Curing Death by Curing Aging - July 2008 Archives

Compound that helps rice grow reduces nerve, vascular damage from diabetes (7/31/2008)

Researchers have found that a compound that helps rice seed grow, springs back into action when brown rice is placed in water overnight before cooking, significantly reducing the nerve and vascular damage that often result from diabetes. ...> Full Article

Soy foods are associated with lower sperm concentrations (7/31/2008)

Men who eat an average of half a serving of soy food a day have lower concentrations of sperm than men who do not eat soy foods ...> Full Article

Nanoparticles + light = dead tumor cells (7/31/2008)

Medical physicists have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and light ...> Full Article

New study finds smoking predicts increased stroke risk for your spouse (7/30/2008)

Risk declines if spouse stops smoking ...> Full Article

Researchers find cerebral malaria may be a major cause of brain injury in African children (7/30/2008)

Researchers have found that cerebral malaria is related to long-term cognitive impairment in one of four child survivors. ...> Full Article

Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Hormone Therapy May Experience Cognitive Effects (7/30/2008)

Hormone deprivation therapy, a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer, may have subtle adverse effects on cognition in patients--such as in the ability to recall and concentrate ...> Full Article

Daily walk can help control diabetes (7/29/2008)

Just an extra 45 minute walk a day can help people control Type 2 diabetes ...> Full Article

Study Shows Exposure to Bad Air Raises Blood Pressure (7/29/2008)

The air people breathe while walking in the park, working in the garden or shopping downtown may be unhealthy enough to seriously spike their blood pressure ...> Full Article

Researchers analyze how new anti-MRSA antibiotics function (7/29/2008)

Research provides important insights into promising new antibiotics aimed at combating MRS ...> Full Article

Hopes for TB vaccine boosted (7/28/2008)

The world's leading candidate for a tuberculosis vaccine, is to move into the next stage of development. ...> Full Article

Gene suppresses DNA break-induced chromosome errors (7/28/2008)

Researchers describe the molecular basis of chromosome translocations, the cause of many childhood diseases ...> Full Article

Researchers Unravel Key Mechanism of Cellular Damage in Aging and Disease (7/28/2008)

Researchers have taken a first snapshot of how a class of highly reactive molecules inflicts cellular damage as part of aging, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease and Alzheimer's disease to name a few. ...> Full Article

Life expectancy of HIV patients increases (7/28/2008)

HIV-infected patients in high income countries are living some 13 years longer thanks to improvements in combination antiretroval therapy ...> Full Article

Genetic Mechanisms linked to Parkinson's Disease Uncovered (7/27/2008)

Researchers show direct pathway which could be targeted for drug therapy ...> Full Article

New research underlines link between lower birth weight and heart disease in later life (7/27/2008)

Researchers have found the first evidence that children who were smaller at birth already have specific alterations in heart and blood vessel function in early childhood, which may help to explain why they are more likely to develop heart disease in later life. ...> Full Article

Novel structure proteins could play a role in apoptosis (7/27/2008)

Isoforms from Novel Structure Proteins (NSP), a new family of genes discovered by researchers could be involved in apoptosis or programmed cell death. ...> Full Article

Plasma DNA level is a reliable marker of recurrent esophageal cancer, study finds (7/27/2008)

Elevated plasma DNA levels occur prior to clinical evidence of recurrence in majority of patients ...> Full Article

Virus structure reveals a target for novel anti-bird flu therapeutics (7/26/2008)

A research team led by Chinese Academy of Sciences biologists has recently decoded the fine structure of a polymerase complex from an avian flu H5N1 virus, which may meet the urgent need for improved influenza therapeutics. ...> Full Article

Has Cancer Spread? Research Identifies Best Way to Find Answers (7/26/2008)

Streamlined Care Will Speed up Diagnosis and Treatment, May Save Lives ...> Full Article

Researchers Identify Gene Responsible for Rare Childhood Disease (7/26/2008)

The chromosomal abnormality that causes a rare, but often fatal, disorder that affects infants has been identified. ...> Full Article

Gene clue to statins side effect (7/25/2008)

Researchers have discovered that a common gene variation is a major cause of a rare side-effect of the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins ...> Full Article

Circadian rhythm-metabolism link discovered (7/25/2008)

Study showing balance between body clock and energy use in cells points to treatments for diabetes and obesity ...> Full Article

Once Suspect Protein Found to Promote DNA Repair, Prevent Cancer (7/25/2008)

Scientists caution against targeting HMGB1 to treat other disease ...> Full Article

Exercise could be the heart's fountain of youth (7/25/2008)

Older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts ...> Full Article

Sex and lifespan linked in worms (7/24/2008)

Sex and lifespan linked in worms: a family of sugar-like molecules controls both ...> Full Article

Identification of protein able to stimulate production of T-cells (7/24/2008)

Discovery by Canadian and Finnish researchers could fight age-related decline in immune response ...> Full Article

Using Heparin After Cardioembolic Stroke Increases Risk Of Severe Bleeding (7/24/2008)

The common practice of giving patients the anticoagulant heparin after one of the most common forms of stroke can increase the risk of serious bleeding ...> Full Article

Plants make vaccine for treating type of cancer (7/23/2008)

Plants could act as safe, speedy factories for growing antibodies for personalized treatments against a common form of cancer ...> Full Article

New breast cancer test under study (7/23/2008)

20 centers studying new technology developed by Z-Tech Inc ...> Full Article

Checking more lymph nodes linked to cancer patient survival (7/23/2008)

May explain why patients at cancer centers and high-volume hospitals live longer ...> Full Article

Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells (7/23/2008)

Imaging system may help understand origins of cancer ...> Full Article

Viral recombination another way HIV fools the immune system (7/22/2008)

Immune system pressure can lead to selection of more potent strains ...> Full Article

Cranberry juice creates energy barrier that keeps bacteria away from cells, study shows (7/22/2008)

Results help explain how cranberry juice can prevent urinary tract infections ...> Full Article

Scientists figure out how the immune system and brain communicate to control disease (7/22/2008)

In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists at have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate. ...> Full Article

Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson's disease (7/22/2008)

Genetic mechanisms at play in blood cells also control a gene and protein that cause Parkinson's disease. ...> Full Article

'Smothered' genes combine with mutations to yield poor outcome in cancer patients (7/21/2008)

Researchers have identified a set of genes in breast and colon cancers with a deadly combination of traditional mutations and "smothered" gene activity that may result in poor outcomes for patients. ...> Full Article

A Viral Cloaking Device (7/21/2008)

biologists show how Human Cytomegalovirus hides from the immune system ...> Full Article

HIV Conquers Immune System Faster than Previously Realized (7/21/2008)

New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. ...> Full Article

Genetic cause of innate resistance to HIV/AIDS (7/21/2008)

Researchers demonstrate how 2 specific genes are involved in an innate resistance to HIV infection ...> Full Article

Chemo Pill Shows Promise for Advanced Lymphoma (7/20/2008)

A new chemotherapy pill for people with stubborn lymphomas is showing promise in early clinical studies ...> Full Article

Researchers discover new gene that causes early diabetes (7/20/2008)

Patients with a rare developmental disorder which causes early diabetes are helping researchers to discover genes that are of fundamental importance for the normal development of the unborn baby. ...> Full Article

Preventing sudden death in the young (7/20/2008)

researchers have established a new way to identify gene mutations, which will directly lead to improved diagnosis of those at risk of sudden cardiac death. ...> Full Article

Scientists Correlate Enzyme Expression Levels (7/20/2008)

A method that could be applied widely to explore genetic basis of cancer drug resistance ...> Full Article

As Rates Rise, Researchers Find Better Way to Identify Melanoma (7/19/2008)

Researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young women. ...> Full Article

TG2 identified as potential therapeutic target in chemo-resistant ovarian cancer (7/19/2008)

Team silences protein with siRNA, implicates TG2 in fourth cancer ...> Full Article

New Approach to Cancer: Find Most Tightly Controlled Genes (7/19/2008)

Scientists have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against cancer and possibly many other diseases. ...> Full Article

Researchers hone technique to KO pediatric brain tumors (7/19/2008)

Researchers a step closer to delivering cancer-killing drugs to pediatric brain tumors ...> Full Article

Flu-infected fly cells reveal dependencies of the virus (7/18/2008)

By giving fly cells the flu, scientists have identified scores of host genes the pathogen requires for successful infection, revealing a raft of potential new pressure points to thwart the virus. ...> Full Article

How cells die determines whether immune system mounts response (7/18/2008)

Finding could have important implications in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer. ...> Full Article

Kinesiology researcher receives $1.7 million grant to explore use of electric stimulation of muscles as tool against diabetes (7/18/2008)

Researchers have developed a treatment that improves blood sugar levels in paraplegics, reducing their risk of becoming diabetic ...> Full Article

Quick Formula Could Forecast Which Cancers Chemo Could Kill (7/18/2008)

Researchers have coined a simple formula that predicts how well a certain chemotherapy will work for targeting brain and other nervous system cancers. ...> Full Article

'Snapshots' of eyes could serve as early warning of diabetes (7/17/2008)

FA imaging measures metabolic stress in retina ...> Full Article

Newly described 'dragon' protein could be key to bird flu cure (7/17/2008)

Scientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly 400 people in 14 countries since it was identified in 2003. ...> Full Article

Tumor-inhibiting protein discovered by Temple researchers could be effective in the treatment of leukemia (7/17/2008)

Angiocidin also shown to stimulate the body’s immune system ...> Full Article

Improved Culture System for Hepatitis C Virus Infection (7/17/2008)

Researcher has developed the first tissue culture of normal, human liver cells that can model infection with the Hepatitis C virus ...> Full Article

New Technique Gets to the Root of Cancer (7/17/2008)

Scientists have developed a new method for reconstructing a cell's 'family tree,' and have applied this technique to trace the history of the development of cancer. ...> Full Article

Malaria prevention reduces anemia and improves educational potential in Kenyan schoolchildren (7/16/2008)

Call for improving malaria prevention among schoolchildren as first study of benefits of malaria treatment for African schoolchildren finds positive health and cognitive benefits ...> Full Article

Mitochondrial cholesterol makes response to chemotherapy difficult in hepatic cancer (7/16/2008)

The mitochondrion is an essential organelle for cell metabolism and for the organisation of the molecular mechanism responsible for cell death. IIBB-CSIC-IDIBAPS researchers have demonstrated that the increase of cholesterol concentration in the mitochondrial membrane makes the action of chemotherapy difficult in cellular hepatocarcinoma. According to these results, drugs such as statins could sensitise cancer cells against chemotherapy since they diminish the level of mitochondrial cholesterol. ...> Full Article

TG2 Identified as Potential Target in Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer (7/16/2008)

Team silences protein with siRNA, implicates TG2 in fourth cancer ...> Full Article

Stopping cancer before it spreads (7/16/2008)

A new EU-funded network aims to take the fight against cancer to its environment ...> Full Article

Can diet alone control type 2 diabetes? No evidence yet (7/16/2008)

Despite strong evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or at least delayed by a combination of lifestyle changes and good dietary advice ...> Full Article

New clues for Huntington's disease (7/15/2008)

Researchers have discovered a new pathway of inflammatory activation in Huntington's disease ...> Full Article

Insect warning colors aid cancer and tropical disease drug discovery (7/15/2008)

Brightly colored beetles or butterfly larvae nibbling on a plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases ...> Full Article

Researchers use salmonella as a way to administer vaccines in the body (7/15/2008)

Researchers have made a major step forward in their work to develop a biologically engineered organism that can effectively deliver an antigen in the body ...> Full Article

Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages (7/15/2008)

A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure ...> Full Article

Researchers link Huntington's disease to overactive immune response in the brain (7/15/2008)

The damage to brain tissue seen in Huntington's disease may be caused by an overactive immune response in the bloodstream and the brain ...> Full Article

State Scientists Discover Chemical Cues That Stimulate Egg Laying by Pregnant Mosquitoes (7/14/2008)

Scientists have figured out one reason why pregnant yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti), one of the most important disease transmitters worldwide, choose to lay their eggs in certain outdoor water containers while eschewing others. ...> Full Article

Cancer therapies from the ocean? (7/14/2008)

Scientists have studied the properties of natural products derived from animals found in Fijian waters, and shown that not only may certain compounds have potential use in anti-cancer therapies, but others may also be useful for improving drug delivery ...> Full Article

Bacterial peptide provides new insight into common tumor suppressor (7/14/2008)

Scientists have identified a new antitumor drug that might prove useful in developing treatments for a multiple human cancers ...> Full Article

The way to a virus' 'heart' is through its enzymes (7/14/2008)

Research outlines our current understanding of the "heart" of the virus, which may help us to develop antiviral therapies to treat many human pathogens. ...> Full Article

Prostate cancer vaccines more effective with hormone therapy (7/14/2008)

Among patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, the addition of hormone therapy following vaccine treatment improved overall survival compared with either treatment alone or when the vaccine followed hormone treatment ...> Full Article

Study reveals a new function for an old enzyme in fatal childhood disease (7/13/2008)

The lack of a single protein usually thought of as a run-of-the-mill enzyme that helps to recycle molecules in cells causes an incurable and often fatal disease of children ...> Full Article

Sourdough Bread Has Most Health Benefits, Prof Finds (7/13/2008)

Not all bread is created equal. The type of toast you eat for breakfast can affect how your body responds to lunch ...> Full Article

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms do not substantially improve risk prediction for breast cancer (7/13/2008)

Recently identified genetic markers, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, that are associated with a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of breast cancer do not appear to substantially improve the accuracy of existing models that use clinical factors to predict an individual's risk ...> Full Article

Discovery of key malaria proteins could mean sticky end for parasite (7/13/2008)

Researchers have identified a key mechanism that enables malaria-infected red blood cells to stick to the walls of blood vessels and avoid being destroyed by the body's immune system ...> Full Article

Researchers discover mechanism that explains how cancer enzyme winds up on ends of chromosomes (7/13/2008)

have shown a mechanism that explains how two essential components of human telomerase-normally active only in early prenatal development but turned back on during cancer growth-are "recruited" from distinct sites in the cell to the telomere, an area at the end of a chromosome that normally protects it from destruction. ...> Full Article

Coping with 'chemo brain' (7/12/2008)

Study to look at effects of chemotherapy on brain function of breast cancer survivors ...> Full Article

Researchers Identify Cancer Preventive Properties in Common Dietary Supplement (7/12/2008)

Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer ...> Full Article

Researchers say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid combination (7/12/2008)

Tilapia low in omega-3s, high in omega-6s ...> Full Article

Herceptin targets breast cancer stem cells (7/12/2008)

HER2 gene causes cancer stem cells to multiply, spread ...> Full Article

Researchers locate and image prostate cancer as it spreads to lymph nodes (7/12/2008)

Discovery may lead to more effective diagnostic and therapeutics ...> Full Article

New treatment approach promising for lymphoma patients in the developing world (7/11/2008)

Preliminary results suggest that patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the developing world might benefit from a modified chemotherapy regimen ...> Full Article

New Device Shines Light on Disease-Causing Molecules (7/11/2008)

An engineer is developing light-based technique sensitive enough to detect a single disease molecule ...> Full Article

Can recycling be used to treat cancer? (7/11/2008)

New research suggests that the cellular recycling might be useful for battling cancer ...> Full Article

Trans-fatty acids and insulin sensitivity (7/11/2008)

Dietary study in rats suggests that trans-fats do not increase the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes ...> Full Article

Researchers crack final part of the immune system code (7/11/2008)

Researchers have developed models of neural networks that make it possible to simulate how the body protects itself from disease and predict the immune system's access codes ...> Full Article

Long-term study of middle-aged mice shows (7/10/2008)

Resveratrol improves health and mimics some benefits of dietary restriction ...> Full Article

Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed (7/10/2008)

Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic ...> Full Article

Research scientists reveal key structure from ebola virus (7/10/2008)

Breakthrough findings point to targets for drugs and vaccines ...> Full Article

Protein thought to promote cancer instead functions as a tumor suppressor, researchers report (7/10/2008)

A protein previously thought to promote colorectal cancer instead suppresses the growth of human cancer cells in culture ...> Full Article

Liver protein associated with type 2 diabetes in older adults (7/10/2008)

The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more likely to develop type 2 diabetes ...> Full Article

The potential epidemic of type 2 diabetes in young adults (7/9/2008)

researcher says full impact of childhood obesity epidemic has yet to be seen, but may lead to greater numbers of young adults with type 2 diabetes ...> Full Article

Researchers find molecule that kills kidney cancer cells (7/9/2008)

Kidney cancer patients generally have one option for beating their disease: surgery to remove the organ. ...> Full Article

How the malaria parasite hijacks human red blood cells (7/9/2008)

Research has uncovered an arsenal of proteins produced by the malaria parasite that allows it to hijack and remodel human red blood cells, leaving the oxygen-carrying cells stiff and sticky. Those effects on the blood cells play a major role in the development of malaria ...> Full Article

Antibody dual role discovery illuminates immune response (7/9/2008)

Researchers have found that antibodies - the immune system's frontline fighters - also play an unexpected behind-the-scenes role in kick starting the body's immune response. ...> Full Article

Researchers Identify Potential New Drug Candidates to Combat 'Bird Flu' (7/8/2008)

Researchers have isolated more than two dozen promising and novel compounds from which new "designer drugs" might be developed to combat bird flu ...> Full Article

Treatment delays result in poor outcomes for men with breast cancer (7/8/2008)

Men who develop breast cancer are often not treated until the disease has spread to the point that treatment becomes difficult ...> Full Article

Overweight, insulin resistant women at greater risk of advanced breast cancer diagnosis (7/8/2008)

Women who have risk factors commonly associated with Type 2 diabetes also have much greater odds of being diagnosed with an advanced breast cancer ...> Full Article

Counting tumor cells in blood predicts treatment benefit in prostate cancer (7/8/2008)

Counting the number of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer can accurately predict how well they are responding to treatment ...> Full Article

The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease (7/7/2008)

More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study ...> Full Article

Leading Cause of Infant Death Explained by Serotonin Receptor (7/7/2008)

New research in Science provides a specific biological mechanism for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), providing new insight into a lethal and unpredictable affliction that claims the lives of about 2500 seemingly healthy infants every year in the United States. ...> Full Article

Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes and muscle (7/7/2008)

Large doses of a red wine ingredient can ward off many of the vagaries of aging in mice who begin taking it at midlife ...> Full Article

Life-extending protein can also have damaging effects on brain cells (7/6/2008)

Proteins widely believed to protect against aging can actually cause oxidative damage in mammalian brain cells ...> Full Article

Parasite vaccines within reach (7/6/2008)

Even though parasites are complex creatures, the mammalian immune response to them is surprisingly simple, leading researchers to predict that creating vaccines for parasitic diseases such as malaria may be more straightforward than initially thought. ...> Full Article

Researcher using computers to hone cancer-fighting strategies (7/6/2008)

Computational technique to evaluate a new class of cancer-killing drugs is attracting worldwide attention from other researchers ...> Full Article

Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold, researchers find (7/5/2008)

Cancer starts when key cellular signals run amok, driving uncontrolled cell growth. But scientists report that lowering levels of one cancer signal under a specific threshold reverses this process in mice, returning tumor cells to their normal, healthy state. The finding could help target cancer chemotherapy to tumors while minimizing side effects for the body's healthy cells. ...> Full Article

Discovery explains how cold sore virus hides during inactive phase (7/5/2008)

Scientists have figured out how the virus that causes cold sores hides out, they may have a way to wake it up and kill it. ...> Full Article

Being an MRSA carrier increases risk of infection and death (7/5/2008)

Patients harboring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) for long periods of time continue to be at increased risk of MRSA infection and death ...> Full Article

New DNA Weapon Against Avian Flu (7/5/2008)

Broad Application of DNA Vaccine Could Allow for Quick Mobilization During an Epidemic ...> Full Article

Since Introduction Of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, Death Rate For Hiv-Infected Persons Has Decreased (7/4/2008)

In industrialized countries, persons infected sexually with HIV now appear to experience mortality rates similar to those of the general population in the first 5 years following infection, though a higher risk of death remains as the duration of HIV infection lengthens ...> Full Article

Cellular self-eating promotes pancreatitis (7/4/2008)

To survive tough times, cells sometimes resort to a form of self-cannibalism called autophagy. But as Hashimoto et al. reveal, autophagy can have a down side, destroying the pancreas by prematurely activating a digestive enzyme. ...> Full Article

Newly identified enzyme treats deadly bacterial infections in mice (7/4/2008)

Scientists reveal that the newly identified enzyme, Cpl-1, can successfully treat symptoms of bacterial meningitis in young mice infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae, a highly resistant and deadly strain of bacteria. ...> Full Article

Fungi the cause of many outbreaks of disease but mostly ignored (7/3/2008)

Report calls for new resources for studying fungi that impact human health and agriculture ...> Full Article

Following High-Blood Pressure Drug Treatment, Women At Greater Risk Than Men For Enlarged Heart (7/3/2008)

Finding May Explain Steeper Rates of Cardiovascular Disease Later in Life For Women ...> Full Article

Depression Ups Risk of Complications Following Heart Attack (7/3/2008)

People who suffer from severe depression following a heart attack might be more likely to experience cardiac complications while hospitalized ...> Full Article

Researchers make promising finding in severe lung disease (7/3/2008)

Researchers have identified a novel function for an enzyme that plays a role in the tissue injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as ARDS. ...> Full Article

Can children have strokes? (7/2/2008)

Study of Outcome of Childhood Stroke ...> Full Article

Finding a Single Mechanism for Hypertension, Insulin Resistance, and Immune Suppression (7/2/2008)

Researchers describe how they successfully reversed the SHR animals' symptoms of high blood pressure, a pre-diabetes condition called insulin resistance, and immune suppression ...> Full Article

Yeast-Based Vaccine Reduces Tumor Size (7/2/2008)

Scientists have found that vaccination with a heat-killed, nontoxic yeast that is genetically engineered to manufacture a common tumor protein can induce specific and repeated anti-tumor immune responses in mice. Vaccination extends overall survival and reduces tumor size in mice that have been injected with cancer cells displaying the same protein that was engineered into the yeast. ...> Full Article

New discovery a step towards better diabetes treatment (7/2/2008)

Scientists are presenting new findings that shed light on the processes that determine the release of the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin. The discovery is based on the development of image analysis methods that make possible the detailed study of events immediately inside the plasma membrane of the insulin-secreting cells. ...> Full Article

Zinc Finger Proteins Put Personalized HIV Therapy Within Reach (7/1/2008)

Researchers Modify T-Cell Receptor Gene to Develop New Type of AIDS Treatment ...> Full Article

Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed (7/1/2008)

New research has trebled the number of genetic regions known to be implicated in Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, to over 30 ...> Full Article

Scientists Find Pathogen Uses Unique Strategy to Inhibit Human Immune Response (7/1/2008)

Researchers have uncovered a unique strategy used by some common bacteria to disrupt the human immune system, maintaining persistent infections and ensuring the bacteria's survival. ...> Full Article