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Scientists Find Clue To Mechanisms Of Gene Signaling And Regulation
Scientists have discovered a pattern in the DNA sequence of the mouse genome that may play a fundamental part in the way DNA molecules regulate gene expression. Ever since scientists cracked the basic code of chemical bases that comprise the genome of humans and animals, scientists have been uncovering layers of other chemical modifications of gene functioning that can be inherited along with the DNA sequence. Rats' Response To 'Stop Snacking' Signal Diminished By High Fat Diet
Rats fed a high fat diet were less sensitive to a hormonal 'stop eating' signal than rats on a low fat diet when they were given access to a high calorie, high fat snack that the animals find yummy. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Finds Possible Genetic Link To Pancreatic Ca
Mayo Clinic researchers have found the risk of developing pancreatic cancer at a young age (under 60) to be twice as high for people who carry a mutation of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, compared to noncarriers. Results of a pilot and follow-up study were reported Oct. 14, 2005, online in the journal Gut. Gene Variant Increases Risk Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have pinpointed the first major gene that determines an individual's risk for developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The chronic, progressive disease -- which affects as many as 15 million people in the United States -- is the leading cause of visual impairment and legal blindness in the elderly. Q&A: EU Constitution — What Happens Next?
Questions and answers about the status of the European Union (EU) Constitution after the 2005 rejections of the constitution by The Netherlands and France. Includes links to information about the status of ratification of the constitution by other EU countries, a quick guide to the constitution, the text of the constitution, and related news. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Pacemakers And Defibrillators For The Survival Of Patients Suffering F
Studies recently carried out at the University Hospital of the University of Navarra show that cardiac resynchronisation therapy using pacemakers and defibrillators improves the survival and quality of life of patients suffering from heart insufficiency and disorders of the blood-flow system. Smoking Causes Memory And Cognitive Impairment In Adolescents
Adolescents who smoke show impairment of memory and other cognitive functions, according to a Yale study in Biological Psychiatry. More than 4.5 million teenagers smoke cigarettes in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Census Bureau. Women of Protest: Photographs From the Records of the National Woman's
"This online presentation is a selection of 448 photographs from the approximately 2,650 photographs in the Records of the National Woman's Party collection, housed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress."The photographs, which represent "the militant wing of the suffrage movement,"are from 1875 to 1938 (mostly from 1913-1922). Includes essays and a timeline (1912-1997). From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Silenced Gene Suggests Greater Risk, Possible Marker For African-Ameri
Among African-Americans with prostate cancer, a tumor-suppressing gene called GSTP1 is inactivated at a rate 3.5 times higher than among Caucasians, according to a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC). Congenital Heart Disease Increasingly More Common In Adults, Children
The prevalence of congenital heart disease has increased strikingly in adults and children in a new population study, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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