting stroke treatment

Men are more likely than women to benefit from the use of a clot-busting drug after stroke, according to a study published in the March 13, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

HIV :: National Coalition of Pastors’ spouses call for routine HIV testing

In observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, 2007, Vivian Berryhill, president of the National Coalition of Pastors’ Spouses, issued the following statement urging women of all ages to be routinely tested for HIV:

Stem Cell :: Type of stem cell found to reside in transplanted lungs

A new study involving a type of stem cells from the lungs of transplant patients demonstrates for the first time that these progenitor cells reside in adult organs and are not derived from bone marrow, which leads to the possibility that the cells may be able to help with the rejection of donated organs and with various kinds of lung disease.