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A vaccine that targets human papillomavirus is able to stop precancerous lesions in the vulva from progressing into full-blown malignancies, Dutch researchers report.

Most patients with hereditary angioedema have prodromal symptoms that signal an oncoming HAE attack giving the patients sufficient time to initiate treatment and decrease the morbidity associated with that attack, according to survey findings presented today at the 2009 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

This discovery, published in the October 2009 print issue of the journal Genetics , provides a crucial explanation of why some people seem to tolerate alcohol better than others, as well as a potential target for drugs aimed at preventing or eliminating alcoholism.

Two researchers at the University of Nevada School of Medicine have received a $10.2 million grant to continue studies into smooth muscle plasticity.

Dr. Jennifer Brodbelt, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $734,068 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new method for rapidly screening blood samples for biomarkers.

The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the genome-sequencing center of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, in collaboration with an international team of researchers that includes scientists at the University of California, Davis.

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 06 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article What is the role of proteins called polycystins in patients with polycystic kidney disease? A team of researchers from CNRS and INSERM, led by Eric Honore from the Institut de ...

Less restrictive dietary options, better detection, targeted avoidance measures, educational directives and potential new therapies are improving food allergy management and giving hope to the more than 12 million Americans affected according to experts at the thirteenth international food allergy conference held during the annual meeting of the ...

A key player in a cascade that likely begins with stress and leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage has been identified by researchers who say the finding may lead to better ways to control both.

The study in mice suggests that the gene may play an important role in maintaining cognitive function during aging.

Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy, has only one known natural host -- humankind.

While studying how the heart is formed, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine serendipitously found a novel cellular source of atrial fibrillation , the most common type of abnormal heart beat.

A food allergy -- commonly to edibles such as shellfish, nuts, wheat, eggs or milk -- often has telltale warning signs.

The chemical is hydrogen peroxide , the active ingredient in color safe bleach. Produced in all animal cells, hydrogen peroxide may act as a signal for the active and resting phases of living things, new research by USC biologists suggests.

Vets in the US state of Iowa said on Wednesday that a household cat had tested positive for swine flu -- the first known case in the world of the new pandemic strain spreading to the feline population.

Scientists have an ambitious new strategy for untangling the evolutionary history of humans and their biological relatives: a genetic menagerie made of the DNA of more than 10,000 vertebrate species.

I'm looking for something like Feynman's explanation for how a difraction grating works only for the absorbance of a colored chemical in solution.

Pateamine A , a natural product first isolated from marine sponges, has attracted considerable attention as a potential anti-cancer agent, and now a new activity has been found for it, which may reveal yet another anti-cancer mechanism.

As rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to pinpoint the causes and contributing factors involved in this public health crisis.

Hand sanitizer may be the hottest fashion accessory of 2009. Sales are up 70 percent compared to 2008, according to Nielsen Company.