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'Notch'ing up a role in the multisystem disease tuberous sclerosis complex

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 17 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two independent teams of researchers have identified a role for enhanced activation of the signaling protein Notch in tumors characterized by inactivation of either the TSC1 or the TSC2 protein. As indicated by Warren Pear, ...


Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture (AP)

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

Space & Earth / Environment

created 19 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.


Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in ...


Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time

Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (74) | comments 22 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- By implanting an electrode into the brain of a person with locked-in syndrome, scientists have demonstrated how to wirelessly transmit neural signals to a speech synthesizer. The "thought-to-speech" ...


New Web tool may help predict risk of second stroke

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have developed a new web-based tool that may better predict whether a person will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of a first stroke, according to research published in the December 16, 2009, online issue ...


Parents: Be mindful of hazardous holiday ornaments

Parents: Be mindful of hazardous holiday ornaments

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study from Children's Hospital Boston's Division of Emergency Medicine has found that holiday decorations, particularly glass ornaments, are one more safety hazard parents must consider during the season. ...


A new target for lymphoma therapy

A new target for lymphoma therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Immune Disease Institute at Children's Hospital Boston (PCMM/IDI) have found a link between a common mutation that can lead to cancer and ...


Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system

Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children's Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 ...


Higher risk for heart disease and diabetes associated with androgen deprivation therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men of all ages treated for prostate cancer with androgen deprivation therapy, specifically with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH), have an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to ...


New approach to sickle-cell disease shows promise in mice

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new genetic approach to treating sickle cell disease is showing promising results in mice, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. By inactivating a gene they previously discovered to be important in the laboratory, ...



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