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Treating Acne: Two Different Peels Both Effective, SLU Study Finds
Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found - the first study to compare the two different types of acid peels as therapies... view more (2008-02-07)

MBL Scientists Find Evidence of RNA in Organelle Essential to Cell Division
Despite more than a century of study, scientists know relatively little about the inner workings of centrosomes—organelles essential to cell division in humans and animals.   view more (2006-06-07)

Type 2 diabetics' acidity heightens risk for kidney stones
People with type 2 diabetes have highly acidic urine, a metabolic feature that explains their greater risk for developing uric-acid kidney stones.   view more (2006-04-06)

Scientists uncover how superbug Staph aureus resists our natural defenses
Researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including the notorious MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) "superbug" strains, resists our body's natural defenses against infection.   view more (2008-03-25)

Holiday season could ring in 'heartburn season'
Making merry is often synonymous with overindulging - whether from holiday feasts or rich desserts or alcoholic beverages - ringing in the holiday season as "heartburn season."   view more (2006-11-16)

Obesity boosts gullet cancer risk 6-fold
Obese people are six times as likely to develop gullet (oesophageal) cancer as people of 'healthy' weight, shows research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.   view more (2007-10-11)

Chemical signature of manic depression discovered by scientists
People with manic depression have a distinct chemical signature in their brains, according to a new study. The research, published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, may also indicate how the mood stabilisers used to treat the disorder counteract the changes in the brain that it appears to... view more (2008-02-06)

Herpes virus link to complications in pregnancy
Researchers at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, have made a world-first discovery that links viral infection with high blood pressure during pregnancy and pre-term birth.   view more (2008-02-19)

Nanoparticles trigger cell death?
Nanoparticles that are one milliard of a metre in size are widely used, for example, in cosmetics and food packaging materials.   view more (2008-11-13)

Scripps scientists develop new tests that identify lethal prion strains quickly and accurately
One of the new in vitro tests, called the Standard Scrapie Cell Assay, measures prion infectivity levels in a highly accurate and extremely rapid way, producing results in less than two weeks.   view more (2007-12-05)

UC researchers find new ways to regulate genes, reduce heart damage
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) are looking for ways to reduce or prevent heart damage by starting where the problem often begins: in the genes.   view more (2008-06-23)

New technique helps researchers determine amino-acid charge
Measurements of the ion-current through the open state of a membrane-protein's ion channel have allowed scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to obtain a detailed picture of the effect of the protein microenvironment on the affinity of ionizable amino-acid residues for... view more (2005-12-15)

Investigators uncover intriguing clues to why persistent acid reflux sometimes turns into cancer
New research from scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center underscores the importance of preventing recurring acid reflux while also uncovering tantalizing clues on how typical acid reflux can turn potentially cancerous.   view more (2007-08-10)

DIETARY TRANS FATTY ACID INTAKE LINKED TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE (pp 732, 747)
A high intake of trans fatty acids contributes to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), conclude authors of a study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET. Trans fatty acids are mainly present in solid fats produced by part hydrogenation of oils, and are naturally found in products... view more (2001-03-07)

Einstein researchers find potential new drugs for tuberculosis
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have synthesized chemicals that are up to 10 times more effective than isoniazid, the leading anti-tuberculosis drug.   view more (2006-03-27)

Researchers probe risks, benefits of folic acid fortification
Since the institution of nationwide folic acid fortification of enriched grains in the mid 1990s, the number of infants born in the United States and Canada with neural tube defects has declined by 20 percent to 50 percent.   view more (2007-07-10)

Creatine in addition to exercise enhances strength in older adults
Lower muscle mass and an increase in body fat are common consequences of growing older.   view more (2007-10-03)

Sulfur in marine archaeological shipwrecks -- the 'hull story' gives a sour aftertaste
Advanced chemical analyses reveal that, with the help of smart scavenging bacteria, sulfur and iron compounds accumulated in the timbers of the Swedish warship Vasa during her 333 years on the seabed of the Stockholm harbour.   view more (2008-05-19)

Battling bitter coffee -- chemists vs. main source of coffee bitterness
Bitter taste can ruin a cup of coffee. Now, chemists in Germany and the United States say they have identified the chemicals that appear to be largely responsible for java's bitterness, a finding that could one day lead to a better tasting brew.   view more (2007-08-22)

Ancient 'Out of Africa' migration left stamp on European genetic diversity, Cornell-led study finds
Human migration from Africa to Europe more than 30,000 years ago appears to have left a mark on the genes of Europeans today.   view more (2008-02-21)

Biomarker for age-related macular degeneration found
People who have elevated homocysteine in their blood, an amino acid that is a known biomarker for cardiovascular disease, may also be at an increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a study in the January issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology.   view more (2006-01-05)

Folic acid link with low birth weight, shows pioneering study
Mothers-to-be with lower levels of the vitamin folate in their body during early pregnancy are more likely to have babies with lower, or less healthy, birth weights, a study has revealed.   view more (2005-08-05)

Silencing small but mighty cancer inhibitors
Researchers from Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered another reason why one of the most commonly activated proteins in cancer is in fact so dangerous.   view more (2007-12-11)

Mega-Capable Microchips
"The ISTC project #2019, utilizing cutting-edge technology to create rapid diagnostic kits for multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis, has been very successful. I have been very impressed by the caliber of the Moscow Engelhardt Institute leadership and staff. And the ISTC has played a major role... view more (2003-08-28)

African parasite makes component of fat differently from all other organisms
Studying the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a previously unknown way of making fatty acids, a component of fat and the outer layer of all cells.   view more (2006-08-25)
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