Landmark discovery of a Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus receptor
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have identified a critical human cell surface molecule involved in infection by Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), the virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma and certain forms of lymphoma. Kaposi's sarcoma is a major cancer associated with HIV/AIDS, and it typical...Scientists map key landmarks in human genome
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have developed a powerful method for charting the positions of key gene-regulating molecules called nucleosomes throughout the human genome. The mapping tool could help uncover important clues for understanding and diagnosing cancer and other diseases, the scientists say. Moreover, it may shed light on the role of nucleosomes in the process of "reprogrammi...Landmark patent law under attack, Bayh says
Bayh, a featured speaker at the annual Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW-Madiso...South Africa Wins landmark case against pharmaceutical giants
South Africa has scored a landmark legal victory over pharmaceutical giants wanting to stop South Africa from importing cheap AIDS drugs. The country with largest number of AIDS patients in the world now wants to secure affordable drugs from around the world to tackle its AIDS epidemic. The Health Ministry of South Africa, published 70 pages of draft legislation that would allow it to s...Kolkata: Landmark Health City on the Cards
A 5,000-bed health city is very much on the cards that will be a landmark on the EM Bypass. This is slated to be a Rs 1000 crore project which will come up// in two phases that will facilitate state of the art healthcare for kidney, heart and cancer patients. Bangalore and Ahmedabad will follow suit with the ‘Health City’ concept. Dr Devi Shetty, Asia Heart Foundation chairman, had a...Heart Center at Sinai Conducts Landmark Study on Aspirin Resistance
With coronary artery disease the single leading cause of death in the western world, aspirin is used by millions of patients as a prevention and treatment regiment for this deadly disease.// In the largest study to date on the effectiveness of aspirin, researchers at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore recently demonstrated that aspirin resistance is rare, less than 5 percent, at all doses (81 mg, 162 mg...Scientists Map Key Landmarks in Human Genome
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have developed a powerful method for charting the positions of key gene-regulating molecules called nucleosomes throughout the human genome// . The mapping tool could help uncover important clues for understanding and diagnosing cancer and other diseases, the scientists say. Moreover, it may shed light on the role of nucleosomes in the process of "reprogra...Landmark Study Prompts Rethink of Genetic Code
The most detailed probe yet into the workings of the human genome has led scientists to conclude that a cornerstone concept about the chemical code for life is badly flawed. The ground-breaking study, published in more than two dozen papers in journals on both sides of the Atlantic, takes a small percentage of the genome to pieces to draw up a "parts list," identifying the biological role of eve...Diovan Achieved 40% Reduction in Stroke and Cardiovascular Events in Landmark Jikei Heart Study
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; tab-stops: 0in"align="left"> <li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'News Gothic MT'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Independent Japanese study demonstrates dramati...