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Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 2, 2009
... Researchers have identified a gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development . This gene, called RGS17, could result in a genetic predisposition to develop Lung cancer pa...
Blagojevich and Spitzer: a moral tale about power
in Sox First, on January 8, 2009
... According to Kellog School's ethics professor Adam Galinsky , it's all about people's susceptibility to get drunk on power. As Galinksy explains here , it's not really about power&...
iPhone takes 2nd in corporate phone market?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 21, 2008
...ble to make rapid inroads in smaller organizations, with less institutionalized resistance and more susceptibility to individual influence by senior executives and owners. And the article acknowledges...
Astragalus Compound May Help in AIDS Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 16, 2008
...he compound may be useful not only in treating HIV disease, but also immunodeficiency and increased susceptibility to other viral infections associated with chronic diseases or aging. The study
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Blood Triglyceride Levels May Predict Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 31, 2008
...dicates that the degree of change in blood triglyceride levels following a fatty meal may indicate susceptibility to diet-induced obesity . The researchers suggest that based on these findings, a sim...
Cyberwar in the South Ossetia conflict
in The CIO Weblog, on August 13, 2008
...ur average CIO care about this? Precisely because it isn't a Hollywood thriller. A nation's susceptibility to website compromise and DDOS attacks doesn't lie within the government. When...
Glucose Levels-Regulating Gene, Identified
in Daily Diabetic, on June 14, 2008
...netic studies to help discriminate between genetic variants that do or do not contribute to disease susceptibility."
The findings here may provide additional clues to the further understanding ...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Modulators of Antioxidant Defense
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 29, 2008
...Though common knowledge on fatty acids holds it that the higher degree of unsaturation the higher susceptibility to oxidation, several lines of evidence indicate that this assumption does not always h...
Obese Mom, Obese Baby
in Next Nine Months, on January 7, 2008
...ody of evidence showing that both maternal obesity and genetic background influence offspring's susceptibility to obesity. It goes further, to highlight the role of post-natal obesegenic diet as a...
Family Ties Increase Risk of Diabetes, Greater Risk for Women
in Daily Diabetic, on November 16, 2007
...University of Pavia in Italy, was the study's lead author):
"Our research indicates that susceptibility to certain complications of type 1 diabetes, especially retinal damage, has a strong ...
Early Daycare Attendance May Protect Kids from Developing Asthma
in Allergies, on October 17, 2007
...this protection appeared to be limited to children whose mothers have asthma or a family history of susceptibility to allergy.
Children who attended day care outside their own home had lower IgE leve...
Antioxidants Won't Stop Age-related Macular Degeneration
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 12, 2007
... hasten the degenerative condition such as AMD by not smoking (for starters) which increases our susceptibility to AMD.
Find more details from Science Daily and the BMJ Abstract ....
The Right Genes for Jeans?
in Well Woman Blog, on September 21, 2007
...f seeking confirmation, and redemption.
I have always been able to provide it, because I know that susceptibility to weight gain varies considerably. Our bodies use calories in three ways: physical a...
Genetic Basis of Susceptibility to Acute Urinary Track Infections
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 18, 2007
... A study published in PLOS ONE reports of a genetic basis for susceptibility to acute pyelonephritis, a severe form of urinary track infection. The IL-8 receptor, CXCR1 , has been identified as a...
Identifying Biological Indicators of Exposure to Cigarette Smoke
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 18, 2007
...sure in smokers' blood, urine, and breath, and to correlated these to the incidence and genetic susceptibility to tobacco-related disease of the lung and cardiovascular system.
"This could b...
Identification: Mechanism of Genetic Predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on August 3, 2007
...rtain genes predispose some individuals to type 2 diabetes.
Now, the mechanism behind such genetic susceptibility is being identified in the hope that the discovery will lead to the development of ne...
Scientists Identify Key Target to Kill Cystic Fibrosis Bug
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 25, 2007
...hesis of a key sugar required for this armour, 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose (Ara4N), may lead to a susceptibility within the cell membrane to antibiotics .
Researchers hope to discover novel molecule...
Should you be dyeing your eyelashes?
in Are you a beauty?, on February 16, 2007
...her eyelashes or eyebrows. An allergic reaction to the dye could prompt swelling, inflammation, and susceptibility to infection in the eye area. These reactions can severely harm the eye and even caus...
Horse Genome Sequence Database Now Publicly Accessible
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 12, 2007
...em identify the genetic contributions to physical and behavioral differences, as well as to disease susceptibility.
And because there are about 80 known genetic conditions in horses that are genetica...
BH3 Profiling Determines Sensitivity to Experimental Cancer Drug
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 23, 2007
...profiling" to determine the levels of the Bcl-2 proteins in cancer cells, thus determining the susceptibility of such cells to a new class of anticancer drugs that targets the Bcl-2.
Bcl-2 is co...
Genetically Altered Skin Cells Prevent Skin Graft Infections
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 8, 2007
...e improving the lives of many burn patients, but they also have limitations--including an increased susceptibility to infection," says Supp. "Because cultured skin grafts aren't connecte...
Diabetes Gene And PCOS: A Connection?
in Daily Diabetic, on December 8, 2006
...(PCOS) provides further evidence that calpain-10, the "diabetes gene," is related to PCOS susceptibility. PCOS affects up to five percent of the female population, and those diagnosed with t...
Improving Linux Security using Bastille
in HackITLinux, on December 8, 2006
...; an operating system, proactively configuring the system for increased security and decreasing its susceptibility to compromise. Bastille can also assess a system's current state of hardening, gr...
Mouse Resequencing and SNP Discovery Project Completed
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 26, 2006
...quired a disease and those that did not. This will help us begin to identify causes of differential susceptibility to disease."
"These mouse data will aid in our understanding of 'count...
Human Tuberculosis Gene
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 22, 2006
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Reseachers have identified a human gene that may play a role in determining resistance and susceptibility to tuberculosis , an infection with highest incidence rates in Africa (356 cases per 100,...
Got Worms - Get Tested
in Bizinformer, on June 9, 2006
...even find them. Worms are very good at hiding.)
The company Alert Logic has developed a free worm susceptibility test to help SMBs. Alert Logic is already a leading worm expert (they were the first ...
Fosfomycin Ineffective in Vitro But Shows In Vivo Efficacy Against Listeriosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2006
...s.
Our findings warn about the need to revise laboratory methods currently in use to determine the susceptibility or resistance of bacteria to such drugs, so that the tests reflect better what actual...
The Next Diabetes Warriors: Chimpanzees?
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2006
... triggers the response of T cells in the immune system.
This may explain some major differences in susceptibility to certain diseases between humans and great apes. One example is the lack of progres...
Genetic Diagnostic Tests: A Growing Market
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 17, 2006
...RIS and COLARIS AP for hereditary colorectal and endometrial cancer; and MELARIS for inherited susceptibility to melanoma and pancreatic cancer. Price (BRACAnalysis): $3,000
Monogram Bioscience...
Diabetes: In the Genes?
in Daily Diabetic, on April 13, 2006
... have claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough by identifying a new gene that causes increased susceptibility towards development of malnutrition related diabetes.
The discovery is poised to add...
Questioning nanotechnology ethics
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 24, 2006
... may mean that my routine visit to the doctor as a result of a cough may also tell me that I have a susceptibility to colon cancer with little prospect of cure. Knowing all the information that nanome...
Questions on smoking and lung cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 13, 2005
...ers? What's the general survival rate?
Are there differences between men and women in terms of susceptibility? Are there high-risk age groups? ("What You Need to Know on Smoking and Lung Can...
Who's your daddy?
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 10, 2005
...ay result in the child and his or her physician having inaccurate information about the child's susceptibility to inherited diseases, the investigators added. (Minerd, "'Paternal Discrepa...