By John Hopkins Medical Institutions
With sharp declines in the cost of whole genome sequencing, the day of accurately deciphering disease risk based on an individual's genome may seem at hand. But a study involving data of thousands of identical twins by Johns Hopkins investigators fi
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By Mike Cohea/Brown University
Communication on the tissue construction site Kristi Wharton studies “glass-bottom boat” proteins, which allow organisms to shape tissue into wings, hands, organs, and everything else.
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By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have coupled the fungal toxin amanitin to an antibody which recognizes a cancer-typical target molecule. Like a guided missile, the antibody carries its poisonous load to target cancer cells. The poiso
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By Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Estrogen causes wounds in women to heal slower than in men -- who have lower levels of estrogen -- says a new study published in the April 2012 issue of the FASEB Journal. In the report, scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, provid
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By Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
The characterisation of a rare immune cell's involvement in antibody production and ability to 'remember' infectious agents could help to improve vaccination and lead to new treatments for immune disorders, say researchers from the Walter and Eliza
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By Fox Chase Cancer Center
Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have uncovered more details about how defects in components of the machinery that makes new proteins can lead to blood and other cancers. The findings, presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012 on April 2, may o
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By American Association for Cancer Research
Scientists may have discovered a new paradigm for immunotherapy against cancer by priming antibodies and T cells with cancer stem cells, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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By Kaiser Permanente
Vaccines for measles were not associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures among 4-6 year olds during the six weeks after vaccination, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center that appears in the current issue of P
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By Brenda Goodman, MA
As Many as 25% of Cancers Detected by Mammograms May Be Overdiagnosed, Study Finds
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By Springer Science+Business Media
Like humans, dogs engage in riskier behaviors when their self-control is depleted.
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By Elsevier
Testosterone, the primary male sex hormone, appears to have antidepressant properties, but the exact mechanisms underlying its effects have remained unclear. Nicole Carrier and Mohamed Kabbaj, scientists at Florida State University, are actively wor
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By Charlene Laino
Mapping Fails to Predict Most Diseases: Study
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By Northumbria University
Parents of children with autism are more likely to get common ailments such as colds, coughs and headaches as a direct result of the increased stresses linked to their caring duties, according to research from Northumbria University.
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By UCLA Health Sciences
Why do some persons succumb to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others who suffered the same ordeal do not? A new UCLA study sheds light on the answer.
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By Brenda Goodman, MA
CDC Study Shows Women, Blacks, and Hispanics Don't Get Enough Iodine, Iron, or Vitamin D
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By Mayo Clinic
Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the April issue of Mayo Clinic P
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By University of Utah School of Medicine
Scientists from the University of Utah School of Medicine have discovered that a mouse protein called IFITM3 contributes to the body's defense against some types of viral infections by binding to an enzyme responsible for regulating the pH of a cell
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By American Association for Cancer Research
The chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 -- April 4.
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By Imperial College London
Structural changes in heart muscle cells after heart failure can be reversed by allowing the heart to rest, according to research at Imperial College London. Findings from a study in rats recently published in the European Journal of Heart Failure s
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By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Cardiomyopathy comprises a deterioration of the heart muscle that affects the organ's ability to efficiently pump blood through the body. Previously researchers have tied forms of the disease to the alternative splicing of titin, a giant protein tha
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