Newly Found Gene Variants Account For Kidney Diseases Among African-Americans For the first time, researchers have identified variations in a single gene that are strongly associated with kidney diseases disproportionately affecting African-Americans. This work was conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) and by NIH-funded investigators at the Johns Hopkins University.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPhysical Therapy As Effective As Arthroscopic Knee Surgery, New Research Finds A new study questioning the usefulness of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee should encourage patients to consider physical therapy as an effective non-surgical option, according to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The study was published in the New England Journal of
Medicine (NEJM).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIdentification Of Cancer-Causing Gene In Many Colon Cancers Demonstrating that despite the large number of cancer-causing genes already identified, many more remain to be found, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have linked a previously unsuspected gene, CDK8, to colon cancer. The discovery of CDK8's role in cancer was made possible by new tools for assessing the activity of specific genes, say the authors of the new study.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSwiss Institute Of Bioinformatics 10th Anniversary Conference It is our pleasure to welcome you to the SIB's 10th Anniversary celebration. Many events are to take place throughout Switzerland. Amongst them, we are particularly happy to welcome you to our Anniversary Conference (see programme below) which will take place on Wednesday, 24th September at the Kultur-Casino, Herrengasse 25, Bern: (Please register for the Anniversary Conference) 12.30 - 13.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comChronic Disease In Low- And Middle-Income Countries Should Be Addressed: Tobacco Control, Salt Control, Cardiovascular Drugs, And Mental Health Low- and middle-income countries are subject to a substantial burden from chronic diseases, and an integrated approach of intervention must be employed to help prevent this issue from exploding in the future as the population ages. These points were made by a paper released on September 12, 2008 in The Lancet which discuss features of the Alma-Ata movement.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBetter Health Through Your Cell Phone In many Third World and developing countries, the distance between people in need of
health care and the facilities capable of providing it constitutes a major obstacle to improving
health. One solution involves creating medical diagnostic applications small enough to fit into objects already in common use, such as cell phones - in effect, bringing the hospital to the patient.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIdentification Of Key Component Of Debilitating Lung Disease For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a close correlation between the decline in a key component of the lung's antioxidant defense system and the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans. COPD is a degenerative condition that decreases the flow of air through the lungs as the lung's air sacs are damaged.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIdentification Of Genetic Variants Using Barcoded Multiplexed Sequencing Investigators at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have announced a faster and less expensive way for scientists to find which genes might affect human
health.
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