Archive: 16/03/2014
Novel gene-finding approach yields a new gene linked to key heart attack risk factor
Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks—a finding that opens the door to using this knowledge in testing ...
Mar 16, 2014
Cancer therapy may be too targeted
Researchers have identified two novel cancer genes that are associated with the development of a rare, highly aggressive, cancer of blood vessels. These genes may now act as markers for future treatments and explain why narrowly ...
Mar 16, 2014
Senegal law bans smoking in public
Senegal's health minister says lawmakers have banned tobacco advertising and smoking in public places.
Mar 16, 2014
Nepal's young women endure painful 'fallen womb' syndrome
Sita Pariyar had barely recovered from childbirth when her uterus slipped out of her body, making her one of hundreds of thousands of Nepalese women struck by a debilitating reproductive condition.
Mar 16, 2014