PHILADELPHIA - Researchers at Amgen are testing a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the activity of insulin-like growth factors (IGF-1 and IGF-2)…
Apr 14, 2009
Extensive death of nerve cells leads to severe dementia in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Apr 14, 2009
Screening for coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes did not result in a significant reduction in the rate of heart attacks or cardiac death…
Apr 14, 2009
Although more than three million high school seniors take standardized college admissions tests like the SAT "it is well known by educational researchers that…
Apr 14, 2009
Hanover, NH--In a genetic leap that could help fast track vaccine and drug development to prevent or tame serious global diseases, DMS researchers have discovered how to destroy a key DNA pathway in a wily and widespread human parasite.
Apr 13, 2009
The new study, which was published on April 12, 2009, in an advanced online edition of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, draws new…
Apr 13, 2009
The prevalence of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration is projected to increase substantially by 2050, but the use of new therapies is expected to…
Apr 13, 2009
Abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders such as writer's cramp, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Apr 13, 2009
Individuals who take aspirin or other medications that prevent blood clotting by inhibiting the accumulation of platelets appear more likely to have tiny…
Apr 13, 2009
While cities have shown considerable racial disparities in cancer survival, those racial disparities virtually disappear among smaller populations, such as neighborhoods within that city.
Apr 12, 2009
STANFORD, Calif. -- A drop of blood or a chunk of tissue smaller than the period at the end of this sentence may one day be all that is necessary to diagnose…
Apr 12, 2009
In an Early Edition issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on April 9, 2009, the researchers report that they have been able to…
Apr 10, 2009
New research from Vanderbilt University has found students benefit more from being taught the concepts behind math problems rather than the exact procedures to solve the problems.
Apr 10, 2009
When cells undergo potentially catastrophic damage, for example as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, they must make a decision: either to fix the damage or program themselves for death, a process called apoptosis.
Apr 10, 2009
