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Red grape skin extract could be new treatment for sickle cell disease patients

Red grape skin extract could be new treatment for sickle cell disease patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An extract in red grape skin may be a new treatment for sickle cell disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.


Researchers find new genetic target for sickle cell disease therapy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 04, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have identified a gene that directly affects the production of a form of hemoglobin that is instrumental in modifying the severity of the inherited blood disorders sickle cell disease and thalassemia. The discovery ...


Gene therapy corrects sickle cell disease in laboratory study

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using a harmless virus to insert a corrective gene into mouse blood cells, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have alleviated sickle cell disease pathology. In their studies, the researchers found that the ...





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Researchers identify gene that spurs deadly brain cancer

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer.


Study simulated car crashes involving pregnant women

Study simulated car crashes involving pregnant women

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

Although states are not required to report fetal deaths in accident data, between 300 and 1,000 unborn babies die in car accidents each year. This accident fatality rate is about four times the rate for victims ...


Can cleft palate be healed before birth?

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a study newly published in the journal Development, investigators at the USC School of Dentistry describe how to non-surgically reverse the onset of cleft palate in fetal mice - potentially one step in the journey to a b ...


Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics an ...


New research into the mechanisms of gene regulation

New research into the mechanisms of gene regulation

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by Penn State's Ross Hardison, T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has taken a large step toward unraveling how regulatory proteins control the production ...


Cancers' sweet tooth may be weakness

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The pedal-to-the-metal signals driving the growth of several types of cancer cells lead to a common switch governing the use of glucose, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered.


Steadier Traffic Flow Improves Health of Local Infants, Say Columbia Researchers

Steadier Traffic Flow Improves Health of Local Infants, Researchers Say

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of E-ZPass lanes over the past 15 years has significantly improved the health of newborn babies living near highways in the Northeast, according to a Columbia study. The researchers ...


Researchers find explanation for rapid maturation of neurons at birth

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 1

At the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against which outside signals can be detected.


Some prescription meds can harm fetus

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a Université de Montréal investigation published in the British Jo ...


US gets a 'D' for preterm birth rate

US gets a 'D' for preterm birth rate

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the ...



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