Health and Medicine
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September 29, 2011
Folate may lower breast cancer risk for some
Low folate levels may increase a premenopausal woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. -
September 8, 2011
Host countermeasure hinders HIV
New details about a host mechanism that fights off HIV may reveal strategies for therapies to treat or prevent HIV infection. -
July 29, 2011
Deciding who’s who in heart valves
Identification of a gene that is involved in the development of heart valves offers new insights into congenital heart valve disease. -
July 29, 2011
Connecting the dots in schizophrenia
Abnormalities of the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped brain region involved in learning and memory, may play a role in the psychotic symptoms and cognitive deficits of schizophrenia. -
July 22, 2011
Stress circuitry key to drug relapse
Brain systems involved in the body’s stress response may drive drug relapse. -
July 21, 2011
Give me some skin
A new understanding of the biochemical pathway that builds our skin barrier could lead to treatments for skin diseases. -
July 20, 2011
Vanderbilt study links military service in Middle East with serious lung disorder
A Vanderbilt study of U.S. soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan shows a serious lung condition linked to prolonged exposures to sulfur fires and burn pits.