Gene Responsible for Relapses in Young Leukemia Patients Identified

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

One of the causes for cancer treatment resistance in children is now beginning to get clear. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients with a particular form of the ATF5 gene are at higher risk of having ...

Metabolism And Brain Tumour - New Link

Posted in Brain Tumor Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Metabolism could be playing a crucial role in brain tumor growth, it seems. Kynurenine, a by-product of the process, could be the culprit.� The metabolite�could also be suppressing...Read More

China's Latest Move to Tighten Media Control

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

China will replace television entertainment shows with so-called "healthy" programming, reports state media. ...Read More

China Perched Precariously on the One-Child Time Bomb

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

China''s one-child policy has prevented almost half a billion births but has turned into a demographic time bomb as the population ages, storing up huge economic and social problems for the country. A...

If Your Car’s Part of Your Personality, Your Driving Sure Has an Aggressive Streak: Study

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Youre more likely to break a law when on the road, or just drive more aggressively, if you see your car as an extension of yourself. Read More

'Fertility-Boosting' Greek Relic Welcomed in Russia

Posted in Zone Diet Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

As Russia struggles to halt a population decline, Vladimir Putin recently welcomed a highly revered Orthodox relic credited with fertility-boosting powers in the country. ...Read More

Gossip an ‘Evolutionary’ Need for Women: New Book

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Gossip is more than just mere gossip, it seems. Women have a basic evolutionary need to voice concerns about others to their peers, according to a new book. ...Read More

Genetic Difference in Staph Infects Some Heart Devices: Research

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

New research explains how and why certain strains of Staphylococcus aureusRead More

Young People at Risk of Heart Disease

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Atherosclerosis - thought as a disorder of older people affects a large number of young men and women, reveals Heart and Stroke Foundation study. ...Read More

Drug Trials Result Challenged - Possible Side Effect in Macular Degeneration Drug

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Though two major drug trials conclude there was little risk from a drug aimed at age-related macular degeneration, a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist began to note something concerning in some of her patie...