Écrit par Okayama University | 20 Juin 2013

(Okayama, Japan, 20 June 2013) Professor Hisao Moriya and colleagues at Okayama University used their tug of war method to measure the copy number limits of all protein-coding genes in yeast—the first time ever for any organisms.

Over-expression of proteins due to the increase in the gene-copy numbers is considered to be the cause of pathologies of diseases such as Down syndrome and...

Écrit par Wiley | 13 Juin 2013

A new social media initiative helped to boost organ donor registration rates, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The findings suggest that social media might be an effective tool for tackling a variety of problems related to public health in which communication and education are essential.

Organ donation rates in the United States have remained...

Écrit par Wiley | 11 Juin 2013

Researchers from Germany have found that low levels of vitamin D are associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. Findings published online in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, suggest seasonal fluctuations in vitamin D and HBV levels point to a link in these variables among patients with chronic HBV.

While highly...

Écrit par Wiley | 11 Juin 2013

In a recent analysis of one outpatient clinic, one in four men seeking medical help for newly-developed erectile dysfunction (ED) was younger than 40 years, and nearly half of young men with the condition had severe ED. While larger population-based studies are needed, the findings, which were published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, suggest that erectile dysfunction in young men may...