Doxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug still in widespread use against a variety of cancers, has…
Month: October 2012
Pushing genome data analysis one step forward
Due to the exponential increase in sequencing capacity, efficient tools for data analysis are becoming…
Looking beyond space and time to cope with quantum theory
Physicists have proposed an experiment that could force us to make a choice between extremes…
Routine electrocardiograms predict health risks for patients with atrial fibrillation
Routine electrocardiogram results for patients with atrial fibrillation can help doctors identify those at higher…
Cause of high cholesterol discovered
A protein called resistin, secreted by fat tissue, causes high levels of “bad” cholesterol, increasing…
Influenza vaccine may reduce risk of heart disease and death: Flu shot may reduce risk of major cardiac event by 50 percent
The influenza vaccine could be an important treatment for maintaining heart health and warding off…
Scientists block toxic protein that plays key role in Lou Gehrig’s disease
Scientists have discovered how modifying a gene halts the toxic buildup of a protein found…
Drop in testosterone tied to prostate cancer recurrence
Men whose testosterone drops following radiation therapy for prostate cancer are more likely to experience…
Genetic research may advance understanding of ethnic differences in breast cancer
For the first time, researchers have provided a direct comparison of gene expression profiles from…
Microgravity research coming of age on the International Space Station
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, so when humans decided to build…