Archive: 09/07/2012
Turning off key piece of genetic coding eliminates toxic effect of statins
In research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association and published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, Saint Louis University investigator Ángel Baldán, Ph.D., found that the microRNA ...
Jul 9, 2012
Researchers offer new approach to track former prisoners' access to community HIV care
A new monitoring approach developed by researchers from The Miriam Hospital could close a major gap by providing the ability to track whether HIV-positive prisoners are getting the community-based HIV care they need once ...
Jul 9, 2012
New evidence for link between obesity and circle of friends
A Loyola study of high school students provides new evidence that a person's circle of friends may influence his or her weight.
Jul 9, 2012
Iron supplements can reduce fatigue in nonanemic women
Iron supplementation reduced fatigue by almost 50% in women who are low in iron but not anemic, according to the results of a clinical trial published July 9 in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Jul 9, 2012
UCLA study to determine if copper surfaces can reduce hospital-acquired infections
Hospital-acquired infections are a huge public health burden, and hospital environments play a key role in harboring potentially deadly bacteria such as E. coli, C. difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Jul 9, 2012
Cell differentiation as a novel strategy for the treatment of an aggressive type of skin cancer
Skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a subtype of very aggressive skin cancers that usually develops in sunexposed body regions, but can also affect a large number of organs such as the bladder, esophagus, lungs etc. However, ...
Jul 9, 2012
Technique spots disease using immune cell DNA
When a person is sick, there is a tell-tale sign in their blood: a different mix of the various types of immune cells called leukocytes. A group of scientists at several institutions including Brown University has discovered ...
Jul 9, 2012
Pediatric tumors traced to stem cells in developing brain
Stem cells that come from a specific part of the developing brain help fuel the growth of brain tumors caused by an inherited condition, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
Jul 9, 2012
Researchers find new target deep within cancer cells
Investigators reporting in the July issue of the journal Cancer Cell have found that blocking a fundamental process deep within cancer cells can selectively kill them and spare normal cells.
Jul 9, 2012