News tagged with primate disease
Primate disease field guide covers critical gap in global health
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Why are so many infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans? Why do we have so little capacity to predict epidemics, or avoid them? Some answers, and possible solutions, can be found in the first trench-to-bench guide ...
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Most complete primate gene study reported
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Jul 31, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists have completed what's believed the most comprehensive assessment of gene copy number variations across human and non-human primate species.
Researchers develop first transgenic nonhuman primate model of Huntington's disease
May 18, 2008 |
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In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, in collaboration with researchers from the Department of Human Genetics at Emory's School of Medicine, have developed ...
Monkey studies important for brain science
May 15, 2008 |
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Studies with non-human primates have made major contributions to our understanding of the brain and will continue to be an important, if small, part of neuroscience research, according to a recent review published in the ...
Researchers find first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like brain tangles in nonhuman primates
May 14, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like neurofibrillary brain tangles in an aged nonhuman primate. The unprecedented ...
Genomics study provides insight into the evolution of unique human traits
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Jul 30, 2007 |
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Today, researchers from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, along with colleagues from Stanford University, report the results of a large-scale, genome-wide study to investigate gene copy number differences ...
New genome sequencing targets announced
Jul 24, 2006 |
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The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute has announced several new sequencing targets, including the northern white-cheeked gibbon.
Plasma levels of GGT and ALB and their genetic correlations with cardiovascular risk factors
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Two indicators of liver function, Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and albumin (ALB) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It is known that the variation in the plasma level of these liver related proteins ...
Researchers use eye tracking to detect mild dementia in humans (w/Podcast)
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, developed a test in nonhuman primates that is now using infrared eye tracking to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in humans. The researchers ...
Researcher studies monkeys in Africa to better understand virus evolution
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the importance of AIDS in human health, scientists still know very little about the diversity and ecology of AIDS-like viruses in nature.
Researchers propose ambitious new strategies for AIDS vaccine research
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, believe conventional vaccine strategies should not be the only avenue explored in the development of an effective AIDS vaccine. Based on studying ...
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