News articles tagged with 'metabolite'
Metabolite levels may be able to improve diabetes risk prediction
— 21 Mar 2011 16:02 | HealthMeasuring the levels of small molecules in the blood may be able to identify individuals at elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes as much as a decade before symptoms of the disorder…
Versatile vitamin A plays multiple roles in the immune system
— 18 Mar 2011 14:59 | HealthAlthough it has been known for some time that vitamin A deficiency is linked with an impaired ability to resist infections, exactly how vitamin A and its metabolites contribute to the…
Urinary metabolomic profile and gastric cancer
— 9 Mar 2011 18:14 | HealthMetabolomics is a post-genomic research field for analysis of low molecular weight compounds in biological systems, and its approaches offer an analysis of metabolite level changes…
New marker found for Sanfilippo disease
— 1 Mar 2011 18:30 | HealthSanfilippo disease is a rare disorder caused by the failure of enzymes to break down specific kinds of complex carbohydrates, resulting in their accumulation in cells and often severe…
Scripps Research study sheds light on RNA 'on off switches'
— 13 Feb 2011 21:13 | BiologyScientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shed new light on a molecular switch that turns genes on or off in response to a cell's energy needs…
Home exposure to tobacco carcinogens high in children of smokers
— 10 Nov 2010 13:28 | HealthNinety percent of children who lived in a house where an adult smoked had evidence of tobacco-related carcinogens in their urine, according to research presented at the Ninth AACR Frontiers…
Studying the metabolome of smokers, Lombardi researchers find early signs of damage
— 7 Nov 2010 18:49 | HealthExamining the blood 'metabolomics' profile of smokers immediately after they had a cigarette revealed activation of pathways involved in cell death, inflammation, and other forms of…
Baby's first full nappy can reveal mother's smoking
— 27 Aug 2010 10:34 | HealthMeconium, the dark and tarry stools passed by a baby during the first few days after birth, can be used to determine how much the mother smoked, or if she was exposed to tobacco smoke…
Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems
— 19 Aug 2010 16:47 | HealthChildren who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother's womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later, according to a new study by researchers…
Initial trials on new ovarian cancer tests exhibit extremely high accuracy
— 12 Aug 2010 08:09 | HealthScientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have attained very promising results on their initial investigations of a new test for ovarian cancer. Using a new technique involving…