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Scientists identify molecular signals that spur the formation of arteries

The ability to form blood vessels is one of evolution's crowning achievements, and something that separates vertebrates (animals with a backbone) from the rest of the animal kingdom.

4 Jul 2013

Study reveals strain of V. cholerae in Haiti cholera outbreak originated from single source

The strain of cholera that has sickened thousands in Haiti came from a single source and was not repeatedly introduced to the island over the past three years as some have thought, according to a new study published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

2 Jul 2013

EGPAF welcomes new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO)'s new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines. For the first time, the 2013 guidelines combine recommendations across the continuum of HIV care and prevention programs, including expanding treatment eligibility for HIV-positive pregnant women, mothers, and children.

2 Jul 2013

Researchers develop system that provides cognitive rehabilitation for patients with apraxia

Within the CogWatch European project, coordinated by the University of Birmingham, researchers at the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering and the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have designed the architecture and the first prototype of a system that provides cognitive rehabilitation for patients suffering from apraxia.

1 Jul 2013

Ecology, evolution of infectious diseases to be highlighted at ESA's annual meeting

West Nile virus, Lyme disease and hantavirus. All are infectious diseases spreading in animals and in people. Is human interaction with the environment somehow responsible for the increase in these diseases? The ecology and evolution of infectious diseases will be highlighted at two symposia at the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting, held from Aug. 5-9 in Minneapolis, Minn.

29 Jun 2013

Scientists compare DNA sequences, genes of domestic and wild tomatoes

You say tomato, I say comparative transcriptomics. Researchers in the U.S., Europe and Japan have produced the first comparison of both the DNA sequences and which genes are active, or being transcribed, between the domestic tomato and its wild cousins.

27 Jun 2013

Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics now available

Garland Science is proud to announce the publication of the long-awaited Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics by Jobling, Hollux, Hurles, Kivisild, and Tyler-Smith.

27 Jun 2013

University of Sheffield researchers show how human skin constantly regrows

We constantly grow new skin and slough off the old. Until now, scientists have never agreed on exactly how this works, but new research from the University of Sheffield may provide the answer.

27 Jun 2013

Researchers use neuroimaging abnormalities to detect timing of abusive head trauma in infants

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey, Pennsylvania) have categorized the appearance and evolution of abnormalities on neuroimages that represent abusive head trauma (AHT) in infants.

26 Jun 2013

Findings suggest BRAF-mutant colon tumor cells may be less sensitive to the effect of aspirin

In 2 large studies, the association between aspirin use and risk of colorectal cancer was affected by mutation of the gene BRAF, with regular aspirin use associated with a lower risk of BRAF-wild-type colorectal cancer but not with risk of BRAF-mutated cancer, findings that suggest that BRAF-mutant colon tumor cells may be less sensitive to the effect of aspirin, according to a study in the June 26 issue of JAMA.

26 Jun 2013

Sarah Cannon Research Institute opens enrollment in Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066

Morphotek, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, Tennessee has opened enrollment in a Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066 in patients with advanced or metastatic breast, pancreatic, colorectal or non-small cell lung cancer (adenocarcinoma) malignancies.

26 Jun 2013

New streamlined method harnesses tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to improve outcomes

Jamie K. Teer, Ph.D., assistant member of the Cancer Biology and Evolution Program at Moffitt Cancer Center, and colleagues have developed a new streamlined method to rapidly identify the genetic changes in small protein fragments unique to melanoma cancer cells.

26 Jun 2013

Scientist discovers key mutations that sparked hormonal revolution 500 million years ago

Evolution, it seems, sometimes jumps instead of crawls. A research team led by a University of Chicago scientist has discovered two key mutations that sparked a hormonal revolution 500 million years ago.

25 Jun 2013

D4D Technologies, Henry Schein announce launch of E4D NEVO Scanner and Design Center

D4D Technologies, LLC, the award-winning developer of digital technologies for dentistry, and Henry Schein, Inc., announced today the all new E4D NEVO Scanner and Design Center, enhancing the ease-of-use in digital dental restorations for the benefit of the patient and the practitioner.

20 Jun 2013

AMA: Obesity is a disease

Going against a recommendation by one of its committees to label it only a "major public health problem," the American Medical Association has recognized obesity as a disease.

20 Jun 2013

Aspirin slows accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells, points UCSF scientist

Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition.

19 Jun 2013

Evolution News and Research

Scientists identify molecular signals that spur the formation of arteries

Study reveals strain of V. cholerae in Haiti cholera outbreak originated from single source

EGPAF welcomes new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines

Researchers develop system that provides cognitive rehabilitation for patients with apraxia

Ecology, evolution of infectious diseases to be highlighted at ESA's annual meeting

Scientists compare DNA sequences, genes of domestic and wild tomatoes

Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics now available

University of Sheffield researchers show how human skin constantly regrows

Researchers use neuroimaging abnormalities to detect timing of abusive head trauma in infants

Findings suggest BRAF-mutant colon tumor cells may be less sensitive to the effect of aspirin

Sarah Cannon Research Institute opens enrollment in Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066

New streamlined method harnesses tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to improve outcomes

Scientist discovers key mutations that sparked hormonal revolution 500 million years ago

D4D Technologies, Henry Schein announce launch of E4D NEVO Scanner and Design Center

AMA: Obesity is a disease

Aspirin slows accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells, points UCSF scientist

KLAS announces 2013 Best in KLAS Awards for medical equipment and infrastructure

UCSF researchers discover memory-boosting molecule in mice

Smartphone users can now diagnose diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing

Brain circuits involved in compulsive behavior reveal a surprising connection with obesity

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