Antibiotic :: Bacterial walls come tumbling down

The first detailed images of an elusive drug target on the outer wall of bacteria may provide scientists with enough new information to aid design of novel antibiotics. The drugs are much needed to treat deadly infections initiated by Staphylococcus aureus and other bacterial pathogens.

Kidney :: Kidney disease opens door to heart disease, other leading killers

People with chronic kidney disease are significantly more likely to have other, life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, according to new findings from a nationwide screening program by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) published in the March issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Kidney :: Value simple tests to diagnose kidney disease in people

People with chronic kidney disease are significantly more likely to have other, life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, according to new findings from a nationwide screening program by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) published in the March issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Insulin :: Urocortin 3 gene important for the secretion of insulin

Knocking out the gene for a peptide associated with insulin secretion protects mice against the harmful effects of a high-fat diet, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their findings, detailed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that urocortin 3, a new peptide recently discovered in the insulin secreting cells of the pancreas, plays a role in the increased production of insulin in response to high caloric intake in animals.

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