News tagged with einstein college of medicine
Antibiotic combination defeats extensively drug-resistant TB
Feb 26, 2009 |
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A combination of two FDA-approved drugs, already approved for fighting other bacterial infections, shows potential for treating extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the most deadly form of the ...
Naturally produced estrogen may protect women from Parkinson's disease
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Women who have more years of fertility (the time from first menstruation to menopause) have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than women with fewer years, according to a large, new study by researchers at Albert ...
Roles of DNA packaging protein revealed
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that a class of chromatin proteins is crucial for maintaining the structure and function of chromosomes and the normal development ...
Scientists discover how deadly fungus protects itself
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a deadly microbe evades the human immune system and causes disease.
Gene mutations increase risk for aggressive prostate cancer
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumor if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva ...
Fluorescent proteins illuminating biomedical research
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Jan 25, 2009 |
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Remarkable new tools that spotlight individual cellular molecules are transforming biomedical research. Scientists at the Gruss Lipper Biophotonics Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have ...
Researchers discover a protein that amplifies cell death
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified a small intracellular protein that helps cells commit suicide. The finding, reported as the "paper of the week" in the ...
High insulin levels raise risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Jan 10, 2009 |
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Higher-than-normal levels of insulin place postmenopausal women at increased risk of breast cancer, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report. Their findings, published in the January ...
