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Researcher identifies new target to prevent fatal flu lung complication

Research led by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chairman of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a therapeutic target for acute lung injury resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome, a highly ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acute respiratory disease poses significantly greater risk for black Americans

Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to develop acute lung injury, or ALI, as white Americans, according to researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. The study also revealed that black patients ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A miR boost enables acute leukemia cells to mature

A new study by Ohio State University cancer researchers shows that boosting the level of a molecule called miR-29b in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells can reverse gene changes that trap the cells in an immature, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gene associated with reduced mortality from acute lung injury

Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Denver have discovered a gene that is associated with improved survival among patients with acute lung injury. Acute lung injury (ALI) is often caused by ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0