Posts Tagged ‘diseases’
City dwellers evolved to fend off TB
UCL (UK) — Over time, populations in areas with long urban histories have developed genetic resistance to diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy. Continue…
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 15:18 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 13:42 - 0 Comments
Migrants on the move with tuberculosis
EMORY (US)—To reduce the incidence, spread, and severity of tuberculosis, government policies must ensure that all patients have easy access to diagnosis and treatment, according to a commentary published in The Lancet. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 11, 2010 16:41 - 1 Comment
Shape of lake bottoms can spur epidemics
INDIANA U. (US)—In an effort to learn more about the ecology of disease, researchers studying lakes in Michigan have discovered that the shape of lake bottoms may control the onset of epidemics. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2010 11:51 - 0 Comments
Worms, plants, people: We are family
U. TEXAS (US)—New genes responsible for causing human diseases, like cancer and deafness, have been found deep within the genomes of organisms as diverse as plants, worms, and yeast. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2010 12:09 - 3 Comments
Report: Passive smoking puts kids at risk
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK)—Taking smoking completely out of children’s lives—including a ban in private homes and vehicles—is the only way to protect them from the dangers of passive smoke and the chronic diseases they cause. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 4, 2010 19:30 - 0 Comments
Why are some plants pathogen proof?
TEXAS A&M (US)—A team of scientists has been studying—at the cellular level—how a plant defends itself from bacterial infections rather than how it gets sick. They say it may help them understand how people and other animals could be better protected from such pathogens. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2010 11:01 - 15 Comments
Genetic variants linked to human aging
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—After analyzing more than 500,000 genetic variations across the entire human genome, a research team has identified definitive variants associated with biological aging in humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2010 23:11 - 3 Comments
Ancient teeth show effects of early stress
EMORY (US)—Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2009 18:17 - 5 Comments
Human, bird scent drives mosquitoes wild
UC DAVIS (US)—Scientists have identified the dominant odor produced by humans and birds that attracts blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, known to transmit West Nile virus and other serious diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 11, 2009 11:56 - 1 Comment
Gene therapy to rein in stem cells gone wild
Human embryonic stem cells
