Victor Tron, head of pathology and molecular medicine, focused on miR-193b when he discovered that it was deficient in melanoma tumors and because there were…
Attila Lorincz, Professor of Molecular Epidemiology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry is among researchers behind the study which…
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Wash., led by Emily White, Ph.D., a member of the public health sciences division, asked…
This special edition contains 21 articles describing the latest research and insights from scientists and clinicians from around the world who recognize the…
A common test to diagnose gestational diabetes — a temporary condition which can harm both mother and child if left untreated — also has predictive power for…
Now scientists have found that the vitamin D receptor is a key player amid the gut bacteria – what scientists refer to matter-of-factly as the “gut flora” –…
Middle-aged men and women with osteoarthritis of the knee now have more options than ever before for treatments that may allow them to remain active in the…
Advanced imaging technologies that promise to improve the development of effective drugs to treat lung cancer are the focus of the current special issue of…
In women, patients age 75 or older, and patients strictly confined to 24-hour bed rest, a month of extended treatment with a blood thinner significantly…
Chances are you didn't say water. But that's the right answer. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown that ordinary water – without any…
The increase in energy expenditure, called a thermogenic response, burns calories even in the absence of exercise, so understanding how it is regulated could…
Nicknamed the “longevity” protein because of its apparent role in mediating the effects of dietary restriction on life span, SIRT1 has been studied as a…
These findings are being published in the July 6, 2010, edition of the journal Chest.LAM is a rare but serious lung disease that affects women, causing…
A novel therapy designed to attack tumors in patients with a genetic mutation in either BRCA1 or BRCA2, slowed tumor growth in 85 percent of advanced breast…
Reuven Zimlichman worked with a team of researchers from Wolfson Medical Center, Israel, to carry out the study in 70 patients from the centre's hypertension…
Depression is commonly reported in people with Alzheimer's disease and its precursor, mild cognitive impairment, with several studies suggesting having a…