Health & Medicine.

Posted July 4, 2013:

• Key Factors in Understanding Differences in Rates of Birth Defects Identified


• Bacteria Communicate to Help Each Other Resist Antibiotics


• Clues About Autism May Come from the Gut


• Study of Mitochondrial DNA Ties Ancient Remains to Living Descendants


• Biomarker Predicts Heart Attack Risk Based on Response to Aspirin Therapy


• New Approaches to Understanding Infection May Uncover Novel Therapies Against Influenza

Posted July 3, 2013:

• New Insights Into How Antibiotics Damage Human Cells Suggest Novel Strategies for Making Long-Term Antibiotic Use Safer


• Exercise Reorganizes the Brain to Be More Resilient to Stress


• Discovered the Role of Noncoding 5S rRNA in Protecting the P53 Tumor Suppressor Gene


• Molecular Switch That Kick Starts Formation of Arteries Identified


• MicroRNA Drives Both Cancer Onset and Metastasis


• Development of Hands and Feet May Help Unlock Evolution's Toolkit


• Scientists Identify Genetic Cause of 'Spongy' Skin Condition


• DNA Markers in Low-IQ Autism Suggest Heredity


• First Comprehensive Regulatory Map Is a Blueprint for How to Defeat Tuberculosis


• Long-Held Assumption of Gene Expression in Embryonic Stem Cells Challenged


• Gene That Controls Aggressiveness in Breast Cancer Cells Identified


• New Mechanism for Human Gene Expression Discovered


• Shape-Shifting Disease Proteins May Explain Neurodegenerative Variation


• Banned Fountain of Youth Drug May Be Making a Comeback


• Smart Anticancer 'Nanofiber Mesh'


• Cell Membranes: Synthetics Save Time and Cut Costs


• Computer Programs Improve Fingerprint Grading


• New Clue to Cause of Human Narcolepsy


• Happily Married Means a Healthier Ever After


• Lifesaving HIV Treatment Could Reach Millions More People Following Landmark Study


• Older Women Who Quit Smoking Can Cut Heart Disease Risk Regardless of Diabetes Status


• Moms Often Talk to Children About the Results of Cancer Genetic Testing


• Sulfur from Yeast Helps to Track Animal Protein Pathways


• Gateway for Metastases


• Epigenetic Changes to Fat Cells Following Exercise


• Immune-Boosting Colorectal Cancer Drug Shows Promise


• Adding Chemotherapy to Surgery Improves Survival in Advanced Gastric Cancer, Study Confirms


• Novel Chemistry for New Class of Antibiotic


• Single Men, Smokers at Higher Risk for Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection