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Control gene for developmental timing discovered

University of Alberta researchers have identified a key regulator that controls the speed of development in the fruit fly. When the researchers blocked the function of this regulator, animals sped up their rate of development ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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First complete 3D visualization of vitamin D receptor

For the first time, a team from the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, France, has obtained a high-resolution, full 3D image of a small but vital molecule locked ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Herbicide atrazine spurs reproductive problems in many creatures: study

An international team of researchers has reviewed the evidence linking exposure to atrazine – an herbicide widely used in the U.S. and more than 60 other nations – to reproductive problems in animals. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Molecular study shows unexpected effects of toxin

Scientists from the University of Birmingham studying the effects of the widely-used pesticide fenitrothion, have discovered unexpected cell damage in a common freshwater fish, roach, exposed to the toxin.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Popular drugs for common male health problems can affect their sexual health

A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that, for the first time, 5a-reductase inhibitors commonly used to treat urinary problems in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and found in pop ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

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FDA urges consumers to avoid sexual-enhancement drinks

The Food and Drug Administration advised consumers on Thursday not to buy or use two drinks sold as supplements for sexual enhancement.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA cracks down on illegal supplements

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on manufacturers of certain weight loss, body building and sexual enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts recommend universal screening of newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Hormone treatment to prevent ambiguous genitalia in baby girls spurs debate

\Each year in the United States, perhaps a few dozen pregnant women learn they are carrying a fetus at risk for a rare disorder known as congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The condition causes an accumulation of male hormones ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 15, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery

A shared decision-making process would assist doctors and parents who are facing the extraordinarily complex, challenging and controversial choices presented when infants are born with genetic or anatomical anomalies in sexual ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'A baby at last!': New couples' guide to getting pregnant

Infertility affects about 7 million Americans -- that's about one in six couples during their childbearing years. There are many reasons for infertility, with equal chances it's his medical issue as it is hers. A new book, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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