News tagged with scientific investigation


Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of heart disease

New research from the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a markedly higher risk of heart attack and early death. The study involved more than ...

Cardiology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists achieve milestone against deadly diseases

Investigators at the Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases, a multi-institutional collaboration, have determined their 500th pathogen protein structure since beginning in 2007. Scientists at the Computation ...

Medical research created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Overweight? New research explains how proper sleep is important for healthy weight

If you're counting calories to lose weight, that may be only part of the weight loss equation says a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal. In the report, French scientists show that impairments to a g ...

Overweight and Obesity created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Commentary: Drug companies must report clinical trial results, even when they won't lead to a product

Drug companies sponsoring human trials of possible new medications have ethical responsibilities to study participants and to science to disclose the results of their clinical research -- even when product development is ...

Medications created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Improvements are needed for accuracy in gene-by-environment interaction studies

A new study from McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the University of Colorado concludes that genetic research drawing correlations between specific genes, environmental variables and the combined impact they have ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0