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Researchers Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation

Researchers Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation

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created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount ...


Scientists Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation

Scientists Shed Light on Evolution of Gene Regulation

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created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at Penn State have shed light on some of the processes that regulate genes -- such as the processes that ensure that proteins are produced at the correct time, place, and amount in an organism -- ...


NHLBI stops study of pulmonary hypertension treatment in sickle cell patients

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial testing a drug treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease nearly one year ...





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Duke Studies New Approach in Fetal Transplants for Metabolic Disorders

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers say a new development in cord blood transplants for inherited metabolic disorders may be curative for some babies who are treated while still in the womb.


Human term placenta a new abundant source of hematopoietic cells

Scientists discover new source for harvesting stem cells

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A groundbreaking study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new avenue for harvesting stem cells from a woman's placenta, or more specifically the discarded placentas ...


Insomnia is bad for the heart

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created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Can't sleep at night? A new study published in the journal Sleep has found that people who suffer from insomnia have heightened nighttime blood pressure, which can lead to cardiac problems. The investigation, which measur ...


Bone from blood: Circulating cells form bone outside the normal skeleton, Penn study finds

Bone from Blood: Circulating Cells Form Bone Outside the Normal Skeleton, Study Finds

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created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The accepted dogma has been that bone-forming cells, derived from the body's connective tissue, are the only cells able to form the skeleton. However, new research shows that specialized cells ...


Bleeding disorders going undiagnosed; new guidelines to help

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created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don't know they have one because doctors aren't looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.


Brain-damaged children often have cold feet

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many wheelchair-using children with neurological disorders have much colder hands and feet than other children, and most receive no special help even though they have had these problems for a long time, is revealed in at ...


Scientists use blood-brain barrier as therapy delivery system

Scientists use blood-brain barrier as therapy delivery system

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. However, University of Iowa researchers have discovered a way to turn the blood vessels ...


High blood pressure linked to memory problems in middle age

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45, according to research published in the August 25, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.


Researchers identify the 3 killer indicators that are even worse than high cholesterol

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified a particular combination of health problems that can double the risk of heart attack and cause a three-fold increase in the risk of mortality.


Researchers solve 'bloodcurdling' mystery

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

By applying cutting-edge techniques in single-molecule manipulation, researchers at Harvard University have uncovered a fundamental feedback mechanism that the body uses to regulate the clotting of blood. The finding, which ...



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