The 57-year-old lawyer in New York had handily completed the New York Times' Saturday crossword puzzle – the hardest of the week – for years. But one Saturday…
A new study finds that individuals who have low expression of the “Celebrex gene,” 15-PGDH, are actually resistant to Celebrex treatment when used to prevent…
A common blood test for triglycerides – a well-known cardiovascular disease risk factor – may also for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients…
They also demonstrated how a drug known to reduce inflammatory and neuropathic pain may also inhibit asthma symptoms in mice. Their paper is published in the…
Approximately 350 million to 500 million cases of malaria are diagnosed each year mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. While medications to prevent and treat malaria…
The research team of professor Linda Nazar, graduate student David Xiulei Ji and postdoctoral fellow Kyu Tae Lee are one of the first to demonstrate robust…
Ciguatera poisoning, the food-borne disease that can come from eating large, carnivorous reef fish, causes vomiting, headaches, and a burning sensation upon…
In a preclinical study led by Maria Diaz-Meco, PhD, the UC team found that simultaneous inactivation of two particular genes—known as PTEN and Par-4—caused the…
Some cities and states around the country have completely banned smoking in public places. Others have instituted partial bans to avoid negative economic…
The findings help scientists understand how a structure as complex as the eye could change gradually through evolution, yet remain functional. The findings…
Steven Britz of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Md., and colleagues will present the research at the 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro…
The authors suggest that “only highly contaminated waters could affect the most sensitive [aquatic] species,” but when considering the potential of high…
The new paper, by a team of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Alaska, University of…
Upon completion at the end of 2010, it will be one of the country’s most productive and efficient lignite-fired plants with an efficiency rating of around 42…
A qualitative study led by a research team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) helps answer that question. Reported in the June 2009 issue of the…
Researchers have developed the test by using light energy to measure the level of citrate in fluid samples from the prostate gland. The technique could provide…
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