Study identifies predictors of HIV drug resistance in patients beginning triple therapy
A scientist at the Marine BiologicalLaboratory (MBL) has published the results of an EPA-funded clam embryostudy that supports her hypothesis that, when combined, the pollutantsbromoform, chloroform, and tetrachloroethylene--a chemical cocktailknown as BCE--can act synergistically to alter a key regulator in nervecell development. While scientists have previously studied the effectsof these...Compound might defeat African sleeping sickness, clinical trial beginning this month
One of the most devastating diseases in sub-Saharan Africa almost disappeared in the late 1950s. That disease, African sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis, largely succumbed to heroic public health efforts -- including relocating entire villages. But in the past several decades, because of post-colonial turmoil, the catastrophic illness has come back to ravage parts of Angola, the Democratic Re...Is venture capital dead? No, but its beginning a new cycle
Howard Anderson, who teaches courses on early-stage companies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded or co-founded three venture capital funds. He was a self-described financial samurai. Now, hes hanging up his sword, declining to raise new money for his funds. Theres too much venture money pursuing too few deals. Theres nowhere for all that money to go: we cant spend the...Angel groups in Chicagoland beginning to sprout
Last week, fellow ePrairie columnist Darrel Dvorak wrote about a linked national angel g...Researchers Beginning to Identify Genetic Culprits of Arthritis
Researchers hope to identify arthritis as early as possible in an effort to reverse its progression.Arthritis affects one in three Americans and is the leading// cause of disability in people over the age of 15, according to the Arthritis Foundation. While doctors have been able to treat the disease and offer tips to avoid it, University of Missouri-Columbia researchers have identified te...Encouraging a Lifetime of Healthy Skin Right from the Beginning
Almost right from the beginning of a child’s life, parents encourage their children to be healthy eaters while being active and fit. This also is an important time to promote healthy skin care. //Whether washing the delicate skin of an infant or providing effective treatment for toddlers with eczema, there are numerous ways parents and dermatologists can work together to keep children’s s...