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Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Cause of Metabolic Disease
Sequencing a patient's
entire genome to discover
the source of his or her
disease is not routine, but
geneticists are getting
close. A case report shows
... > full story
Discovery of Extremely Long-Lived Proteins May Provide Insight Into Cell Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases
One of the big mysteries in
biology is why cells age.
Now scientists report that
they have discovered a
weakness in a component of
... > full story
Preference for Fatty Foods May Have Genetic Roots
A preference for fatty foods
has a genetic basis,
according to researchers,
who discovered that people
with certain forms of the
CD36 gene may like high-fat
... > full story
New Procedure Repairs Severed Nerves in Minutes, Restoring Limb Use in Days or Weeks
Scientists believe a new
procedure to repair severed
nerves could result in
patients recovering in days
or weeks, rather than months
... > full story
- Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Cause of Metabolic Disease
- Discovery of Extremely Long-Lived Proteins May Provide Insight Into Cell Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Preference for Fatty Foods May Have Genetic Roots
- New Procedure Repairs Severed Nerves in Minutes, Restoring Limb Use in Days or Weeks
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A Lonely Heart Can Make You Sick: Middle Aged Divorced Women Vulnerable to Contracting HIV
February 3, 2012 — Newly divorced middle aged women are more vulnerable to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to new research, because they tend to let their guard down with new sexual ... > full story -
Regular Use of Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Could Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer, Study Suggests
February 3, 2012 — Could the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in a regular diet help to reduce the risk of colon cancer and protect against carcinogens? A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and ... > full story -
Schooling Protects Refugee Children from Disease
February 3, 2012 — Refugee children have scant access to medical care and are particularly vulnerable to disease. Fresh research results show that just a few hours of schooling a week may have a pronounced positive ... > full story -
Placebo Effect: New Study Shows How to Boost the Power of Pain Relief, Without Drugs
February 3, 2012 — Placebos reduce pain by creating an expectation of relief. Distraction -- say, doing a puzzle -- relieves it by keeping the brain busy. But do they use the same brain processes? Neuromaging suggests ... > full story -
Warfarin and Aspirin Are Similar in Heart Failure Treatment, Study Suggests
February 3, 2012 — In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart ... > full story -
Rare Mutations May Help Explain Aneurysm in High-Risk Families
February 3, 2012 — An innovative approach to genome screening has provided clues about rare mutations that may make people susceptible to brain aneurysms, predisposing them to brain bleeds, according to preliminary ... > full story -
New Hope for Patients With Brain Tumors
February 3, 2012 — In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 patients are affected by recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Now, a novel investigational device – available only at clinical trial sites ... > full story -
New Drug Doesn't Improve Disability Among Stroke Patients, Researchers Find
February 3, 2012 — A new drug that showed promise in animal studies and an early clinical trial didn't improve disability among stroke patients, according to new ... > full story -
Clopidogrel With Aspirin Doesn't Prevent More Small Strokes, May Increase Risk of Bleeding and Death, Researchers Report
February 3, 2012 — The anti-blood clot regimen that adds the drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to aspirin treatment is unlikely to prevent recurrent strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with ... > full story -
New Device Performs Better Than Old for Removing Blood Clots, Research Shows
February 3, 2012 — An experimental blood clot-removing device outperformed the FDA-approved MERCI; retriever device, according to new ... > full story
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