Genetics
Computational methods for studying gene and protein function
Miguel Andrade uses computational methods for studying gene and protein function with an emphasis on molecules related to human disease.
Apr 3, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Major South African trial did not improve tuberculosis control in gold mines
A major trial aiming to cut the rate of tuberculosis (TB) among South Africa's gold miners did not reduce the number of cases or deaths from the disease, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jan 22, 2014
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Neuroscience
Getting to grips with seizure prediction
A device that could predict when a person with epilepsy might next have a seizure is one step closer to reality thanks to the development of software by researchers in the USA. Details are to be published in a forthcoming ...
Nov 7, 2013
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Other
Hopkins Medicine suspends black lung X-ray service
Johns Hopkins Medicine says it has suspended a service in which radiologists give second readings on X-rays of coal miners seeking benefits for black lung disease.
Nov 2, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Finding psychiatric drugs in the movements of mice
Developing psychiatric medications is a long and complex process. Candidate drugs are evaluated and assessed based on their effects on the behavior of animals, usually rats or mice. Each class of drugs, from antidepressants ...
Oct 24, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Increased risk of depression linked to mountaintop coal mining
People who live among the destructive environmental effects of mountaintop coal mining face an increased risk of major depression. The results of a study conducted in the coal mining regions of Central Appalachia that explored ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Medical research
What scientists can see in your pee
Researchers at the University of Alberta announced today that they have determined the chemical composition of human urine. The study, which took more than seven years and involved a team of nearly 20 researchers, has revealed ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Cardiology
What is your heart attack risk?
Researchers in India have carried out a data mining exercise to determine which are the most important risk factors in increasing the chances of an individual suffering a heart attack. Writing in the International Journal ...
Aug 21, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Low radon concentrations accurately measurable for the first time
You can't see it, you can't smell it, you can't taste it – but at high doses, it can be lethal: the natural radioactive noble gas radon occurs especially in places where the subsoil consists of granite. It can, however, ...
Jul 24, 2013
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Health
Hopkins-led study finds long-banned chemicals found in pregnant mothers' blood
As a reminder of just how persistent some toxic chemicals can be, a Johns Hopkins-led research team reports finding traces of long-banned DDT and PCBs along with other contaminants in the blood of 50 pregnant women checked ...
Jun 25, 2013
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