Transposons create genomic instability and are implicated in cancer and other diseases
Transposons, or "jumping genes," make up roughly half of the human genome. Geneticists previously estimated that they replicate and insert themselves into new...
Cyclosporine treatment develops higher de novo cancer risk in liver transplant patients: Researchers
Researchers at Erasmus MC University Medical Centre in The Netherlands found that cyclosporine treatment is a significant risk factor for the development of...
New research suggests resveratrol may inhibit pathogenic blood vessel formation
Current research suggests that resveratrol, a naturally occurring compound found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts, and other plants, inhibits pathogenic new blood...
Cardio-respiratory aerobic exercise reduces joint pain in RA patients
Researchers from the University of Grenoble Medical School in France determined that cardio-respiratory aerobic exercise is safe for patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis...
CXCL12/CXCR4 chemokine axis plays a critical role in pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by frequent diarrheal attacks and anal bleeding. Histologic characteristics of UC are the invasion of the crypt epithelium...
Researchers find why patients with XPV are more susceptible to skin cancer
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found why patients with a variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum (XPV), an inherited genetic disorder...
Researchers find increased activity in visual, auditory and sensorimotor network in migraineurs
Typically, migraine is considered to be an episodic disorder with discrete attacks of headache. But new research by Dr. Till Sprenger and his...
New report measures growing adoption of centralized ECG services
ERT , a global provider of technology and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced the availability of a new...
Gastric bypass surgery improves insulin sensitivity in Type 2 diabetes patients
Gastric bypass surgery improves Type 2 diabetes by other mechanisms in addition to weight loss and does so better than a low-calorie diet...
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Noninferior to EBRT for Prostate Cancer
New data presented here at the 2010 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting show that high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as primary therapy for...
