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Penn study suggests another avenue for detecting Alzheimer's disease
— 2 Apr 2011 11:13 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have determined that a well-known chemical process called acetylation has a previously unrecognised association with…
Mouse nose nerve cells mature after birth, allowing bonding, recognition with mother
— 12 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyFor rodent pups, bonding with mom isn't hard-wired in the womb. It develops over the first few weeks of life, which is achieved by their maturing sense of smell, possibly allowing these…
New measure trumps HDL levels in protecting against heart disease
— 13 Jan 2011 16:30 | HealthThe discovery that high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the 'good cholesterol') is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has fostered intensive…
Malfunctioning gene associated with Lou Gehrig's disease leads to nerve-cell death in mice
— 6 Jan 2011 15:26 | HealthLou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are characterised by protein clumps in brain and spinal-cord cells that include…
Male pattern balding may be due to stem cell inactivation, according to Penn study
— 4 Jan 2011 22:53 | HealthGiven the amount of angst over male pattern balding, surprisingly little is known about its cause at the cellular level. In a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation,…
Personalised vaccine for lymphoma patients extends disease-free survival by nearly 2 years
— 7 Dec 2010 17:25 | HealthA personalised vaccine is a powerful therapy to prevent recurrence among certain follicular lymphoma patients, according to the latest results of ongoing research led by the University…
Penn study on skin formation suggests strategies to fight skin cancer
— 7 Dec 2010 17:22 | HealthIn a study published in the journal Developmental Cell, Sarah Millar PhD, professor of Dermatology and Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,…
Colour-changing 'blast badge' detects exposure to explosive shock waves
— 30 Nov 2010 21:54 | TechnologyMimicking the reflective iridescence of a butterfly's wing, investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed…
Process leading to protein diversity in cells important for proper neurone firing
— 19 Nov 2010 11:20 | HealthCells have their own version of the cut-and-paste editing function called splicing. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have documented a novel form of…
Penn study: Hospital CPR quality is worse at night
— 15 Nov 2010 17:09 | HealthCPR quality is worse during in-hospital cardiac arrests occurring overnight than those that happen during the day, according to a new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study…