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** ANXIETY / STRESS News **
Study Explains How Stress Can Boost Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/46Rn
A study spearheaded by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist has tracked the trajectories of key immune cells in response to short-term stress and traced, in great detail, how hormones triggered by such stress enhance immune readiness.
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** AUTISM News **
Study Uncovers New Tools For Targeting Genes Linked To Autism
http://mnt.to/a/46Rm
UCLA researchers have combined two tools - gene expression and the use of peripheral blood - to expand scientists' arsenal of methods for pinpointing genes that play a role in autism. Published in the online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the findings could help scientists zero in on genes that offer future therapeutic targets for the disorder.
Functional Links Between Autism And Genes Explained
http://mnt.to/a/46Rj
A pioneering report of genome-wide gene expression in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) finds genetic changes that help explain why one person has an ASD and another does not. The study, published by Cell Press in The American Journal of Human Genetics, pinpoints ASD risk factors by comparing changes in gene expression with DNA mutation data in the same individuals.
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** BIO-TERRORISM / TERRORISM News **
H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic Potential Revealed
http://mnt.to/a/46S6
Two papers published this week, and one last month, reveal the pandemic potential of H5N1 "bird flu". One identifies four, another identifies five, genetic changes the virus would have to undergo before it could spread easily in humans, and the third paper suggests some of these changes are already evident in circulating strains.
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** BIRD FLU / AVIAN FLU News **
H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic Potential Revealed
http://mnt.to/a/46S6
Two papers published this week, and one last month, reveal the pandemic potential of H5N1 "bird flu". One identifies four, another identifies five, genetic changes the virus would have to undergo before it could spread easily in humans, and the third paper suggests some of these changes are already evident in circulating strains.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
The Complex Relationship Between Muscle And Bone: Findings Could Identify People At Higher Risk For Falls And Fractures
http://mnt.to/a/46QK
Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Potential New Therapeutic Target For Cancer Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/46Rp
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a new signal transduction pathway specifically devoted to the regulation of alternative RNA splicing, a process that allows a single gene to produce or code multiple types of protein variants.
Faulty Cancer Science With Misidentified And Contaminated Cell Lines
http://mnt.to/a/46Rk
Modern cancer therapies start in cells - researchers compare cancer samples to healthy cells to discover how cancer is genetically different, and use cell lines to test promising new drugs. However, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology shows that due to a high rate of contamination, misidentification and redundancy in widely available cell lines, researchers may be drawing faulty conclusions.
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** CARDIOVASCULAR / CARDIOLOGY News **
Stem Cell Treatment Of Heart Attacks May Be Improved By 'Master Molecule'
http://mnt.to/a/46QJ
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a single protein molecule may hold the key to turning cardiac stem cells into blood vessels or muscle tissue, a finding that may lead to better ways to treat heart attack patients.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
For Psoriasis And Wound Care, Protein May Be Key
http://mnt.to/a/46Rq
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which skin cells proliferate out of control. For some hard-to-heal wounds, the problem is just the opposite: Restorative skin cells don't grow well or fast enough.
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** DIABETES News **
Bariatric Surgery Achieves Diabetes Type 2 Remission In 67% Of Cases
http://mnt.to/a/46SM
67% of gastric bypass patients were in complete remission for diabetes type 2 after 12 months, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center reported at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
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** ECZEMA / PSORIASIS News **
For Psoriasis And Wound Care, Protein May Be Key
http://mnt.to/a/46Rq
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder in which skin cells proliferate out of control. For some hard-to-heal wounds, the problem is just the opposite: Restorative skin cells don't grow well or fast enough.
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** GENETICS News **
Potential New Therapeutic Target For Cancer Drugs
http://mnt.to/a/46Rp
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a new signal transduction pathway specifically devoted to the regulation of alternative RNA splicing, a process that allows a single gene to produce or code multiple types of protein variants.
Study Uncovers New Tools For Targeting Genes Linked To Autism
http://mnt.to/a/46Rm
UCLA researchers have combined two tools - gene expression and the use of peripheral blood - to expand scientists' arsenal of methods for pinpointing genes that play a role in autism. Published in the online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the findings could help scientists zero in on genes that offer future therapeutic targets for the disorder.
Faulty Cancer Science With Misidentified And Contaminated Cell Lines
http://mnt.to/a/46Rk
Modern cancer therapies start in cells - researchers compare cancer samples to healthy cells to discover how cancer is genetically different, and use cell lines to test promising new drugs. However, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology shows that due to a high rate of contamination, misidentification and redundancy in widely available cell lines, researchers may be drawing faulty conclusions.
Functional Links Between Autism And Genes Explained
http://mnt.to/a/46Rj
A pioneering report of genome-wide gene expression in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) finds genetic changes that help explain why one person has an ASD and another does not. The study, published by Cell Press in The American Journal of Human Genetics, pinpoints ASD risk factors by comparing changes in gene expression with DNA mutation data in the same individuals.
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** HEART DISEASE News **
Stem Cell Treatment Of Heart Attacks May Be Improved By 'Master Molecule'
http://mnt.to/a/46QJ
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a single protein molecule may hold the key to turning cardiac stem cells into blood vessels or muscle tissue, a finding that may lead to better ways to treat heart attack patients.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Study Explains How Stress Can Boost Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/46Rn
A study spearheaded by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist has tracked the trajectories of key immune cells in response to short-term stress and traced, in great detail, how hormones triggered by such stress enhance immune readiness.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
Study Explains How Stress Can Boost Immune System
http://mnt.to/a/46Rn
A study spearheaded by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist has tracked the trajectories of key immune cells in response to short-term stress and traced, in great detail, how hormones triggered by such stress enhance immune readiness.
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** IT / INTERNET / E-MAIL News **
Malaria Transmission Studied In Computer Model
http://mnt.to/a/46QH
Malaria affects over 200 million individuals every year and kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. The disease varies greatly from region to region in the species that cause it and in the carriers that spread it.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
High Sugar Cereals Aggressively Marketed At Kids, Despite Pledge
http://mnt.to/a/46SL
Cereals aimed at kids are generally more nutritious now, but cereal companies are spending more on adverts aimed at encouraging children to eat less nutritious products, researchers from Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity revealed in a new report.
Nutritional Supplements And The Current State Of Scientific Research
http://mnt.to/a/46QL
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry's leading trade association, has released its comprehensive report, The Benefits of Nutritional Supplements (4th Edition).
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
Bariatric Surgery Achieves Diabetes Type 2 Remission In 67% Of Cases
http://mnt.to/a/46SM
67% of gastric bypass patients were in complete remission for diabetes type 2 after 12 months, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center reported at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
High Sugar Cereals Aggressively Marketed At Kids, Despite Pledge
http://mnt.to/a/46SL
Cereals aimed at kids are generally more nutritious now, but cereal companies are spending more on adverts aimed at encouraging children to eat less nutritious products, researchers from Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity revealed in a new report.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
High Sugar Cereals Aggressively Marketed At Kids, Despite Pledge
http://mnt.to/a/46SL
Cereals aimed at kids are generally more nutritious now, but cereal companies are spending more on adverts aimed at encouraging children to eat less nutritious products, researchers from Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity revealed in a new report.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
The Complex Relationship Between Muscle And Bone: Findings Could Identify People At Higher Risk For Falls And Fractures
http://mnt.to/a/46QK
Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
Stem Cell Treatment Of Heart Attacks May Be Improved By 'Master Molecule'
http://mnt.to/a/46QJ
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a single protein molecule may hold the key to turning cardiac stem cells into blood vessels or muscle tissue, a finding that may lead to better ways to treat heart attack patients.
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** TROPICAL DISEASES News **
Malaria Transmission Studied In Computer Model
http://mnt.to/a/46QH
Malaria affects over 200 million individuals every year and kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. The disease varies greatly from region to region in the species that cause it and in the carriers that spread it.
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** WOMEN'S HEALTH / GYNECOLOGY News **
Faulty Cancer Science With Misidentified And Contaminated Cell Lines
http://mnt.to/a/46Rk
Modern cancer therapies start in cells - researchers compare cancer samples to healthy cells to discover how cancer is genetically different, and use cell lines to test promising new drugs. However, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology shows that due to a high rate of contamination, misidentification and redundancy in widely available cell lines, researchers may be drawing faulty conclusions.
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