A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified 17 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature. | |
Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they can’t refuse. To survive, they must leave the ... | |
 Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating microRNAs 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral ... | |
Peer pressure, the new weapon against teen smoking May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Enrolling an influential student to convey an anti-smoking message to schoolmates is a valuable way of getting youngsters to say no to cigarettes, a British study suggests. | |
Train quarantined in Canada after passenger dies (Update) May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Doctors in hazardous materials suits swarmed a passenger train in Canada's outback on Friday to contain a possible outbreak after one person died and several fell ill, officials said. But the emergency was soon deflated after ... | |
 New study finds number of fat cells stays constant throughout life May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established ... | |
Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught 'red-handed' for the first time May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes. | |
 Why criminals cannot say 'no' May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime. | |
 Justice in the brain: Equity and efficiency are encoded differently May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Which is better, giving more food to a few hungry people or letting some food go to waste so that everyone gets a share? A study appearing this week in Science finds that most people choose the latter, ... | |
Virus mimics human protein to hijack cell division machinery May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Viruses are masters of deception, duping their host's cells into helping them grow and spread. A new study has found that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can mimic a common regulatory protein to hijack normal cell growth machinery, ... | |
Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies—condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment ... | |
Researchers discover new link to schizophrenia May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered that mice lacking an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer disease exhibit a number of schizophrenia-like behaviors. The finding raises the possibility that this enzyme may ... | |
New cancer gene found May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears in Nature’s cancer journal Oncogene. | |
Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, asthma May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response malfunction. Targeting ... | |
Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women who gain more or less than recommended amounts of weight during pregnancy are likely to increase the risk of problems for both themselves and their child, according to a new report by the RTI International-University ... | |
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