Some individuals with type 2 diabetes (which is characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels) have lower than normal amounts of the protein PGC-1-alpha in their skeletal muscles, but it is not known whether this has a role in the onset of diabetes or if it is caused by the diabetes.
Maintaining the appropriate amount of iron in our bodies is important, too little results in anemia and too much is also toxic to the body. Anemia is a symptom of many different diseases including erythroid protoporphyria and beta-thalassemia.
Eating garlic is one of the best ways to lower high blood pressure and protect yourself from cardiovascular disease. A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows this protective effect is closely linked to how much hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced from garlic compounds interacting with red blood cells.
State-of-the-art detection and treatment have contributed to the ongoing decline in the cancer death rate in the United States. But most cancer patients do not receive care that addresses the psychological and social problems that frequently accompany cancer and its treatment.
The Indian education authority CBSE began accepting on-line applications for the All India Pre-medical/Pre-dental entrance examination, 2008. Aspiring students can submit their applications on-line on the website of the Central Board of Secondary Education, a CBSE official said.
ImClone Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: IMCL) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that they have established an agreement with Merck KGaA for the co-development and co-commercialization of ERBITUX(R) (cetuximab) in Japan.
Immune cells known as neutrophils produce reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs) to combat infection with microbes that can cause diseases such as pneumonia. New insight into the molecular pathway regulating neutrophil production of ROIs in mice has been provided by Wojciech Swat and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
New data generated by Annamaria Biroccio and colleagues at the Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, have provided a molecular characterization of the anticancer effects of the molecule RHPS4.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common disease of the main artery (the aorta) in the elderly. It is characterized by a dilated aorta and if allowed to develop unchecked it can rupture, an event with a high rate of mortality.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved raltegravir tablets for treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents in treatment-experienced adult patients who have evidence of viral replication and HIV-1 strains resistant to multiple antiretroviral agents.