Monday, February 25th, 2008
A technique that specifically "tags" tumors responding to chemotherapy may offer a new strategy for determining a cancer treatment's effectiveness within days of starting treatment, according to a new study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators.
Appearing online ahead of print in Nature Medicine, the researchers report the identification of a small ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
A study conducted on 346 19-month-old twins by an international team led by Universite Laval professor of psychology Michel Boivin reveals that the genetic and environmental bases of hormonal response to stress depend on the context in which a child grows up. This is the first time such an effect ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Findings: A single microRNA, microRNA-223, in mice controls the production and activation of granulocytes, white blood cells essential for host defense against invading pathogens.
Relevance: This is the first microRNA shown to play a crucial role in the innate immune response. Absence of microRNA-223 increased the production, differentiation and activation of ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Findings: A single microRNA, microRNA-223, in mice controls the production and activation of granulocytes, white blood cells essential for host defense against invading pathogens.
Relevance: This is the first microRNA shown to play a crucial role in the innate immune response. Absence of microRNA-223 increased the production, differentiation and activation of ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Andrea Lane of The Stroke Association comments: "For too long stroke has been seen as a Cinderella condition, despite being the UK's third biggest killer and a leading cause of adult disability. Therefore this report comes as no surprise to The Stroke Association.
"However, the significance of stroke has now been ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Staging mock cardiac and respiratory arrests - "code" situations in hospital parlance - easily expose common failures in rapid response with CPR and other life-saving care for children and also set up powerful incentives to sharpen emergency skills and move fast to use them, suggests a study from the Johns ...
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