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Long non-coding RNA prevents the death of maturing red blood cells

A long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) regulates programmed cell death during one of the final stages of red blood cell differentiation, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. This is the first time a lncRNA has been found ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

At a crossroads: New research predicts which cars are likeliest to run lights at intersections

In 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2.3 million automobile crashes occurred at intersections across the United States, resulting in some 7,000 deaths. More than 700 of ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Cholera epidemic spreads in Central African Republic

A cholera epidemic in the Central African Republic has claimed 16 victims, a health ministry spokesman said Saturday, as another source said it had reached the capital.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inhibiting key enzymes kills difficult tumor cells in mice

Tumors that do not respond to chemotherapy are the target of a cancer therapy that prevents the function of two enzymes in mouse tumor cells, according to Pennsylvania medical researchers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study examines outcomes of erythropoietin use for heart attack patients undergoing PCI

Intravenous administration of epoetin alfa, a product that stimulates red blood cell production, to patients with heart attack who were undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Longevinex exhibits L-shaped safety curve for first time in resveratrol biology

It was Paracelsus, the Renaissance physician (1493-1541 A.D.) who first said "the dose makes the poison." So, you can drink too much wine, or ingest too much resveratrol, but in an unprecedented study, heart researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Research could lead to new non-antibiotic drugs to counter hospital infections

Lack of an adequate amount of the mineral phosphate can turn a common bacterium into a killer, according to research to be published in the April 14, 2009, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academies of ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Eating red and processed meat associated with increased risk of death

Individuals who eat more red meat and processed meat appear to have a modestly increased risk of death from all causes and also from cancer or heart disease over a 10-year period, according to a report in the March 23 issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0