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'I've been on the transplant list for more than two years' My mum already had two healthy daughters, so when I was born 22 years ago she felt something must be wrong with me because I was always sick and underweight. The GP...
Jeremy Mayfield talks to would-be buyers about a Dodge Viper up for auction on his property. CATAWBA, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Mayfield (FSY) sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's...
Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these...
It's a naturally occurring brain chemical with an unwieldy name: 4-hydroxybutyrate (4-HB). Taken by mouth, it can be abused or used as a date-rape drug. Now, a team of Ohio and Michigan scientists have determined new routes by...
For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder. Mendelian disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle...
A team led by Penn State's Ross Hardison, T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has taken a large step toward unraveling how regulatory proteins control the production of gene products during development...
Guidelines for scans that assess the risk of Down's syndrome in later pregnancy are being drawn up in an attempt to improve their accuracy. A 'routine abnormality' scan is currently performed at 18-20 weeks of pregnancy, but...
HYDERABAD: T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, said pharmaceutical research programme to support affordable human health care was a challenge before scientists . How to optimise the cost of innovation...
The renovation and expansion has been spearheaded by Julie Kantor, a Montgomery resident who met the Ingles a few years ago, learned of their compassion for orphans, and saw that they had outgrown their home.
Tirupati, Nov 21 : One in every 125 babies is born with congenital heart defects, a common birth defect among children. Talking to newspersons here, Apollo Children’s Hospital Cardio Vascular Surgeon Dr Nveille A G Solomon and...
