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Examining genetic variations among the Huichol population of Mexico

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mexican researchers examined the polymorphisms of three enzymes -- alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1B), aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) and cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) -- in the Mestizo and Huichol groups.The Huichols, an indigenous ...


What are the risk factors for rebleeding after negative angiography?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Acute non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for approximately 20% of emergency room visits and 5% of admissions. Although endoscopy has been used as a first-line treatment option in patients with gastrointestinal ...


Gene's novel role may provide key to treating liver and neurodegenerative diseases

Medicine & Health / Research

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

Scientists at Singapore's Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) have made a novel discovery about how the gene, "Fas-apoptosis inhibitory molecule" (FAIM), protects both immune and liver cells from apoptosis, or programmed ...


Worldwide success in treatment of liver tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Leicester consultant surgeon who has developed a pioneering technique using microwaves to destroy liver tumours has treated more than 100 patients in the UK and other patients are now being treated internationally.


Master Molecular Switch

Master Molecular Switch May Prevent the Spread of Cancer Cells to Distant Sites in the Body

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a master switch that might prevent cancer cells from metastasizing from a primary tumor to other organs. The switch is a protein ...


Noninvasive test accurately identifies advanced liver disease without biopsy

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created Sep 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately diagnoses patients with late-stage liver disease, reports a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the ...