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Two gene clues for resistance to malaria

Scientists in Germany and Africa on Wednesday said they had found two variants of genes that help to explain why some lucky individuals do not develop severe malaria.

Genetics created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds strong evidence of humans surviving rabies bites without treatment

Challenging conventional wisdom that rabies infections are 100 percent fatal unless immediately treated, scientists studying remote populations in the Peruvian Amazon at risk of rabies from vampire bats found 11 percent of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds breast cancer cells able to turn off interferon production to avoid immune response

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers working in Australia have found that certain breast cancer cells are able to switch off the gene that is responsible for causing the production of interferon, an immunity response protein that ...

Cancer created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Hookah smoking increasingly common among first-year college women

Nearly a quarter of college women try smoking tobacco with a hookah, or water pipe, for the first time during their freshman year, according to new research from The Miriam Hospital's Center for Behavioral and Preventive ...

Addiction created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find molecule in immune system that could help treat dangerous skin cancer

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have made a groundbreaking discovery that will shape the future of melanoma therapy. The team, led by Thomas S. Kupper, MD, chair of the BWH Department of Dermatology, and ...

Immunology created Jul 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Apple peel compound boosts calorie burning, reduces obesity in mice

Obesity and its associated problems such as diabetes and fatty liver disease are increasingly common global health concerns. A new study by University of Iowa researchers shows that a natural substance found in apple peel ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies genes linked to resistance to breast cancer chemotherapy

A study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators has identified a gene expression pattern that may explain why chemotherapy prior to surgery isn't effective against some tumors and suggests new therapy ...

Cancer created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pressure builds to ban dietary supplement DMAA

Joseph Perez used to gear up for his intense workouts by taking ephedra-based dietary supplements. When they were banned because of safety concerns, Perez turned to an even more potent stimulant called DMAA.

Health created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Intense light prevents, treats heart attacks

There are lots of ways to treat a heart attack – CPR, aspirin, clot-busters and more. Now CU medical school researchers have found a new candidate: Intense light.

Cardiology created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover genes at fault for cystic fibrosis-related intestinal obstruction

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a gene that modifies the risk of newborns with cystic fibrosis (CF) developing neonatal intestinal obstruction, a potentially lethal complication of CF. Their findings, which appeared ...

Genetics created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover clue to preventing, and possibly reversing, ataxia telangiectasia disease

Rutgers scientists think they have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare, progressive childhood degenerative disease that leaves children with slurred speech, unable to walk, ...

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests new way to treat chronic pain

Nearly one in five people suffers from the insidious and often devastating problem of chronic pain.

Genetics created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Inner weapons against allergies: Gut bacteria control allergic diseases

When poet Walt Whitman wrote that we "contain multitudes," he was speaking metaphorically, but he was correct in the literal sense. Every human being carries over 100 trillion individual bacterial cells within ...

Immunology created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify novel pathway for T-cell activation in leprosy

UCLA researchers pinpointed a new mechanism that potently activates T-cells, the group of white blood cells that play a major role in fighting infections.

Medical research created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US Supreme Court rejects blood monitoring patents

Biotechnology industry officials are warning that a US Supreme Court ruling on patent rights this week could have a chilling effect on the development of personalized medicine.

Other created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1