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  Hope for Infertile Couples

  By Darragh Worland | Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:46 PM ET

  Hallelujah! A whole new kind of help could be just around the corner for women whose eggs are too old and men shooting blanks. Read More

  More like this in: Health, California, Nature, Britain, Stem Cells, Stanford University, Sperm, Infertility, Gene Therapy
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  Ig Nobel Winner Bras a Sigh of Relief

  By David Bois | Fri Oct 2, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  Accolades were handed out in a total of 10 fields of inquiry, including: Veterinary Medicine: Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson from England's Newcastle University for their exploration of why cows with names give more milk than cows without names; Chemistry: Javier Morales, Migue Read More

  More like this in: Nobel Prize, Economics, University of Texas, Harvard University, Science, Innovation & Discovery
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  You Lazy Cow

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:52 PM ET

  6 percent more milk. It also reduces the incidence of udder infection.But giving them a place to lie down isn’t the only way to keep cows happy. A Newcastle University study, via CNN, earlier this year found that naming your cow, talking to it and generally giving it some quality face time no Read More

  More like this in: Farmers, Norway, World, Business, Science, Europe, Good Ideas, Innovation & Discovery, Animals & Pets
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  Super Sperm Breakthrough

  By Courtney Rubin | Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  infertility, British scientists say they have created human sperm for the first time. A team of researchers led by Karim Nayernia, a professor at Newcastle University, UK, grew the sperm from embryonic stem cells in a laboratory. The growing method uses retinoic acid, a Vitamin Read More

  More like this in: The Telegraph, Stem Cells, Infertility, Sperm, World, Science, Europe, Innovation & Discovery
• Chop and Change

  By Courtney Rubin | Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:36 AM ET

  you boil them, new research suggests.Leaving the vegetable intact prevents nutrients from disappearing into the water, say researchers at the UK's Newcastle University. (As a bonus: They also taste better, say scientists, although that's difficult to be, um, scientific about.)According to th Read More

  More like this in: Cancer, Cooking, World, Science, Life & Style, Europe, Healthcare, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink