A team of molecular biologists has engineered a recombinant immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc fragment that possesses higher anti-inflammatory activity than standard intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG). Reuters Health Information
A genetic polymorphism in the gene encoding beta1-adrenergic receptors (ADRB1) is associated with mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease, according to a report in the April 14th Archives of Internal Medicine. Reuters Health Information
Among elderly twins, the one with the shorter leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is likely to die first, according to a report in the April 1st issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Reuters Health Information
Infertile couples appear more likely to have aberrant karyotypes compared with the general population, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information
Scientists have identified a specific genomic fingerprint of de-regulated genes associated with alcohol-induced heart failure in humans that allows this condition to be more readily distinguished from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM). Reuters Health Information
A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of cathepsin D is associated with an increased risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), according to a report in the April 21st issue of BMC Medical Genetics. Reuters Health Information
The stress or anxiety associated with receiving results of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assays is not relieved by using rapid PSA tests, but patients still prefer to have their results quickly, according to a report in the April issue of Urology. Reuters Health Information
Serum levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) after acute myocardial infarction (MI) predict mortality, according to a report by investigators in France. Reuters Health Information
More natural killer T cells and interleukin-13-positive macrophages are present in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medscape Medical News
In neonatal jaundice, the risk of an abnormal automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) increases as the unbound, but not total, bilirubin concentration rises, according to a report in the May issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
