Posts Tagged ‘scientists’

Scientists find several common findings on diabetes management
Diabetes is on the rise. The seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. today, it affects 24 million people, nearly 3 times the number in 1980. Another 57 million have a condition that puts them at heightened risk of the illness.

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Scientists stack up new genes for height
An international team of researchers, including a number from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill schools of medicine and public health, have discovered hundreds of genes that influence human height.

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Scientists identify 95 genetic variants associated with cholesterol, triglycerides
( University of Michigan ) A global team of researchers co-led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health has discovered or confirmed 95 regions of the human genome where genetic variants are associated with blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, which are major indicators of heart disease risk.

Health Care: Sanford-Burnham recruits 2 more scientists
The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, which has been the anchor of Orlando’s budding “medical city” complex, has recruited two more scientists to join its faculty. These additions bring the number of scientific investigators to 17, more than halfway toward the institute’s goal of 30 investigators.

Cure for mental illness, cures for diabetes, cures for everything. How far away are we, what are scientists working on now?