Nanoscientists have developed a technique that allows them to transform stem cells into bone cells on command. But could the process be used to treat deadly conditions such as heart disease and Parkinson’s? Anyone who knows a thing or two about biology knows that stem cells have tremendous potential in medicine: anything from repairing and...Read More

A protein that suppresses the AIDS virus has been identified in the blood of some infected people, opening a new door for developing drugs and vaccines against the disease. The protein, called CXCL4, prevents HIV from attaching to or entering healthy human cells, the U.S. National Institutes of Health said in an e-mailed statement today....Read More

he Nigerian Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion was established in 1972. The vision of the society is to serve as a forum where health professionals in Haematology and Blood Transfusion medicine meet annually to discuss scientific issues in this subject area as well as a forum for dissemination of the state of the art...Read More