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HIV :: Coordination in HIV prevention research needed

HIV prevention research was responsible for the recent revelation that male circumcision can play an important role in protecting men from infection with the deadly virus.

Gene :: Uniform language for describing genes of pathogenic and beneficial microbes

An international group of scientists has announced a major expansion of a lingua franca used to describe the activities of genes in living organisms. The expansion provides terms that scientists can use to describe the complex events that occur when a pathogenic or beneficial microbe encounters its host.

Intelligence :: Researchers confirm association between gene and intelligence

A team of scientists, led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has gathered the most extensive evidence to date that a gene that activates signaling pathways in the brain influences one kind of intelligence. They have confirmed a link between the gene, CHRM2, and performance IQ.

Diet :: Uno Chicago Grill provides nutritional information for diets

Uno Chicago Grill’s President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Guidara issued the following response to the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s (CSPI) recent nutritional evaluation of Uno Chicago Grill’s Pizza Skins appetizer and the request that nutritional information for every item be listed on the menu.

Autism :: Stanford Q&A – Possible genetic links for autism

On Feb. 18, Nature Genetics published the largest-ever study on the genetics of autism. The research is the fruit of an international autism genetics consortium, called the Autism Genome Project.

Autism :: Autism gene identified by Yale and Global Consortium

Yale School of Medicine autism experts Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., and Ami Klin are part of a global research consortium from 19 countries that identified an individual gene and a region of a chromosome that may lead to autism in children.

Drug Safety :: Drug safety recommendations lacking scientific evidence

During the past several years, there has been a perceived drug safety crisis in the United States. The Institute of Medicine (IOM), recently released its final recommendations for reforming the U.S. drug safety system, but an editorial published in Health Economics by Tomas Philipson and colleagues at the University of Chicago finds little evidence of a drug safety crisis and no scientific evidence to back up the IOM’s recommendations.