Topic: The New England Journal Of Medicine
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Genetic differences could explain why some 40 percent of people with asthma do not respond to inhaled steroids used to achieve long-term asthma control.Researchers have found that asthma patients who inherited two copies of a specific gene variant were ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Researchers in Minnesota have discovered a new bacterium carried by deer ticks that has caused flu-like symptoms in at least 25 people in Minnesota and Wisconsin.The bacterium, which is yet unnamed, is part of the Ehrlichia genus. Other species ...
What are the fat deposits in humans? The name brown fat is given because of the heavily packed dark colored mitochondrion that is present in these tissue cells which would be the main reason for the special mentioning of brown fat in ...
Educated patients are better able to care for themselves and their families. Journals for both doctors and patients help provide accurate, up-to-date information. These journals appeal to both doctors and patients who are interested in a specific field. Specialty journals include "Pediatrics ...
Researchers have identified a handful of common alleles that are related to the risk of developing asthma, and their findings have been published in the Sept. 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. In a genome-wide association study, Miriam F. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.They hope their findings may eventually help doctors better tailor ...
No Major Impact: Some proponents of the health-care overhaul legislation said it would curb the growth of spending on health care, while opponents said it would significantly increase costs. Funding Drugs: Eli Lilly plans to invest up to $150 million in three ...
7/21/2010 Print E-mail Eight of nine male infants born with so-called "Bubble Boy" disease were still alive and well nine years after they underwent gene therapy, French researchers report.. Still, said William J. Bowers, an associate professor of neurology at the University ...
A genetic mutation resulting in abnormal histamine biosynthesis has been identified in a father and his offspring, all of whom have Tourette's syndrome, pointing to a role for histaminergic neurotransmission in the modulation and mechanism of Tourette's, according to research published online ...
The use of gene-expression profiling to monitor for rejection in cardiac transplant recipients at low risk of rejection may be just as effective and safe, with fewer biopsies performed, as routine endomyocardial biopsy monitoring, according to a study published online April 22 ...
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