A novel prognostic marker for biliary atresia
Biliary atresia (BA) is an inflammatory obliterative cholangiopathy with unknown etiology, leading to progressive fibrosis and cirrhosis. (2011-03-09)
View ArticleWhat's in a name? Broadening the biological lexicon to bolster translational...
So-called model organisms have long been at the core of biomedical research, allowing scientists to study the ins and outs of human disorders in non-human subjects. (2011-03-10)
View ArticleATS issues joint statement on the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
The American Thoracic Society has released new official clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). (2011-03-18)
View ArticleMultiple Sclerosis: risk factors in children
Canadians have one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world with approximately 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Primarily striking in adulthood, physicians and researchers with...
View ArticleTGen findings contribute to understanding of diabetic kidney disease
A gene called PVT1 may help reduce the kidneys ability to filter blood, leading to kidney disease, kidney failure and death, according to a study published today by researchers at the Translational...
View ArticleTobacco-derived compound prevents memory loss in Alzheimer's disease mice
Cotinine, a compound derived from tobacco, reduced plaques associated with dementia and prevented memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, a study led by researchers at Bay Pines VA...
View ArticleA promising new approach to autoimmune diseases
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and MIT have developed a new approach for identifying the "self" proteins targeted in autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes and rheumatoid...
View ArticleResearchers identify mechanism underlying COPD disease persistence after...
Cigarette smoke exposure fundamentally alters airway tissue from people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the cellular level, laying the groundwork for airway thickening and even...
View ArticleNew resource to unlock the role of microRNAs
A new resource to define the roles of microRNAs is announced today in Nature Biotechnology. The resource, called mirKO, gives researchers access to tools to investigate the biological role and...
View ArticlePeople born after World War II are more likely to binge drink and develop...
In a review of 31 peer-reviewed and published studies, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health looked generational and gender differences in alcohol consumption, alcohol...
View ArticleInadequate Supply of Protein Building Blocks May Explain Pregnancy Failures...
Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are essential to support the normal growth of a developing embryo and the placenta. (2011-10-27)
View ArticleStudy finds primary health care providers fail to report substantial cases of...
A team of researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), report that primary care providers (PCP) fail to report a substantial number of cases of child...
View ArticlePsychopathy: A Misunderstood Personality Disorder
Psychopathic personalities are some of the most memorable characters portrayed in popular media today. (2011-12-08)
View ArticleIBD emerges as a global disease
The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing with time and in different regions around the world, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal...
View ArticleNIH study shows 32 million Americans have autoantibodies that target their...
More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body's tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study...
View ArticleComparing alcohol use and other disorders between the United States and South...
Hazardous alcohol use and depression are among the 10 leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. (2012-01-17)
View ArticleWomen with certain type of ovarian cancer and BRCA gene mutation have...
Among women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, patients having a germline (gene change in a reproductive cell that could be passed to offspring) mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes was...
View Article7-country study examining the causes of childhood pneumonia outlined
The scientific journal Clinical Infectious Diseases has released its March Special Supplement focusing entirely on the research design of and pilot data from the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child...
View ArticlePacemaker prevents fainting among select patient population
A select number of patients who suffer from neurally mediated synope (NMS) - a disorder in which the brain fails to regulate heart rate and blood pressure - may be good candidates to receive a...
View ArticleLong-term neuropsychological impairment is common in acute lung injury survivors
Cognitive and psychiatric impairments are common among long-term survivors of acute lung injury (ALI), and these impairments can be assessed using a telephone-based test battery, according to a new...
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