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Discovery of new genetic markers for ulcerative colitis
An international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis.
Discovery of new genetic markers for ulcerative colitis...

Childhood trauma associated with increased risk for chronic fatigue syndrome
Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Childhood trauma associated with increased risk for chronic fatigue syndrome...

Innovative Gene Therapy Approach To Prevent Amputations In Patients Suffering Severe Peripheral Artery Disease
Cardiologists at Rush University Medical Center are studying an investigational medication to prevent amputations in patients suffering the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease. The study involves use of a highly innovative gene therapy approach to promote new blood vessel growth
Innovative Gene Therapy Approach To Prevent Amputations In Patients Suffering Severe Peripheral Artery Disease...

Effectiveness Of Prenatal Diagnosis Of Congenital Heart Defects, South Australia
This population analysis reports on the efficacy of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) using fetal echocardiography and South Australia’s current obstetric screening program. Being a sensitive and specific tool for detecting CHD, fetal echocardiography is a much more accurate means for detecting structural defects
Effectiveness Of Prenatal Diagnosis Of Congenital Heart Defects, South Australia...

Invitrogen Launches Solutions To Simplify DNA And RNA Workflows On Next-Generation Sequencing Systems
Invitrogen, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced the introduction of two reagent solutions to simplify genomic and transcriptome analysis on next-generation, high-throughput genomic analysis platforms. Both solutions provide basic and clinical researchers with an innovative workflow that greatly
Invitrogen Launches Solutions To Simplify DNA And RNA Workflows On Next-Generation Sequencing Systems...

When Does Optional Participation Allow The Evolution Of Cooperation?
Humans, unlike most other mammals, cooperate in large groups of unrelated individuals. Such cooperation can be evolutionarily stable if free-riders are punished. But it is harder to explain the origins of punishment, because punishing free riders is costly when most individuals are defectors. Allowing individuals to
When Does Optional Participation Allow The Evolution Of Cooperation?...

Skipping Sleep May Signal Problems For Coronary Arteries
One extra hour of sleep per night appears to decrease the risk of coronary artery calcification, an early step down the path to cardiovascular disease, a research team based at the University of Chicago Medical Center reports in the Dec. 24/31 issue of JAMA. The benefit of one
Skipping Sleep May Signal Problems For Coronary Arteries...

Small Molecule Triggers Bacterial Community
While bacterial cells tend to be rather solitary individuals, they are also known to form intricately structured communities called biofilms. But until now, no one has known the mechanisms that cause isolated bacteria to suddenly aggregate into a social network. New insights from the lab of
Small Molecule Triggers Bacterial Community...

Phase IIa Clinical Trial Results Relating To CK-1827452 In Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy And Angina
Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CYTK) announced today top-line results from a Phase IIa clinical trial evaluating the safety of CK-1827452 in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and angina.  The primary safety endpoint was defined
Phase IIa Clinical Trial Results Relating To CK-1827452 In Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy And Angina...

E. coli Engineered To Produce Important Class Of Antibiotic, Anti-cancer Drugs
Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have taken a major step forward in the field of metabolic engineering, successfully using the bacterium Escherichia coli to synthesize a class of natural products known bacterial aromatic polyketides, which include important antibiotic and
E. coli Engineered To Produce Important Class Of Antibiotic, Anti-cancer Drugs...