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Successful Treatment Of Periodontal Disease Lowered Preterm Birth Incidences

Previous studies have explored the effect of periodontal treatment, irrespective of efficacy of treatment, in reducing infant prematurity. In a study titled "Risk of Preterm Birth Is Reduced with Successful Periodontal Treatment," lead researcher M. Jeffcott, and colleagues S. Parry and M. Sammel (all from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) and G. Macones (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri) determined whether a reduction in infant prematurity was associated with successful periodontal treatment... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2jI4CJ9BH4LcwN1lIM2v8YcQrgQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2jI4CJ9BH4LcwN1lIM2v8YcQrgQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2jI4CJ9BH4LcwN1lIM2v8YcQrgQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2jI4CJ9BH4LcwN1lIM2v8YcQrgQ/1/di" border="0" ...

Failure To Adopt Health Reform Will Lead To 2,400 Premature Deaths In Wisconsin In The Next Decade

The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 2,400 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Wisconsin in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the Line: The Deadly Consequences of Delaying Health Reform," warns that the number of deaths would grow from 68 per day in 2010 to 84 per day in 2019... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vRBHSkfGveucYvVkPSdf7HUlzhM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vRBHSkfGveucYvVkPSdf7HUlzhM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vRBHSkfGveucYvVkPSdf7HUlzhM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vRBHSkfGveucYvVkPSdf7HUlzhM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/iI5AiGi7BBk" ...

Utah Lawmaker Withdraws Bill To Charge Women Who Seek Illegal Abortions; Plans Revised Measure

Utah Rep. Carl Wimmer (R) on Thursday withdrew for revisions a bill (HB 12) that would have allowed sentences of up to life in prison for any woman whose fetus dies because of her intentional or reckless actions, the New York Times reports (Johnson, New York Times, 3/4). The legislation -- which had been sent to Gov. Gary Herbert (R) -- would have permitted criminal charges against women who seek illegal abortions, including self-inflicted attempts to end a pregnancy (Women's Health Policy Report, 3/1)... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACFjNeptPhdOXUN3mOy8mmd79lA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACFjNeptPhdOXUN3mOy8mmd79lA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACFjNeptPhdOXUN3mOy8mmd79lA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACFjNeptPhdOXUN3mOy8mmd79lA/1/di" border="0" ...

Minn. Legislature Considers 'Abstinence-Plus' Sex Education Bill

A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an "abstinence-first" sex education curriculum with "age-appropriate" lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Current state law requires school districts to implement sex education programs that "includ[e] helping students to abstain from sexual activity until marriage." The legislation also would require, for the first time, that sex education programs address prevention of sexual violence... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/almQILxHOUdBZT_eJqxoWeo-unw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/almQILxHOUdBZT_eJqxoWeo-unw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/almQILxHOUdBZT_eJqxoWeo-unw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/almQILxHOUdBZT_eJqxoWeo-unw/1/di" ...

Obama Seeks To Mollify Democrats On Health Overhaul Plan, Costs

President Barack Obama intensified his push for health care reform by lobbying small groups of Democratic lawmakers Thursday. The New York Times: "The president spent the afternoon in back-to-back private sessions with two separate groups of House Democrats: liberals and members of the various minority caucuses, many of whom are uncomfortable with the bill because it lacks a 'public option,' or government-backed insurance plan; and leaders of the centrist New Democrat Coalition... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZPnIQWVayI3nBU3qlOPjEsf5pQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZPnIQWVayI3nBU3qlOPjEsf5pQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZPnIQWVayI3nBU3qlOPjEsf5pQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LZPnIQWVayI3nBU3qlOPjEsf5pQ/1/di" border="0" ...

Advocates, Opponents Target Two Dozen Swing Votes

"As President Obama pushes for a prompt up or down vote on his health initiative, lobbyists and activist groups on both sides of the issue have launched grass-roots and high-dollar advertising campaigns on the roughly two dozen members of Congress who may be the final swing votes on the controversial issue," The Los Angeles Times reports. "At the headquarters of Americans for Tax Reform, 200 conservative activists received briefings on the message that will be carried to the home districts of key House Democrats... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oKjHbpaGDCBSOa1sAwvBz9XOzsQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oKjHbpaGDCBSOa1sAwvBz9XOzsQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oKjHbpaGDCBSOa1sAwvBz9XOzsQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oKjHbpaGDCBSOa1sAwvBz9XOzsQ/1/di" border="0" ...

Senators To FDA: Lift Ban On Gays Donating Blood

The Associated Press: "The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday. ... The lawmakers stressed that the science has changed dramatically since the ban was established in 1983 at the advent of the HIV-AIDS crisis. Today donated blood must undergo two different, highly accurate tests that make the risk of tainted blood entering the blood supply virtually zero, they said... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pJ0GtX81_w3NHUlnndwbQULN0I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pJ0GtX81_w3NHUlnndwbQULN0I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pJ0GtX81_w3NHUlnndwbQULN0I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pJ0GtX81_w3NHUlnndwbQULN0I/1/di" border="0" ...

Polio Vaccination Campaign To Target 85M Children In 19 West, Central African Countries

Global health organizations will launch a $30 million polio vaccination campaign on Saturday in West and Central Africa aimed at immunizing 85 million children under age 5, the Joint Global Polio Eradication Initiative and the International Federation of the Red Cross said on Thursday, Agence France-Presse reports (3/4). The campaign, which targets 19 countries, will be carried out by more than 400,000 volunteers and health workers, the Associated Press writes. The campaign "is largely funded by Rotary International," according to the news service (3/5)... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRzIeIYFzjsyMBGNMU4VdZhFuWs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRzIeIYFzjsyMBGNMU4VdZhFuWs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRzIeIYFzjsyMBGNMU4VdZhFuWs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qRzIeIYFzjsyMBGNMU4VdZhFuWs/1/di" ...

Conference Calls For East African Countries To Prioritize Water, Sanitation Programs

During a sanitation conference being held in Kampala, Uganda, this week, "experts have urged regional countries to prioritize programs aimed at increasing access to safe water and sanitation" to move them closer to reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target in 2015, New Times/allAfrica.com reports. "According to Water Aid, an international NGO, one billion people still lack access to safe drinking water while 2.4 billion lack adequate sanitation," the news service writes... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tIklUg-Q5MTDAkt7cIC2iUMBIUY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tIklUg-Q5MTDAkt7cIC2iUMBIUY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tIklUg-Q5MTDAkt7cIC2iUMBIUY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tIklUg-Q5MTDAkt7cIC2iUMBIUY/1/di" border="0" ...

Study, Conference Highlight Risks Associated With Migrant Workers' Limited Access To Health Services

Despite being at high-risk for HIV infection, migrant workers in Southern Africa have a challenging time accessing HIV prevention and treatment services, according to a new study by the International Office of Migration (IOM), PANA/Afrique en ligne reports... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MfNB5UDX9GSThpOcjY-lzXFMp9E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MfNB5UDX9GSThpOcjY-lzXFMp9E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MfNB5UDX9GSThpOcjY-lzXFMp9E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MfNB5UDX9GSThpOcjY-lzXFMp9E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/3mkn_xkQK1A" height="1"

Lancet World Report Examines GAVI's Funding Gap

Lancet World Report examines the challenges ahead for the GAVI Alliance, which after a decade of "steadily increasing financing" is now "facing a funding shortfall for the next decade that could hamper the roll-out of new vaccines." GAVI leaders attribute the funding challenges to the global economic crisis, which has kept government aid budgets from increasing, according to the Lancet... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/As-R-RgFM9fj05yp01BW2ZNomxA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/As-R-RgFM9fj05yp01BW2ZNomxA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/As-R-RgFM9fj05yp01BW2ZNomxA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/As-R-RgFM9fj05yp01BW2ZNomxA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/BYWzoXVRUP8" height="1"

CDC Confirms 11 Malaria Cases In People Who Traveled To Haiti

The CDC on Thursday said it confirmed that 11 cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria "among emergency personnel and Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S.," the Miami Herald reports. "The cases include: seven emergency responders, including six military personnel; three Haitian residents who traveled to the U.S., including one Haitian adoptee; and one U.S. traveler," the newspaper writes (Tasker, 3/5)... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V3w2BVWlZnfUBOQclTmNPI2u3fM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V3w2BVWlZnfUBOQclTmNPI2u3fM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V3w2BVWlZnfUBOQclTmNPI2u3fM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V3w2BVWlZnfUBOQclTmNPI2u3fM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/j890tJgtenA" height="1"

Opinions On Rebuilding Haiti: Role Of U.S., Good Governance Efforts, Orphans, Poverty

U.S. Must Continue To Support Haiti's Vision For 'Reconfiguration' In McClatchy opinion piece, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) discusses her recent trip to Haiti and outlines the U.S. role in the country's rebuilding. "Congress is committed to helping Haiti recover from this tragedy. Congress has not only taken action to express condolences and solidarity with the Haitian people, but also to incentivize charitable giving for Haiti," Pelosi writes... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ME4PgYQpuFtsJQ6nTd_lwR7JLM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ME4PgYQpuFtsJQ6nTd_lwR7JLM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ME4PgYQpuFtsJQ6nTd_lwR7JLM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8ME4PgYQpuFtsJQ6nTd_lwR7JLM/1/di" border="0" ...

Recent Releases In Global Health

WHO Bulletin Examines Communicable Diseases In Southeast Asia The WHO's March Bulletin is a special themed issue focusing on communicable diseases in Southeast Asia. The publication addresses tuberculosis, cholera, neglected tropical diseases and family planning in the region (March 2010). Ahead Of International Women's Day, Lancet Editorial Calls For Increased Investment In Maternal Health A Lancet editorial reflects on the recent gains in women's rights and future challenges ahead of the centennial anniversary of International Women's Day... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b7v39emv9y0FMNKFADmb4jhuPOY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b7v39emv9y0FMNKFADmb4jhuPOY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b7v39emv9y0FMNKFADmb4jhuPOY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b7v39emv9y0FMNKFADmb4jhuPOY/1/di" ...

Long-Term Efficacy Of Xenazine® (Tetrabenazine) For The Treatment Of Chorea Associated With Huntington's Disease

Lundbeck Inc. has announced the presentation of results from an open-label extension study of Xenazine® (tetrabenazine) for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease (HD). Data from this study demonstrated that after an 80-week treatment period, subjects treated with Xenazine experienced a statistically significant reduction in chorea score (p These results are consistent with the reduction in chorea score observed in a pivotal Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center clinical study in which subjects were treated with Xenazine for 12 weeks... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xG1AhLplX3k1BobD4g69dh0lh8Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xG1AhLplX3k1BobD4g69dh0lh8Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a ...

Obesity Associated With Risk Of Colorectal Tumors Without Microsatellite Instability

The increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with obesity may be largely restricted to tumors that have no or low microsatellite instability (MSI), a common condition in most colorectal cancers, according to a new study published online March 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This study was undertaken because little is know about the associations between body mass index and adult weight gain and the risk of colorectal cancer overall and by tumor MSI status. Peter T. Campbell, Ph.D... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYp20MUXLyt94oDNxXkWt9-CzC8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYp20MUXLyt94oDNxXkWt9-CzC8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYp20MUXLyt94oDNxXkWt9-CzC8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LYp20MUXLyt94oDNxXkWt9-CzC8/1/di" border="0" ...

Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Daily Linked To Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Increased Healthcare Costs

More Americans now drink sugar-sweetened sodas, sport drinks and fruit drinks daily, and this increase in consumption has led to more diabetes and heart disease over the past decade, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KgeFu9SoofodCrbe-OvbIBEcypw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KgeFu9SoofodCrbe-OvbIBEcypw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KgeFu9SoofodCrbe-OvbIBEcypw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KgeFu9SoofodCrbe-OvbIBEcypw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/wABNelxAsS0" height="1"

Effectively Evaluating The Hemodynamics Of Gastric Varices

Gastric varices (GV) are an important complication of portal hypertension. As an almost atraumatic method, computed tomography (CT) angiography has been used widely to show the portal vein system. However, the collateral circulation of GV in different locations has been reported only rarely. A research article published on February 28, 2010 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this problem... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxASDGrMWa1LUH8C5HkWUa2Q9JU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxASDGrMWa1LUH8C5HkWUa2Q9JU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxASDGrMWa1LUH8C5HkWUa2Q9JU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxASDGrMWa1LUH8C5HkWUa2Q9JU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/Y7MSpA-UqVM" height="1"

Endoscopy-Based Early Enterostomy Closure

It is generally recommended that a temporary stoma be closed within 9-12 wk after its construction. However, because some patients poorly tolerate the temporary stoma owing to extracellular dehydration, difficult pouch fitting, parenteral nutrition requirement in cases when the stoma is very proximal, and psychological or social impact, it might be advisable to opt for early closure... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iivzkqBHAZbe3zjlfsCoIaMsfoI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iivzkqBHAZbe3zjlfsCoIaMsfoI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iivzkqBHAZbe3zjlfsCoIaMsfoI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iivzkqBHAZbe3zjlfsCoIaMsfoI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/6gD2mKwOvWk" height="1"

Periodontal Pathogens Enhance HIV-1 Promoter Activation In T Cells

During the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Lexington) presented a poster of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce HIV-1 Reactivation." Although oral co-infections (e.g... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Wws2vbmG_xS41Spa2EYrMG60Zw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Wws2vbmG_xS41Spa2EYrMG60Zw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Wws2vbmG_xS41Spa2EYrMG60Zw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Wws2vbmG_xS41Spa2EYrMG60Zw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/aHt9CloYzK0" height="1"

Key Cause Of Chronic Leukemia Progression Identified By Study

Researchers have discovered a key reason why a form of leukemia progresses from its more-treatable chronic phase to a life-threatening phase called blast crisis. The study, led by cancer researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James), indicates that chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progresses when immature white blood cells lose a molecule called miR-328. Loss of the molecule traps the cells in a rapidly growing, immature state... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huSQWPUUjQKzHgaPWFW6VVmJuA8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huSQWPUUjQKzHgaPWFW6VVmJuA8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huSQWPUUjQKzHgaPWFW6VVmJuA8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huSQWPUUjQKzHgaPWFW6VVmJuA8/1/di" ...

Talking Your Way To Happiness: Well-being Is Related To Having Less Small Talk And More Substantive Conversations

Is a happy life filled with trivial chatter or reflective and profound conversations? Psychological scientists Matthias R. Mehl, Shannon E. Holleran, and C. Shelby Clark from the University of Arizona, along with Simine Vazire of Washington University in St. Louis investigated whether happy and unhappy people differ in the types of conversations they tend to engage in. Volunteers wore an unobtrusive recording device called the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) over four days. This device periodically records snippets of sounds as participants go about their lives... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVkgB7_CujARvt2_eNKo5WzNdaI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVkgB7_CujARvt2_eNKo5WzNdaI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVkgB7_CujARvt2_eNKo5WzNdaI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVkgB7_CujARvt2_eNKo5WzNdaI/1/di" ...

Experimental Vaccine Protects Monkeys Against Chikungunya

Imagine a mosquito-borne virus that has already infected millions of people in recent outbreaks in South and Southeast Asia, the islands of the Indian Ocean, Africa and northern Italy. Although seldom fatal, it causes highly painful arthritis-like symptoms that can linger for months or even years. It's capable of adapting to spread through a mosquito species common in much of North America. And no vaccine or treatment exists to protect humans from its effects. The scenario may sound like something dreamed up as a training exercise by public health authorities, but the virus is all too real... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJK5W7JCitQ6W2EPf5ESwov5Y8I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GJK5W7JCitQ6W2EPf5ESwov5Y8I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a ...

The Nanoscience/Neuroscience Intersection: A Dialogue

In a far-reaching dialogue, three researchers -- Nicholas Spitzer, Kwabena Boahen and Hongkun Park -- discuss the synergy between nanoscience and neuroscience, what it means for the future, and how it is driving current research Is it possible to build supercomputers that can replicate the human brain, or to develop nanotechnology that can lead to an implantable chip for interfacing with neurons and other types of cellular networks? Once divergent fields, nanoscience and neuroscience are now advancing each other in ways that could propel extraordinary new research... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rpeQ5T6naJ-aMBBfmsfA56OUVDA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rpeQ5T6naJ-aMBBfmsfA56OUVDA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rpeQ5T6naJ-aMBBfmsfA56OUVDA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rpeQ5T6naJ-aMBBfmsfA56OUVDA/1/di" ...

New Insights On A Fundamental DNA Repair Mechanism

Adding a new link to our understanding of the complex chain of chemistry that keeps living cells alive, a team of researchers from the University of Vermont (UVM), the University of Utah, Vanderbilt University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated for the first time the specific activity of the protein NEIL3, one of a group responsible for maintaining the integrity of DNA in humans and other mammals. Their work reported last week* sheds new light on a potentially important source of harmful DNA mutations... <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYfbPauFjv3QIHvkaHWed1VHrNc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYfbPauFjv3QIHvkaHWed1VHrNc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYfbPauFjv3QIHvkaHWed1VHrNc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYfbPauFjv3QIHvkaHWed1VHrNc/1/di" ...

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