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In the longest-running trial of its kind, doctors found that folic acid and other B vitamins didn't prevent breast cancer or ...

The elucidation of principles governing evolution of gene regulatory sequence is critical to the study of metazoan diversification. The authors are therefore exploring the structure and organizational constraints of regulatory sequences by studying functionally equivalent cis-regulatory modules (CRMs) that have been evolving in parallel across several loci.

Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY) today announced that enrollment has been completed in the second of four Phase 3 clinical trials of its lead investigational therapy, HematideT, which is being evaluated for the treatment of anemia in chronic renal failure patients.

International Journal of Cancer

Most adults are not up to date on their vaccinations, says a new report from Harvard Medical School.

Mathematical models can be used to give us insights into the transmission of infectious diseases. In this work, we describe a mathematical model for sexually transmitted infections, where modelled individuals are grouped into several subpopulations, which together form a "metapopulation".

CHICAGO (AP) -- Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes. "Sex and the City," anyone? That was one of the shows used in the research....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Think achy joints are the main reason we slow down as we get older? Blame the brain, too: The part in charge of motion may start a gradual downhill slide at age 40. How fast you can throw a ball or run or swerve a steering wheel depends on how speedily brain cells fire off commands to muscles. Fast firing depends on good insulation for your brain's wiring....

A research team led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania School of medicine, has used state-of-the-art genetic technology to map thousands of positions where a molecular "master regulator" of fat-cell biology is nestled in DNA to control genes in these cells.

A research team led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania School of medicine, has used state-of-the-art genetic technology to map thousands of positions where a molecular "master regulator" of fat-cell biology is nestled in DNA to control genes in these cells.