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Mighty mouse gene works the same way in humans

By studying the genes of a German child born with unusually well developed muscles, an international research team has discovered the first evidence that the gene whose loss makes "mighty mice" also controls muscle growth in people.

26 Jun 2004

New York study reveals that babies in the womb are more sensitive than their mothers to DNA damage from pollution

A new study of the effects of combustion-related air pollutants in New York City reveals that babies in the womb are more sensitive than their mothers to DNA damage from such pollution.

26 Jun 2004

Antibiotic use early in life does not increase the subsequent risk of asthma

Previous research has indicated that infections in early life may offer protection from developing asthma. Therefore, it has been suggested that antibiotics increase the risk of asthma by reducing the protective effect of infections or by interfering with normal bacterial flora in the gut.

26 Jun 2004

Massive disparities in medical school admissions by social class

There are massive disparities in medical school admissions by social class, mainly because pupils from working class backgrounds see medical school as distant, unreal, and culturally alien, according to two studies in this week's BMJ.

26 Jun 2004

BMA comments on the Human Tissue Bill

Commenting on the Human Tissue Bill, to be debated in the House of Commons on Monday 28 June, the BMA strongly welcomes many of the changes that are being proposed.

26 Jun 2004

John Reid has launched the NHS Employers' Organisation

Health Secretary John Reid has launched the NHS Employers' Organisation - an independent body that will be responsible for the pay and conditions of all NHS staff.

26 Jun 2004

Prescription pain medications may slow healing process in shoulder operations

A study of small laboratory animals suggests that prescription pain medications may delay healing in rotator cuff repair, a common shoulder operation, according to a new study by a team of doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

26 Jun 2004

Experimental therapy improves arm function in chronically impaired stroke survivors

An experimental therapy improves arm function in chronically impaired stroke survivors long after the possibility of spontaneous recovery has been exhausted, researchers reported today at the 5th World Stroke Congress.

26 Jun 2004

Bush outlines government actions on HIV/AIDS

President Bush visited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last week, to discuss the need for providing treatment to Americans living with HIV/AIDS, and to highlight the work of faith-based and community organizations as they seek to treat and care for Americans living with HIV/AIDS.

26 Jun 2004

World's physicians make final plea for tobacco control treaty

The World Medical Association has made a final plea for governments to support the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

25 Jun 2004

New study could bring hope to men who don't respond well to hormone therapy for prostate cancer

More than 1 million American have prostate cancer, the leading non-skin cancer in men in the United States. Last year alone some 220,000 new prostate cancer cases were reported, and 28,900 men died of it.

25 Jun 2004

Mysterious disease that causes the body’s immune system to turn against itself

A mysterious disease that causes the body’s immune system to turn against itself also sends a warning signal to alert doctors of the onset of its worst symptoms, University of Florida physicians have found.

25 Jun 2004

MRSA "superbug" genome decoded

On 18 June 2004, the BBC reported fears that deaths from the 'superbug' MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) might double in the next five years.

25 Jun 2004

Men raised in "traditional" family households are more likely to marry

Men raised in "traditional" family households are more likely to marry than those from nontraditional households, according to a nationwide survey by the National Marriage Project at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

25 Jun 2004

Heart scans detect problems before symptoms appear

Many times, people with heart disease have few visible symptoms. This is one of the reasons why heart disease is the number one killer for both men and women in America.

25 Jun 2004

Latin America and the Caribbean lead the developing world in providing HIV/AIDS treatment

Today Latin America and the Caribbean lead the developing world in providing HIV/AIDS treatment, accounting for more than half of all people on antiretrovirals in developing countries

25 Jun 2004

A single dose of a test vaccine sprayed into the nose protects monkeys against the SARS virus

The study, published in the June 26 issue of the British journal The Lancet, is the third recently issued by NIAID that describes a promising candidate vaccine against SARS.

25 Jun 2004

Call for President Bush to lift restrictions on embryonic stem cell research

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, along with more than 140 patient groups, universities, and scientific societies, sent a letter today to President Bush urging an expansion of the regulations governing federal embryonic stem cell research.

25 Jun 2004

World is currently facing a twin epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes in young people

The global rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents has led to an urgent call for action by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).

25 Jun 2004

Discovery may explain why people with AIDS may suffer severe infections from viruses that they would otherwise defeat

Researchers have uncovered the first evidence that a virus can mutate to evade the body's first line of immune defense.

25 Jun 2004

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Mighty mouse gene works the same way in humans

New York study reveals that babies in the womb are more sensitive than their mothers to DNA damage from pollution

Antibiotic use early in life does not increase the subsequent risk of asthma

Massive disparities in medical school admissions by social class

BMA comments on the Human Tissue Bill

John Reid has launched the NHS Employers' Organisation

Prescription pain medications may slow healing process in shoulder operations

Experimental therapy improves arm function in chronically impaired stroke survivors

Bush outlines government actions on HIV/AIDS

World's physicians make final plea for tobacco control treaty

New study could bring hope to men who don't respond well to hormone therapy for prostate cancer

Mysterious disease that causes the body’s immune system to turn against itself

MRSA "superbug" genome decoded

Men raised in "traditional" family households are more likely to marry

Heart scans detect problems before symptoms appear

Latin America and the Caribbean lead the developing world in providing HIV/AIDS treatment

A single dose of a test vaccine sprayed into the nose protects monkeys against the SARS virus

Call for President Bush to lift restrictions on embryonic stem cell research

World is currently facing a twin epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes in young people

Discovery may explain why people with AIDS may suffer severe infections from viruses that they would otherwise defeat

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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