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Study identifies genetic basis for Tibetan adaptation

In an environment where others struggle to survive, Tibetans thrive in the thin air on the Tibetan Plateau, with an average elevation of 14,800 feet.

18 Aug 2014

Microbes influence human eating behavior, dietary choices

It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us — which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold — may very well be affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want, and often are driving us toward obesity.

17 Aug 2014

Dopamine replacement therapy increases impulse control disorders in newly diagnosed PD patients

New Penn Medicine research shows that neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety and fatigue are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD) patients compared to the general population.

16 Aug 2014

Viewpoints: Enrollment 'plummeting'?; Arkansas' 'boondoggle'; move Medicare to Obamacare exchanges

In the latest leg of their endless journey to find bad news about the Affordable Care Act, conservative analysts and websites have seized on some ambiguous figures to declare that enrollment is "plummeting," "shrinking," "sinking rapidly"--choose your headline. The most charitable interpretation of this claim is that it's based on extreme cherry-picking. The most accurate interpretation is that it's wrong (Michael Hiltzik, 8/13).

15 Aug 2014

HCN to acquire HealthLease REIT and 17 of Mainstreet's Next Generation properties

The nation's largest post-acute health care developer and one of the world's largest health care real estate companies have agreed to join forces to lead the evolution of post-acute care, an emerging solution in the changing health care landscape.

13 Aug 2014

Chiltern earns Gold Membership in CDISC

Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global contract research organization (CRO) has earned a Gold Membership in CDISC, the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium.

11 Aug 2014

Isoform: New protein offers novel therapeutic approach for patients with DMD

Scientists have discovered a new form of dystrophin, a protein critical to normal muscle function, and identified the genetic mechanism responsible for its production.

11 Aug 2014

Z Trim launches soluble dietary fiber ingredient, Biofiber Gum

Z Trim Holdings, Inc., an AgriTech company providing value-added, highly functional ingredients to a variety of industries, announced today the commercial launch of a food-grade, soluble dietary fiber ingredient called Biofiber Gum ("BFG").

7 Aug 2014

UCSF study: Acute psychological stress promotes healing in mouse models of different skin irritations

Brief, acute psychological stress promoted healing in mouse models of three different types of skin irritations, in a study led by UC San Francisco researchers.

7 Aug 2014

Shimadzu Medical Systems wins 2014 Best in KLAS award for Digital X-Ray

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation, receives a 2014 Best in KLAS award for Digital X-Ray.

4 Aug 2014

Findings advance fundamental understanding of DNA damage by UV rays

In the same week that the U.S. surgeon general issued a 101-page report about the dangers of skin cancer, researchers at Montana State University published a paper breaking new ground on how DNA - the genetic code in every cell - responds when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light.

1 Aug 2014

Researchers to develop global database on situation and evolution of Chagas disease

The Centre for Development Cooperation (CCD) and several research groups of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) are working together with the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop a global database on the situation and evolution of Chagas disease.

31 Jul 2014

Evolution News and Research

Study identifies genetic basis for Tibetan adaptation

Microbes influence human eating behavior, dietary choices

Dopamine replacement therapy increases impulse control disorders in newly diagnosed PD patients

Viewpoints: Enrollment 'plummeting'?; Arkansas' 'boondoggle'; move Medicare to Obamacare exchanges

HCN to acquire HealthLease REIT and 17 of Mainstreet's Next Generation properties

Chiltern earns Gold Membership in CDISC

Isoform: New protein offers novel therapeutic approach for patients with DMD

Z Trim launches soluble dietary fiber ingredient, Biofiber Gum

UCSF study: Acute psychological stress promotes healing in mouse models of different skin irritations

Shimadzu Medical Systems wins 2014 Best in KLAS award for Digital X-Ray

Findings advance fundamental understanding of DNA damage by UV rays

Researchers to develop global database on situation and evolution of Chagas disease

Catheter ablation improves quality of life for adults with atrial fibrillation

Viewpoints: Medicare's future finances; 'promising deal' on VA; Texas 'war on abortion'

Norovirus vaccines: an interview with Dr Benjamin Lopman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA

Childhood obesity linked to early puberty

IDEXX revenues increase 11% to $390M in second quarter 2014

Immunologic mechanism makes broadly neutralizing antibodies in people infected with HIV

Researchers sequence genetic material from caries bacterium for the first time

New insights into biology of bread wheat genome

Revolutionizing Life Science: An Interview with SCIEX on ASMS, the SCIEX 7500+ System, and AI-Driven Quantitation

From Discovery Biology to ELRIG Chair

Breathing New Life into Diagnostics: Plasmion's SICRIT Technology

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