Health Research Report #171 27 DEC 2013 / White paper draft Compiled by Ralph Turchiano · Detailed research references and further affiliations on each article are posted at http://www.healthreserachreport.me . In this issue: 1. Research shows how household… Read More ›
University of California San Francisco
Vitamin C Helps Control Gene Activity in Stem Cells
Vitamin C, in a natural source such as an orange and as a supplement. Vitamin C affects whether genes are switched on or off inside mouse stem cells, and may thereby play a previously unknown and fundamental role in helping… Read More ›
Health Research Report 25 JAN 2013
Topics: Antibacterial Agents form Dioxins Breast Cancer Screening More Harm than Good Are Antidepressants Overused? Humans are a Plague
Light exposure during pregnancy key to normal eye development
Contact: Nick Miller nicholas.miller@cchmc.org 513-803-6035 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Contact: Jason Bardi jason.bardi@ucsf.edu 415-502-4608 University of California, San Francisco CINCINNATI – New research in Nature concludes the eye – which depends on light to see – also needs light… Read More ›
75th Health Research Report 02 FEB 2010 – Reconstruction
In this Issue: 1. Promising probiotic treatment for inflammatory bowel disease 2. Link examined between omega-3 fatty acid levels and biological aging 3. Retail meat linked to urinary tract infections: Strong new evidence 4. Stain repellent chemical linked… Read More ›
Team builds most complex synthetic biology circuit yet
Mon, 10/08/2012 – 7:39am Using genes as interchangeable parts, synthetic biologists design cellular circuits that can perform new functions, such as sensing environmental conditions. However, the complexity that can be achieved in such circuits has been limited by a critical… Read More ›
New lipid screening guidelines for children overly aggressive, UCSF researchers say
Recommendations fail to weigh benefits against potential harms Recent guidelines recommending cholesterol tests for children fail to weigh health benefits against potential harms and costs, according to a new commentary authored by three physician-researchers at UCSF. Moreover, the recommendations are… Read More ›
The real culprit behind hardened arteries? Stem cells, says landmark study (NC)
Berkeley — One of the top suspects behind killer vascular diseases is the victim of mistaken identity, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, who used genetic tracing to help hunt down the real culprit. The guilty party… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 