Aliquots

The main antioxidant compound in green tea increases contractile force in isolated heart cells, suggesting it may be useful in heart failure.

An inherited lung disease does not appear to have earlier onset and increased severity – a phenomenon called genetic anticipation – in successive generations.

Levels of the protein NGAL may be a good predictor of worsening kidney function in patients with acute heart failure.

Study adds evidence for infectious agents’ role in sarcoidosis, an inflammatory condition that can lead to respiratory failure and death.

Environmental toxins may contribute to endometriosis-related infertility by disrupting endometrial response to progesterone.

The structural architecture of the reovirus attachment protein is required for efficient reovirus infection of host cells.

A protein normally known to promote cell death found to encourage survival of blood forming cells.