Long Ago Against Diphtheria, the Heroes Were Horses
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In 1894, 13 horses were used to produce the miracle drug of their day, diphtheria antitoxin.
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Scientists have pinpointed mutations in an ancient protein that transformed its shape and function more than 400 million years ago.
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If legend is to be believed, the end of a victorious war was behind Pheidippides&#39; trek from Marathon to Athens 2,500 years ago.
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The ancient practice of bleeding patients might actually have helped fight some infections, University of Chicago scientists have found.
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Rowdy, a 4-year-old horse, got sick after splashing through the Santa Ana River on a training ride. He ran a high fever, moved feebly in his stall and just wanted to sleep &#151; all symptoms of West Nile virus.
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The proteins which cause mad cow disease may protect against Alzheimer's disease, say UK researchers.
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Nine years ago, I had a thoroughbred mare who came down with colic in the night, and was too far gone to save by the time she was found at 6 a.m. After she was euthanized, I remember staring at her body, which was stretched out in the grass, running my hands over her. Her coat was shining. Her haunch was rounded and firm. Her feet and legs were perfect. Only that one thing had been wrong, that twist in her gut, but it was enough, and it killed her. So it is with all horses....
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China has erected a monument for a little thought of, but important martyr -- the mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys who gave their lives to science, especially the testing for SARS vaccine.
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Can a vaccine help stave off forms of the disease?
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A movement to discredit the name of Dr. Friedrich Wegener, who discovered a rare blood vessel inflammation in 1936, is beginning to gather momentum.
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Octoberâs unseasonably warm and wet weather ushered in Matagorda Countyâs first reported case of West Nile virus in an area horse.
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Genetic breakthroughs and an unlikely drug offer hope for a disease ravaging the eyes of an aging population.
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Dimebon, a drug long used as an antihistamine in Russia, is showing what some say are surprisingly strong results in treating Alzheimerâs disease.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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The names of the characters have also changed.
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The ability of early human ancestors to run long distances may have influenced the transition to today's body form, researchers report.
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A study of pre-historic animals reveals the crucial role of the English Channel in shaping  Britain's natural history.