Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study led by a researcher at The Miriam Hospital provides additional insight ...
Study helps pinpoint genetic variations in European Americans
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An international team of researchers has identified just 200 positions within the curves of the DNA helix that they believe capture much of the genetic diversity in European Americans, a population with one of the most diverse ...
Veterinarians adapt human tests for monkeys
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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A medical test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in some distant relatives: diminutive monkeys from South America, according to veterinarians ...
Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed
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The road from disease research to disease cure isn't usually a smooth one. One role which bridges the laboratory and the clinic is that of the "clinician-scientist" – a doctor who understands disease both in the patient ...
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite some improvements to lower “bad” cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease ...
Anything but modest: The mouse continues to contribute to humankind
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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"Big things come in small packages," the saying goes, and it couldn't be more true when discussing the mouse. This little creature has become a crucial part of human history through its contributions in understanding human ...
Researchers discover how tumor suppressor inhibits cell growth
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Genes that inhibit the spontaneous development of cancer are called tumor suppressor genes. One of the major tumor suppressors is p53, a protein that acts in the cell nucleus to control the expression of other genes whose ...
Study sees need for standardized evaluation of antibody response to HIV-1
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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U.S. Military HIV Research Program (USMHRP) researcher Victoria R. Polonis, Ph.D., and colleagues released findings on a study of cross-clade neutralization patterns among HIV-1 strains from six major clades in the 5 Jun ...
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
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Despite some improvements to lower "bad" cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease Prevention Program ...
It's enough to make you blush
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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An academic from the University of St Andrews is to delve into a series of embarrassing situations in an attempt to discover who makes us blush.
Beyond PTEN: Alternate genes linked to breast, thyroid and kidney cancer predisposition
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A new discovery may lead to more effective screening and treatment for patients with a difficult to recognize syndrome characterized by tumor-like growths and a high risk of developing specific cancers. The research, published ...
Health-care system leaves patients, medicos in the waiting room
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The Australian accreditation and registration system for international medical graduates is critically ill and the country needs to create a better system to support overseas health professionals or it will continue to face ...
Structural biology spin-out tackles major diseases
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A spin out company from basic structural biology, Asterion Ltd., has led to new technology that provides a way of creating therapeutic proteins to tackle major diseases such as cancer, diabetes and infertility. The research ...
