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$1.7 million grant to advance understanding of genetic influences on diabetes
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33502

A taste for alcohol may come from the womb
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33496

Young people whose mothers drank when pregnant may be more likely to abuse alcohol because, in the womb, their developing senses came to prefer its taste and smell.

Cancer stem cells may be cause of brain tumors
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33455

Great-grandparent of all the cells of the blood identified
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33506

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have isolated a human blood cell that represents the great-grandparent of all the cells of the blood, a finding that could lead to new treatments for blood cancers and other blood diseases.

Fructose overload
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33513

Here's one tip for how to eat at the holidays: Don't take your cues from Santa. The sugary cookies and fat-laden fruitcakes the mythical North Pole resident eats are a no-no.

Milk and egg allergies persist well into the school years and beyond
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33481

Considered "transitional" a generation ago, milk and egg allergies now appear to be more persistent and harder to outgrow, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Reprogrammed human adult stem cells rescue diseased muscle in mice
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33498

Scientists report that adult stem cells isolated from humans with muscular dystrophy can be genetically corrected and used to induce functional improvement when transplanted into a mouse model of the disease.

Secret lives of enzymes revealed
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33457

In a new study in Nature, Brandeis University Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Dr. Dorothee Kern and collaborators pull back the curtain on the secret lives of enzymes, the ubiquitous proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in the cell.

'Informed cohort' provides personal stake in genetics research
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33470

Patients are often reluctant to give up DNA samples for research, not knowing what the information will be used for and feeling there's no personal benefit to them.

Setting a course for the future of tissue engineering
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33504

The editors of Tissue Engineering asked 24 leaders in the field what critical steps are needed for tissue engineering to achieve broad critical success by the year 2021 and published their findings in the December 2007 issue (Volume 13, Number 12).

Researchers advance stem cell gene therapy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33474

Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center researchers have recently made great strides in stem cell gene therapy research by transferring a new gene to cancer patients, via their own stem cells, with the ultimate goal of being able to use stronger chemotherapy treatment with less severe side effects.

Protein fingerprinting made easy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33497

Combining some traditional experimental methods of molecular biology with computational methods of artificial intelligence, a group of researchers from Ruder Boskovic Instititute and Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics from Zagreb, Croatia, demonstrated a novel approach for producing 'protein fingerprints' of diverse tissues.

Discovery of key mechanism underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33482

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers may have found a key mechanism underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a usually fatal lung disease for which transplantation is the only successful treatment.

Nematodes provide clues to dopamine's role in human aging diseases
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33460

Research carried out with a paintbrush bristle, a metronome, smelly chemicals and thousands of microscopic worms called nematodes may reveal important information about human aging diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, thanks to a grant from the Ellison Medical Foundation awarded to a University at Buffalo neurobiologist.

Australian researchers plan for a pandemic
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33465

Sydney researchers have produced useful food and nutrition guidelines for survival rations to be used in the event of a pandemic such as influenza which appear in this week's Medical Journal of Australia.

Immune compound blocks virus' ability to hijack antibodies
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33472

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that a controversial phenomenon known as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of infection is suppressed by C1q, a blood-borne immune system compound.

Researchers find genetic switch for internal body clock
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33468

University of California, Irvine researchers have identified the chemical switch that triggers the genetic mechanism regulating our internal body clock.

Novel way to diagnose mantle cell lymphomas
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33486

Mantle cell lymphoma is an aggressive form of blood cancer that most commonly afflicts older men.

Why the switch stays on
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33518

Cellular processes, such as when to multiply, are often regulated by switches that control the frequency and timing of interactions between proteins.

Red meat and cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33417

New findings provide evidence that people who eat a lot of red and processed meats have greater risk of developing bowel and lung cancer than people who eat small quantities.

Cancer cell line developed that is resistant to new cancer therapy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33416

A cancer cell line that is resistant to one of the newest classes of cancer treatments has been developed by researchers who already are using it to determine what else to give patients when this happens.

Epigenomic test that could improve treatment for specific gastric cancers
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33424

A study by researchers at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center in a recent issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology identifies activation of the enzyme COX-2 in gastric cancer tumors as a prognostic indicator for poor outcome.

Exercise testing to predict mitral regurgitation
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33432

In as many as one in five people over age 55, when the heart contracts to send blood around the body, some degree of backward leakage occurs across the mitral valve, a condition known as mitral regurgitation (MR).

Cell trafficking finding may aid drug development
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33445

With findings highlighted on a recent cover of Developmental Cell , researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City have shed important new light on key trafficking mechanisms within epithelial cells. Epithelial cells line the outside of nearly all organs.

Protein-dependent "switch" regulates intracellular trafficking in epithelial cells
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33436

With findings highlighted on a recent cover of Developmental Cell , researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City have shed important new light on key trafficking mechanisms within epithelial cells. Epithelial cells line the outside of nearly all organs.

Scientists develop new drug to outflank cancer resistance
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33438

A new drug has shown promising results against breast and prostate cancer cells and tumours that are resistant to conventional hormone-based treatments, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Biodegradable polymers with neurotransmitters promote nerve regrowth
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33435

Research reported December 11 in the journal Advanced Materials describes a potentially promising strategy for encouraging the regeneration of damaged central nervous system cells known as neurons.

Addition of antibiotics to MS therapy could slow down progression of the disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33410

Researchers from Louisiana State University in the U.S. are suggesting that the addition of antibiotics to standard drug therapy for multiple sclerosis, may slow down the progress of the disease.

Lipids in the brain an important factor for Alzheimer's disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33373

As the most common form of dementia in the Western world, Alzheimer's disease carries enormous implications for our ageing society.

New technique reveals insights into lung disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33389

Doctors at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are collaborating to use a magnetic resonance technique to image and quantify the air spaces inside the lungs.

New therapeutic options for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33390

Mayo Clinic researchers presented results of a phase II trial of myeloma induction therapy -- a first step therapy designed to reduce cancer cells numbers -- with cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (Cybor-D) showing an improved response over the traditional lenalidomide-dexamethasone (L-Dex) therapy.

New test for targeted therapy in acute myeloid leukemia
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33392

Need for education for primary care physicians on rarely seen cancers
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33402

Many primary care physicians may lack the necessary knowledge when it comes to recognizing the signs, symptoms and making proper diagnoses in cases of blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma, a recent survey indicates.

New model for neurodegeneration
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33403

The gradual loss of dopamine neurons is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases - Parkinson's Disease chief among them.

Most adults with conditions that increase cardiovascular disease risk have hypertension
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33382

Nearly three-fourths of American adults with conditions such as coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes or others that raise their risk for cardiovascular complications also have hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a report in the December 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

International team gets new award to research the causes of bladder problems that affect one in six adults
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33370

An international research project which aims to solve why some people feel the constant need to urinate - a condition that affects one in every six adults - has received a prestigious new £420,000 award from the leading UK-based urology journal and charity BJU International.

Researchers uncover delicate protein balance behind the immune system response
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33398

A team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has identified the protein interactions involved in the immune system process that fights infection yet, in certain inflammatory diseases, runs amok and attacks friendly tissue.

Role of genetics in multiple sclerosis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33359

New research announced this week has found an association between certain genes and the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Missing protein provides clue to ovarian cancer drug success
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33379

Scientists have discovered a protein which could improve the success rate of the tumour shrinking drug paclitaxel, in the treatment of ovarian cancer, a study reveals in Cancer Cell.

Some anti-drinking campaigns catastrophically misconceived
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33340

Growth factor receptor affects prostate cancer progression
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33363

Breeding mice with a gene for a cellular receptor that can be turned on and off-at will-not only enabled researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to show how prostate cancer progresses, but also provides a model for studying when a drug targeting a gene will have an effect on the cancer.

Explanation on resistance to taxane class of drugs
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33353

Scientists have uncovered critical new details about the mechanisms that modulate the response of ovarian cancer cells to chemotherapy.

Silencing small but mighty cancer inhibitors
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33400

Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered another reason why one of the most commonly activated proteins in cancer is in fact so dangerous.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers used as fire retardants could be harmful
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33345

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), chemicals used as fire retardants, can be found in numerous items in the home, such as the television, computer, toaster and the sofa.

Keeping at-risk cells from developing cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33372

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that cancers arising from epigenetic changes - in this case the inappropriate activation of a normally silent gene - develop by becoming addicted to certain growth factors.

Is there a developmental component to the risk for depression?
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33371

Psychiatrists remain divided as to how to define and classify the mood and anxiety disorders, the most common mental disorders.

Physicians seek strategies to improve the quality of sleep in ICU
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33395

The sleep patterns of patients in the intensive care unit are so superficial that they barely spend any time in the restorative stages of sleep that aid in healing, UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians have found.

Waterborne carbon increases threat of environmental mercury
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33406

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and a worrisome environmental contaminant, but the severity of its threat appears to depend on what else is in the water.

Nicotine has significant effects on brain GABA
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33328

There is a clear link between GABA - a chemical substance of the central nervous system that inhibits neurons in the brain - and nicotine dependence, according to a study presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annual meeting.

New role for miRNA in leukemia discovered
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33319

Scientists here have found that mini-molecules called micro-RNA may play a critical role in the progression of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from its more treatable chronic phase to a life-threatening phase, called blast crisis.

Pathogens use previously undescribed mechanism to sabotage host immune system
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33311

New research identifies a previously unknown enzymatic mechanism that subverts the early host immune response and promotes pathogenicity by manipulating a common signaling pathway in host cells.

New understanding of chronic myeloid leukemia
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33309Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have opened a new window into the roots of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Researchers photograph cystic fibrosis protein interaction
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33287

New microscopic pictures show the first-ever physical evidence of interaction between two proteins involved in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) disease.

New understanding of biological effects of alcohol on genes within cells
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33316

Alcohol triggers the activation of a variety of genes that can influence the health and activity of brain cells, and new research from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City sheds light on how that process occurs.

Complete response with oblimersen combination improves survival of CLL patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33285

Relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who had a complete response to combination therapy that included the drug oblimersen survived significantly longer than patients treated with chemotherapy alone, a team led by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

Research findings link weight gain and diabetes to a variety of cancers
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33308

During this holiday season with its tempting bounty of edible delights, new research calls attention to the role of the expanding American waistline in health and medicine.

Sugary drinks may increase Alzheimer's risk
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33330

Excess drinking of sugary beverages like soda may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, suggests new research in mice.

Mechanism for regulation of growth and differentiation of adult muscle stem cells is revealed
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33298

During muscle regeneration, which is a natural response to injury and disease, environmental cues cause adult muscle stem cells (satellite cells) to shift from dormancy to actively building new muscle tissue.

Safe and effective therapy discovered for patients with protein-losing enteropathy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33318

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham Institute) have developed the first model to study intestinal protein leakage in mice, allowing the team to control and replicate both genetic deficiencies and environmental damages in an in vivo setting.

Mobile phones increase the risk of tumours
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33277

Israeli researchers say they have found that the regular use of mobile phones increases the risk of developing tumours.

Reprogrammed stem cells cure sickle cell anaemia
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33263

Scientists in the U.S. have made a breakthrough in the fight against sickle cell anaemia, a blood disease caused by a defect in a single gene.

Older brains out of sync - memory and reasoning impaired
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33261

According to new research from the U.S., as people get older communication between different regions of the brain breaks down.

Botox shows potential for bladder spasms and leakages
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33254

Eight years ago, Lynette Kunz suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left her a quadriplegic and sufferer of involuntary bladder contractions.

Missing brain protein may be one of the culprits behind autism and other brain disorders
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33232

The protein helps synapses develop. Synapses--through which neurons communicate with one other-underlie our ability to learn and remember. Now Li-Huei Tsai, Picower Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, has uncovered an enzyme that is key to that protein's activity.

Growing old can affect the higher-level brain systems that govern cognition
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33246

A team of Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers has shown that normal aging disrupts communication between different regions of the brain.

New way to detect neuropathy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33211

Scientists have demonstrated a new technique for detecting a painful nerve condition known as neuropathy, which affects millions of people with diabetes and many other patients as well.

Close families raise more independent adults
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33220

You're already 25 and you still live with your parents. You're 26 and you still bring your laundry take home food from your mother.

Implanting embryonic cardiac cells prevents arrhythmias
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33230

When researchers at Cornell, the University of Bonn and the University of Pittsburgh transplanted living embryonic heart cells into cardiac tissue of mice that had suffered heart attacks, the mice became resistant to cardiac arrhythmias, thereby avoiding one of the most dangerous and fatal consequences of heart attacks.

Stress-induced analgesia - new understanding
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33229

One way to alleviate the pain of banging your shin while on a hike is to encounter a grizzly bear - a well-known phenomenon called stress-induced analgesia.

Can fruit flies help treat stroke and transplant patients?
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33218

Reperfusion injury takes place when an animal or an organ is starved of oxygen, then exposed to oxygen again.

Cognitive 'fog' of normal aging linked to brain system disruption
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33221

Comparisons of the brains of young and old people have revealed that normal aging may cause cognitive decline due to deterioration of the connections among large-scale brain systems.

Smell experience during critical period alters brain
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33241

Unlike the circuitry of the visual system, that of the olfactory system was thought to be hardwired: Once the neurons had formed, no amount of sensory input could change their arrangement.

Honey a cheaper and more effective treatment for children's coughs than cough medicine
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33207

Experts in the United States say when it comes to children's coughs, natural honey offers a cheaper and more effective alternative to expensive over-the-counter cough medicines.

Popular diabetes drug Avandia linked to osteoporosis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33204

New research has cast doubt over the safety of a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes in adults.

Anorexia begins in the womb
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33201

New research is suggesting that a male twin who shares the womb with a female twin is almost as likely as twin girls to be diagnosed with anorexia.

Doctors in the U.S. slow to report an incompetent or unethical colleague
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33196

The results of a new survey of doctors in the States suggests that the majority of them, regardless of what they may say, are reluctant to report incompetent or unethical colleagues.

Lead exposure hinders brain's ability to recover from injury
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33159

Exposure to lead can hinder the brain's ability to recover from injury, a recent study in laboratory animals shows.

Inhaled immune system stimulant launches immune response in lungs to wipe out lethal infections
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33134

An inhaled immune system stimulant protects mice against lethal pneumococcal pneumonia and other deadly bacterial, viral and fungal infections of the lungs, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports at a major scientific meeting.

Intestinal parasite Giardia uses an osmotic 'suction cup' to hang on
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33150
Known in America chiefly as the bane of hikers, the single-celled intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia is a major cause of diarrheal illness worldwide with estimates of 100 million infections a year.

Genetic markers for mental illness
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33178

Researchers have discovered natural genetic differences that might help predict the most effective antipsychotic drugs for particular patients with mental disorders such as schizophrenia, Parkinson's and drug addiction.

Research may lead to more effective sunscreens
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33170

Chronic exposure to the sun increases the risk of an individual developing skin cancer because UV light from the sun can cause genetic mutations that enable cells in the skin to grow in an uncontrolled manner.

New marker to identify cancer stem cells
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33179

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a marker that can be used to identify stem cells in breast tumors, suggesting a potential simple test that could help determine the best treatment for breast cancer.

Simple two-in-one test signals high risk after a heart attack
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33181

Everyone loves a two-fer, but a two-in-one heart test that has the potential to save lives is the real deal.

Discovery of new marker to identify cancer stem cells
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33191

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a marker that can be used to identify stem cells in breast tumors, suggesting a potential simple test that could help determine the best treatment for breast cancer.

Lymphatic vessel and lymph node function are restored with growth factor treatment
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33163

The frequent spread of certain cancers to lymph nodes often necessitates surgery or radiation therapy that damages the lymphatic system and can cause lymphedema, a condition of localized fluid retention that often increases susceptibility to infections.

Honey before bedtime provides greatest relief from cough
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33186

Switzerland creates new centre for vaccine research
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33141

The Institute will develop an immunology, microbiology and vaccine research laboratory platform to encourage cooperation between scientists working in the field of HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, influenza and cancer vaccine development in Switzerland, from fundamental to clinical researchers.

New genetic markers found that increase a person's risk for schizophrenia
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33147

Scientists at the Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have identified nine genetic markers that can increase a person's risk for schizophrenia.

Diet low in carbohydrates reduces inflammation and blood saturated fat in metabolic syndrome
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33162

Metabolic syndrome is a condition afflicting one quarter to one third of adult men and women and is an established pre-cursor to diabetes, coronary heart disease, and other serious illnesses.

Replacing dopamine cells in Parkinson's - new source of cells found
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33176

Parkinson disease (PD) is caused by the progressive degeneration of brain cells known as dopamine (DA) cells.

Researchers gain new understanding of the causes of dyslexia
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33182

Dyslexia marked by poor reading fluency - slow and choppy reading - may be caused by disorganized, meandering tracts of nerve fibers in the brain, according to researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).

Genes discovered that protect against heart damage from chemotherapy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33148

A series of genes that protect cells from the powerful, common chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin has been identified by researchers working to understand how the drug also can destroy the heart.

Scientists characterize Alzheimer's neurotoxin structure - potential new treatment approaches
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33190

Amyloid plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, are clumps of fiber-like misfolded proteins which many experts think cause this devastating neurodegenerative disease.

University of Rhode Island, Pakistan researchers address growing tick problem
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33193

Researchers from the University of Rhode Island's Center for Vector-Borne Disease are teaming with colleagues from Pakistan to help the south Asian nation address its growing tick problem.

Molecular technology used to identify unexpected bacteria in cystic fibrosis patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33142

Molecular technology developed by a University of Colorado at Boulder professor to probe extreme life forms in undersea hydrothermal vents has been used to identify unexpected bacteria strains in the lung fluid of Denver children suffering from cystic fibrosis, findings that may lead to more effective therapies.

Body dysmorphic disorder due to visual brain glitch
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33143

Although they look normal, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured.

Perchlorate contamination of drinking water may pose a greater health risk than previously thought
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33144

Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that perchlorate - an industrial pollutant linked to thyroid ailments - is actively concentrated in breast milk.

Hydrogen sulfide provides clues to a longer life
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33140

Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, the chemical that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench - and the same compound that researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center successfully have used to put mice into a state of reversible metabolic hibernation - has now been shown to significantly increase life span and heat tolerance in the nematode worm, or C. elegans.

Purified bacterial extract sprayed into lungs ramps up innate immune system
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33171

A purified extract prepared from a common microbe and delivered to the lungs of laboratory mice in a spray set off a healthy immune response and provided powerful protection against all four major classes of pathogens including those responsible for anthrax and bubonic plague, according to a presentation at the American Society for Cell Biology's 47th Annual Meeting.

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features innovative methods for embryology research
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33139

Two methods that permit scientists to examine critical stages in early embryogenesis are featured in this month's release of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols.

Humans not the major target of Shiga toxin
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33156

If you've survived Shiga toxin and the after-effects of food poisoning, you may have been the innocent victim of a battle for survival between predator and prey.

Researchers present unique program aimed at HIV prevention in runaway youth
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33180

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are the first in the U.S. to develop an HIV prevention and intervention program for adolescent runaways that focuses on their strengths.

Tainted spinach reveals treatment possibilities
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33129

A discovery by University at Buffalo biologists that may explain the evolution of a lethal toxin is providing new information that could lead to more effective treatments for humans who fall victim to it.

Levels of prion protein in brain may not be reliable marker for disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33097

Rapid diagnostic testing used to check for the presence of prion diseases such as "mad cow disease" might fail to identify some highly infectious samples, researchers have found.

Why do mental illness and drug addiction so often go together?
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33099

New research reveals that this type of dual diagnosis may stem from a common cause: developmental changes in the amygdala, a walnut-shaped part of the brain linked to fear, anxiety and other emotions.

Boosting an exercise-related gene in the brain works as a powerful anti-depressant in mice
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33111

This finding could lead to a new anti-depressant drug target, according to a Yale School of Medicine report in Nature Medicine.

Researchers capture key step in process that allows materials to move in and out of cells
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33116

A group of Purdue University researchers has captured a key step in the metabolic process that allows materials, such as nutrients and drug treatments, to move in and out of cells.

Genomic disorders occur more frequently than previously thought
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33102

Research published today in Nature Genetics shows that some rearrangements of the human genome occur more frequently than previously thought.

Broccoli shows benefits for epidermolysis bullosa simplex
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33105

The compound sulforaphane whose natural precursors are found at high levels in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables has been hailed for its chemopreventive powers against cancer.

Discovery of key lupus gene
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33098

Wellcome Trust researchers have identified a key gene involved in the disease Lupus, which affects around 50,000 people in the UK, mostly women.

Human embryonic stem cell -- derived bone tissue closes massive skull injury
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33094

There are mice in Baltimore whose skulls were made whole again by bone tissue grown from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).

DNA methylation shown to promote development of colon tumors
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33078

Damaged or defective genes have long been known to be the cause of some cancers.

First map of imprinted genes in human genome
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33079

Scientists at Duke University have created the first map of imprinted genes throughout the human genome, and they say a modern-day Rosetta stone - a form of artificial intelligence called machine learning - was the key to their success.

Neuromuscular consequences of reflexive covert orienting
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33066

The person you're speaking with may be looking at you, but are they really paying attention? Or has the person covertly shifted their attention, without moving their eyes? Dr. Brian Corneil, of the Centre for Brain and Mind at The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada has found a way of actually measuring covert attention.

Aging improves parent, child relationships, research shows
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33067

The majority of relationships between parents and their adult children improve as parents transition to old age, a Purdue University researcher has found.

Brain patterns of former anorexics reveal clues to disorder's lasting impact
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33074

Even after more than a year of maintaining a normalized body weight, young women who recovered from anorexia nervosa show vastly different patterns of brain activity compared to similar women without the eating disorder, Walter H. Kaye, M.D., professor of psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues report in the December issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

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