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Second Alagille Syndrome Gene discovered: More information on kidney disease

... Dr. Spinner is planning further studies to better characterize the role of NOTCH2 mutations and the Notch signaling pathway in the wider population of patients with kidney disorders. She also will investigate liver involvement in Alagille syndrome under the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, recently esta...

Scientists Unravel the Mystery behind Calbindin-D28K Protein

...s to develop therapeutics.’ It took a long time to characterize calbindin-D28K, Cavanagh says, because it was initially a challenge to force cells to make enough protein in order to do the requisite studies. Additionally, many parts of the protein are very similar and so are extremely difficult to distinguish fro...

Scientists Put "Allergy-Friendly" Hotel Rooms to the Test

...and scanning electron microscope pictures that can characterize samples particle by particle. And since outdoor air is the source for indoor air, UB researchers also gathered data on the quality of air outside of the hotel. "The quality of the outside air changes with each air mass or front that you always he...

Higher Risk for Cervical Cancer Seen Among Women Infected with Multiple HPV Types

...oint the particular combinations of HPV types that characterize the high-risk co-infections. (Source: Newswise...

Misconception on Treatment Options among Prostate Cancer Patients

...ing statistics and risk-benefit information. To characterize the factors that influence men's treatment decisions, Thomas Denberg, M.D., Ph.D. of the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and colleagues interviewed 20 men newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer before and after tre...

Cyber Sex, No Longer A Fantasy Of The Mind

...an important tool in health education. We can also characterize what people use the Internet for sexual purposes,' concluded Michael W. Ross....

Oral contraceptives safe for women with Lupus erythematosus

...es, or periods of increased disease activity, that characterize the disease. The study was funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The entire study can be described as stated by the researchers as a 15-cent...

Researchers Discover Protein That Causes Malaria

...er, headache, vomiting and other flu like symptoms characterize the condition. The malaria attack if not treated on time can be life threatening to the patient. For more information click here...

Possible location of lung cancer genes found

...ied regions are involved in cancer. "We'll need to characterize the genes in these regions in detail to understand their role and whether they are cancer-causing or cancer-preventing genes," he remarks. Bill Schallerwilliam_schaller@dfci.harvard.edu617-632-5357Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteExtracts of the news fr...

New initiative launched to fight malaria by repelling mosquitoes

...er, headache, vomiting and other flu like symptoms characterize the condition. The malaria attack if not treated on time can be life threatening to the patient. Efforts have been made worldwide to eradicate the disease but because of its nature of spreading, steps to control the disease faces enormous challenges...

Warding off symptoms of premenstrual syndrome by combination therapy

...liness, irritability, tearfulness and tension that characterize PMS. Although few of the studies done show positive results when a combination of Vitamin D and calcium were used to treat PMS, researchers are of the opinion that research is still in its preliminary stages to recommend diet changes for women in ge...

Specific Changes In A Particular Gene Found To Increase The Risk of Alzheimer’s Diseas

...esearchers recommend additional genetic studies to characterize the potential effect of the gene on the risk of Alzheimer’s disese....

Latest Tumor Classification More Informative

...or of man), and consistent with recent attempts to characterize tumors by cytogenetic and molecular features." Traditionally, tumors have been classified by their morphologic appearances, but unfortunately, tumors with similar histologic features often follow different clinical courses or respond differently to...

Glaucoma & Ocular Hypertension more likely in patients with refractive errors

...e to the optic nerve and visual field defects that characterize glaucoma, though glaucoma may develop with time. The study also found nearsighted participants were 60 percent more likely to have glaucoma than those without refractive error. The researchers who noted that farsightedness has been associated with pr...

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