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New insights into how genes turn on and off

Researchers at UC Davis and the University of British Columbia have shed new light on methylation, a critical process that helps control how genes are expressed. Working with placentas, the team discovered that 37 percent ...

Genetics created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Progesterone may be why pregnant women are more vulnerable to certain infections

Women who are pregnant or using synthetic progesterone birth control injections have a conspicuous vulnerability to certain infections including malaria, Listeria, HIV, and herpes simplex virus. A new research report appearing ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research makes connetion between tubal ligation and increase in cervical cancer rates

the surgical tying or severing of fallopian tubes to prohibit pregnancy – have less frequent Pap smears, which puts them at an increased risk for cervical cancer, according to research recently released by a team that included ...

Cancer created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists engineer the Schmallenberg virus genome to understand how to reduce disease caused by the virus

Researchers from the MRC Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have developed methods to synthesize and change the genome of Schmallenberg virus (SBV). SBV is a recently discovered pathogen of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts warn red wine could mask testosterone levels

(Medical Xpress)—Red wine could give athletes and players a boost in the sports arena by increasing the amount of performance-enhancing hormone testosterone in their bodies, according to researchers from ...

Medical research created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sequencing project will map DNA of up to 100,000 patients

A new £100m project will map the DNA of up to 100,000 patients with cancer and other rare diseases.

Genetics created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers investigate the amyloid-beta peptide behind Alzheimer's

Using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, researchers at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Warwick University in the UK for the first time in the world managed to ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New IVF breakthrough

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that a chemical can trigger the maturation of small eggs to healthy, mature eggs, a process that could give more women the chance of successful IVF treatment in ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mother of world's first test tube baby dies in Britain

The British woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby has died aged 64, her family said on Wednesday.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds early signs of malaria drug resistance in Africa

Africa's deadliest malaria parasite has shown resistance in lab tests to one of the most powerful drugs on the market -- a warning of possible resistance to follow in patients, scientists said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New gene therapy approach developed for red blood cell disorders

A team of researchers led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College has designed what appears to be a powerful gene therapy strategy that can treat both beta-thalassemia disease and sickle cell anemia. They have also ...

Genetics created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Unnatural' chemical allows researchers to watch protein action in brain cells

Researchers at the Salk Institute have been able to genetically incorporate "unnatural" amino acids, such as those emitting green fluorescence, into neural stem cells, which then differentiate into brain neurons with the ...

Medical research created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study identifies novel role for a protein that could lead to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

A new study by rheumatologists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York has shown that a powerful pro-inflammatory protein, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), can also suppress aspects of inflammation. The researchers say the ...

Medical research created May 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop new technology to screen and analyze genetic mutations

A single change to even one of the thousands of DNA codes that make up each gene in the human genome can result in severe diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy or Huntington's Disease. A similarly minor ...

Genetics created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast