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Surgeons study artificial bone’s ability to replace weakened spinal discs 
May 30, 2006 — After preliminary success using artificial bone to replace degenerative spinal disks in the neck and lower back, neurosurgeons at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital are preparing a study to formally compare the performance of the synthetic material against that of real bone.

The Prairie Star 
ORLANDO, Fla. (ARS) - An Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-led team has combined specific DNA segments from two different sources to produce a novel antimicrobial protein.

Will chronic diseases be the next big killer? 
In this edition of the program - will chronic diseases be the next big killer? The World Health Organization warns that more than 300 million people will die in the next 10 years because of chronic diseases like heart failure, stroke, cancer and diabetes.

Take two pills to cure dreaded infectious disease 
There is a terrible disease that infects businesses. It can happen at any time to any company. The disease is “stale-itis” — an infection starts as a business stagnates and spreads when it becomes stale.