Items tagged with Disease

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Genes May Protect Against Heart Disease Friday, June 20th, 2008 - 14:55:53 - Ehud Rattner More than one in three people have genetic variations which raise ‘good cholesterol’ and may protect against heart disease, according to research... read more

Guzzling Coffee May Cut Heart Disease Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 - 10:38:41 - Ehud Rattner A strong cup of coffee in the morning can feel like a life saver. Now, one of the largest and longest studies of coffee drinking suggests that coffee... read more

Improved Gene Therapy Agent Developed Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 - 08:33:37 - Ehud Rattner Replacing one amino acid on the surface of a virus that shepherds corrective genes into cells could be the breakthrough scientists have needed to... read more

Feces May Transmit Fatal Cheetah Disease Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 - 08:04:33 - Ehud Rattner A fatal, Alzheimer's-like disease that attacks cheetahs' internal organs and has impeded breeding of the cats in captivity may be spread by their... read more

Nerve Cancer Mutations Found Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - 12:34:32 - Sarah Gingichashvili Researchers have identified genetic mutations underlying a childhood cancer of the nervous system called neuroblastoma. The mutations are the primary... read more

New Species of Infectious Disease in Amazon Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 - 15:02:22 - Ehud Rattner While investigating the tropical disease leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon, an infectious disease specialist from the University of California... read more

Therapeutic Cloning Treats Brain Disease Monday, March 24th, 2008 - 14:25:11 - Ehud Rattner Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has shown that therapeutic cloning, also known as somatic-cell nuclear... read more

New Genetic Clue to Parkinson’s Disease Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 - 12:18:32 - Iddo Genuth Researchers at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and at Rhode Island Hospital have discovered a gene that could hold the key to... read more

Grape Skin Compound Fights Diabetes Thursday, March 20th, 2008 - 12:59:59 - Ehud Rattner Resveratrol in grape skins could stop diabetic complications such as heart disease, retinopathy and nephropathy, research finds. Research carried out... read more

New Research Supports Alzheimer's Hereditary Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 - 08:06:00 - Ehud Rattner Adult-age offspring of parents who have both been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease appear to have an increased risk of developing the disease... read more

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