Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine have found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are at increased risk for developing of type II diabetes, independent of other risk factors.
A lethal fish virus in the Great Lakes and neighboring waterways is approaching epidemic proportions, according to Paul Bowser, Cornell professor of aquatic animal medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
A nanocomposite particle can be constructed so that it has a mix of properties that would not otherwise happen in nature. By combining an organic matrix with metallic clusters that can absorb light, it is possible to incorporate such particles into cells and then destroy those targeted cells with a laser.
The use of targeted nanoparticles offers promising techniques for cancer treatment. Researchers in the laboratory of Mark E. Davis at the California Institute of Technology have been using small interfering RNA (siRNA), sometimes known as silencing RNA, to “silence” specific genes that are implicated in certain malignancies.
Historic changes to the regulation of the pharmacy profession announced earlier this year have been endorsed by an independent working party.
Public Health Minister Caroline Flint published the UK Government’s draft Human Tissues and Embryos Bill. The draft bill represents a major overhaul of the law on assisted human reproduction and embryo research.
Responding to the publication of the UK Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill, BMA Head of Ethics and Science, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, said that it would be an extremely bad move to merge the HFEA1 and the HTA2 to form a single regulatory body, RATE3.
When it comes to estimating the intelligence of various animal species, it may be as simple measuring overall brain size. In fact, making corrections for a species’ body size may be a mistake.
UT Southwestern Medical Center has joined a national clinical trial to identify the long-term health effects of West Nile virus infection and to learn more about the disease’s progression, symptoms and mortality.
Chemical ?relaxers? used to straighten hair are not associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer among African-American women, say researchers who followed 48,167 Black Women?s Health Study participants.