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Rare Eye-movement Disorder May Shed Light On Brain And Cardiovascular
Researchers have identified a rare genetic syndrome affecting eye movement -- affecting three distinct populations -- that raises intriguing questions about early cardiovascular and brain development. The syndrome affects a gene involved in very early embryonic development that has been extensively studied in mice, but about which little has been known in humans.

Rural Patients Less Likely To Receive Organ Transplants
Patients in small towns and isolated rural areas have lower organ transplant rates and are less likely to be wait-listed than patients in urban areas, according to a new study.

Breast Cancer Treatment Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease
Women with breast cancer treated with the anti-estrogen drug tamoxifen are at significantly less risk of having a heart attack or symptoms of heart stress such as angina, according to a new study.

LASIK Works Well, According To Long-term Study Of Highly Myopic Patien
Although over 18 million LASIK procedures have been performed worldwide, there is still some controversy regarding the maximum correction possible and efficacy with this technique. In a new article researchers report that LASIK for myopia over -10 D is a safe and effective procedure in the long-term, ten years after surgery.

Massey Cancer Center Researcher Helps To Identify A Piece Of The Cance
A structural biologist from the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, in collaboration with researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, has identified the crystal structure of a protein that plays a role in supplying nutrients to solid tumors.

Engineers Study Brain Folding In Higher Mammals
Engineers are finding common ground between the shaping of the brain and the heart during embryonic development.They are examining mechanical and developmental processes that occur in the folding of the brain's surface, or cortex, which gives the higher mammalian brain more surface area (and hence more intellectual capacity) than a brain of comparable volume with a smooth surface.

Antibody To A Naturally-occurring Sugar Chain In Colon Inhibits Inflam
A collaboration led by the Burnham Institute for Medical Research has found that an antibody which binds to an unusual sugar molecule residing in the gut halts the inflammation seen in Crohn's disease and other intestinal inflammations. The antibody could prove to be a promising drug target for these common chronic intestinal disorders.

Three Satellites Needed To Bring Out 'Shy Star'
An international team of scientists has uncovered a rare type of neutron star so elusive that it took three satellites to identify it.

TV Tries Shaky Hand at Podcasting
The networks are jumping into your iPod with mixed results. News shows and episode commentaries are big, but forget about an audio version of 24 for now. By Randy Dotinga.

Researchers Discover New Route To Hemoglobin Synthesis
HHMI researchers studying zebrafish that die from anemia have discovered a new pathway for the synthesis of heme, the deep red, iron-containing molecule that is a component of hemoglobin and myoglobin. The research suggests that defects in this pathway may be an overlooked cause of anemia in humans.

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