A genetic map for complex diseases
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-genetic-complex-diseases.html
A full map of the co-occurrences between complex and Mendelian diseases. Colors represent broad complex disease categories, while color strength represents levels of relative risk. Credit: University of Chicago/ Cell Press. Although heavily studied ...
An Encyclopedia of Diseases Miley Cyrus Can Catch by Licking Things
http://jezebel.com/an-encyclopedia-of-diseases-miley-cyrus-can-catch-by-li-1379909484
Miley Cyrus may have claimed she's disavowed Twerking in her latest interview with Rolling Stone, but she's way into something that could turn out to be much more dangerous: licking things. She's licking a hammer and a rusty chain in the Wrecking Ball ...
Below the Waterline: Diseases found in local deer
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/recreation/fishing/below-the-waterline-diseases-found-in-local-deer/article_e073e9b0-2624-11e3-93e7-001a4bcf887a.html
For the past 30 days or so I have been getting reports of landowners and farmers finding dead whitetail deer in creeks and ponds. It seems this is more prevalent west of the Twin Cities and along the Mackinaw River flowage. Local experts and ...
Immune protein explains skin diseases' link to infection
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/353512/description/News_in_Brief_Immune_protein_explains_skin_diseases_link_to_infection
Some of the immune cells that cause the inflammatory skin disease psoriasis may also stave off viral infections, a new study suggests. Psoriasis and another skin disease called eczema both lead to broken, inflamed skin, yet psoriasis sufferers are less ...
Early Interventions by Infectious Disease Specialists Save Lives, Reduce Costs
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2013/09/early-interventions-by-infectious-disease-specialists-save-lives-reduce-costs.aspx
In a first-of-its-kind study to evaluate the impact of a medical specialty on patient outcomes, researchers found that hospitalized patients with severe infections such as meningitis and Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) are significantly less likely to ...
Sheep Mucosa Shows the Way to More Effective Medicine for Neurological ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130925103049.htm
The improved efficiency is very important for the development of future medicines for neurological diseases. Today a pill has to contain millions of times more active ingredients than the brain needs to fight the disease. But because the blood-brain ...
Peanut Butter Proven to Lower Benign Breast Diseases in Women When ...
http://www.universityherald.com/articles/4678/20130926/peanut-butter-proven-lower-benign-breast-diseases-women-when-consumed.htm
The study said girls aged nine to 15 become less likely to develop benign breast disease by 30 by eating peanut butter or peanuts regularly. A benign breast disease does not always have to be cancerous, but it will increase the risk of breast cancer ...
Walk More and Prevent More Diseases
http://www.everydayhealth.com/sanjay-gupta/morning-rounds-walk-more-and-prevent-more-diseases.aspx
It's recommended that everyone walk at least 30 minutes or 10,000 steps a day to help prevent diseases such as diabetes and dementia, but most people aren't hitting that mark. In fact, they have no clue how much they walk each day. A new survey by the ...
