Migration Raises Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
Older Iranian immigrants in Sweden have a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease than their counterparts in Iran. But immigration to Sweden does not reduce quality of life, according to a new doctoral dissertation from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
Evolution On The Table Top
Evolution has taken another step away from being dismissed as "a theory" in the classroom, thanks to a new paper published this week in the online open-access journal PLoS Biology.
A Landmark Law For Open Access To Biomedical Research
Starting April 7th, all research articles funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must be submitted to the NIH's public digital library of full-text articles, PubMedCentral (PMC), and made freely available no later than 12 months after publication.
Control Of Apoptosis By Asymmetric Cell Division
Asymmetric cell division and apoptosis (programmed cell death) are two fundamental processes important for the development and function of multi-cellular organisms. Asymmetric cell division creates daughter cells of different fates, and this is critical for the generation of cellular diversity.
How Fast Can A Rat Smell?
Using an ethologically relevant task-exploratory sniffing-Daniel Wesson and colleagues from Boston University discovered that rats are able to discriminate odors much more quickly than previously thought, in as little as 140 ms. Their results are published this week in the open-access online journal PLoS Biology.
Specialized Genasense R Clinical Trials Featured At AACR Meeting
Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA) announced that presentations related to Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection, the Company's lead anticancer compound will be featured at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
New Study Shows Proprietary Canola Extract, Dermytol TM , Produces Pronounced Decrease In Malignant Melanoma Tumor Volume
A new study presented at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting shows that a proprietary blend extracted from canola, Dermytol(TM), produces a pronounced reduction of malignant melanoma cell growth. Dermytol(TM), a proprietary compound developed by KGK Synergize Inc.
Depression Increases Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
People who have had depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than people who have never had depression, according to a study published in the April 8, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Surgeons Announce Advance In Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that by adding a simple 10-20 second step to an operative procedure they achieved a significant improvement in the outcome for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF).
Current And Emerging Drugs Have No Advantage Over Enbrel In Inhibiting Slowing The Progression Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that a drug's effect on inhibiting/slowing the progression of structural damage and reducing the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis during the first yea.