Morning News Run
June 21, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Buckyballs To Fight Allergy? – Science Daily
A research team has identified a new biological function for a soccer ball-shaped nanoparticle called a buckyball — the ability to block allergic response.
Boss donates kidney to his office assistant – MSNBC
When doctors told Lisa White she needed a kidney transplant to stay alive, she never expected her boss to sign up as a donor.
Study Revises Risk Factors for Women on Hormones – NPR (Audio & Copy)
Five years ago, the mammoth Women’s Health Initiative startled millions of women and their doctors with the finding that women who take menopausal hormone supplements have a higher risk of heart disease. Now, researchers from the same study say hormone therapy actually lowers the risk of heart disease for some women, at least while they’re taking the drugs.
Protein mutations link to autism – BBC
Scientists have discovered how mutations in two key proteins may lead to autism.
Survey sees support for embryos in stem cell work – Reuters
About 60 percent of people with frozen embryos stored at U.S. fertility clinics would be willing to donate them for use in human stem cell research, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
