(Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics) The report today that the FDA has approved the first human clinical trial of an embryonic stem cell-based intervention raises important ethical considerations.
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(University of California - San Francisco) Children with newly diagnosed cases of inflammatory bowel disease have higher concentrations of folate in their blood than individuals without IBD, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The findings bring into question the previously held theory that [...]
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(University of California - San Francisco) Scientists have discovered a novel way by which a much-studied cancer-promoting gene accelerates the disease. The finding suggests a new strategy to halt cancer’s progress.
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(Yale University) The movement of facial skin and muscles around the mouth plays an important role not only in the way the sounds of speech are made, but also in the way they are heard according to a study by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research laboratory.
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(University of California - Riverside) To prolong the shelf life of foods, manufacturers often add hydrogen to natural oils, a process called hydrogenation. But hydrogenation also results in the production of trans fats, which have adverse health effects such as raising bad cholesterol and increasing the risk for coronary heart disorders. Now chemists at the [...]
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(American College of Medical Genetics) The American College of Medical Genetics will hold its 16th Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting from Wednesday, March 25 through Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Tampa Convention Center.The integration of genetics into healthcare practice is evolving at a dizzying pace and the 2009 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting is an [...]
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Dr. Gilman discusses the potential benefits and drawbacks of a blood-based panel of secreted signaling proteins that may help detect Alzheimer’s disease in early stages.
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(New York University) As the United States continues to experience a nursing shortage that is expected to grow to one million nurses by 2016, a new research study highlights a pool of potential candidates who could alleviate the shortage in an economical way.
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(University of California - Irvine) A therapy developed at UC Irvine that made paralyzed rats walk again will become the world’s first embryonic stem cell treatment tested in humans.
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(Oklahoma State University) A major breakthrough by structural biologists at Oklahoma State University may be the first step towards a pharmaceutical medication for smallpox and the emerging human monkeypox.
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