Public
Release: 7-Jan-2008
Journal of American College of Cardiology
Here's
something new to worry about: Anxiety hikes heart attack risk
We all know that people with a type A personality and an off-the-charts
hostility level may be courting a heart attack. But this might come as
a surprise: New research shows that their nervous, socially withdrawn
neighbors also have reason to worry. The research, published in the
Jan. 15, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American College of
Cardiology, shows that longstanding anxiety markedly increases the risk
of heart attack, even when other common risk factors are taken into
account.
Contact: Amanda Jekowsky
ajekowsk@acc.org
202-375-6645
American College of
Cardiology
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
PLoS Biology
BERT
and ERNI proteins control brain development
The vertebrate nervous system develops from the neural plate, defined
by the transcription factor Sox2. This paper uncovers a mechanism that
regulates the timing of Sox2 expression, involving interactions between
several proteins and chromatin remodeling.
Contact: Natalie Bouaravong
press@plos.org
415-568-3445
Public Library of Science
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
Current Biology
Hybridization
partially restores vision in cavefish, NYU study finds
Hybridizing blind cave fish from different cave populations can
partially restore the vision of their offspring, biologists at New York
University have found. The study suggests that genetic engineering can
override, at least in part, half a million years of evolutionary change
in one generation.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: James Devitt
james.devitt@nyu.edu
212-998-6808
New York University
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
PNAS Early Edition
International
team identifies 480 genes that control human cell division
A team of US, Israeli and German scientists used computational biology
techniques to discover 480 genes that play a role in human cell
division and to identify more than 100 of those genes that have an
abnormal pattern of activation in cancer cells.
National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Byron Spice
bspice@cs.cmu.edu
412-268-9068
Carnegie Mellon University
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
Archives of General Psychiatry
Removing
thimerosal from vaccines did not reduce autism cases in California
Autism cases continued to increase in California after the
mercury-containing preservative thimerosal was eliminated from most
childhood vaccines, according to a report in the January issue of
Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This
suggests that exposure to thimerosal is not a primary cause of autism.
Contact: Suanne Buggy
916-440-7259
JAMA and Archives
Journals
Public
Release: 7-Jan-2008
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
More
sun
exposure may be good for some people
A new study by scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven
National Laboratory and colleagues in Norway suggests that the benefits
of moderately increased exposure to sunlight -- namely the production
of vitamin D, which protects against the lethal effects of many forms
of cancer and other diseases -- may outweigh the risk of developing
skin cancer in populations deficient in vitamin D.
Sigval Bergesen D.Y. og hustru Nankis Foundation, Research Foundation
of the Norwegian Radiumhospital, Helse-Sør Norway
Contact: Karen McNulty Walsh
kmcnulty@bnl.gov
631-344-8350
DOE/Brookhaven National
Laboratory
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
Journal of Virology
Smallpox
vaccine alternative identified
University of California, Irvine infectious disease researchers have
shown the effectiveness of a potential alternative to the existing
smallpox vaccine that can replace the current biodefense stockpile for
this lethal virus.
Contact: Tom Vasich
tmvasich@uci.edu
949-824-6455
University of California -
Irvine
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
Nature Neuroscience
Daytime
sleep improves memory consolidation
A 90 minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long-term memory
consolidation, a recent study conducted at the Center for Brain and
Behavior Research at the University of Haifa found.
Contact: Amir Gilat
agilat@univ.haifa.ac.il
972-482-40092
University of Haifa
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
BJU International
Circumcision
doesn't reduce sexual satisfaction and performance, says study of 4,500
men
A study of nearly 4,500 men finds that circumcision does not adversely
affect sexual performance and satisfaction. Adult studies have been
problematic and contradictory because of highly selective study
participants, small sample sizes and short follow-up periods.
Satisfaction rates in this study -- which compared circumcised and
noncircumcised men -- topped 98 percent.
Contact: Annette Whibley
wizard.media@virgin.net
Blackwell
Publishing Ltd.
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
PLoS Medicine
4
health behaviors can add 14 extra years of life
People who adopt four healthy behaviours -- not smoking; taking
exercise; moderate alcohol intake; and eating five servings of fruit
and vegetables a day -- live on average an additional 14 years of life
compared with people who adopt none of these behaviors, according to a
study published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.
Contact: Andrew Hyde
press@plos.org
44-122-346-3330
Public Library of Science
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
Risk
factors for Parkinson's disease under
study
Doctors know an impaired sense of smell is an early indicator of
Parkinson's disease. Now they want to know if a smell test can help
determine if people with no symptoms eventually develop the disease.
Contact: Jennifer Hilliard
jhilliard@mcg.edu
706-721-8604
Medical College of Georgia
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
Psychological Science
Lack
of imagination in older adults linked to declining memory
Most children are able to imagine their future selves as astronauts,
politicians or even superheroes; however, many older adults find it
difficult to recollect past events, let alone generate new ones. A new
Harvard University study reveals that the ability of older adults to
form imaginary scenarios is linked to their ability to recall detailed
memories.
Contact: Katie Kline
kkline@psychologicalscience.org
202-783-2077
Association
for Psychological Science
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Emergency
responders at high risk to miss
work because of injuries
New research suggests that at any given time, almost 10 percent of the
emergency medical technicians and paramedics in the United States miss
work because of injuries and illnesses they suffered on the job. A
study examining how common these injuries are and tracking new cases of
work-related injuries and illnesses in these professionals also
suggests that in one year, an estimated 8.1 of every 100 emergency
responders will suffer an injury or illness forcing them to miss work.
Contact: John "Mac" Crawford
mcrawford@cph.osu.edu
614-293-6804
Ohio State
University
Public
Release: 7-Jan-2008
Pediatrics
Better
access to cool caps improves outcomes, lowers cost of treating asphyxia
in newborns
Using a computer-based modeling technique, researchers at Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center have found that better access to "cooling
caps" for newborns suffering from asphyxia improves outcomes and lowers
costs.
Institute for Health Technology Studies
Contact: Zineb Marchoudi
zmarchou@bidmc.harvard.edu
617-667-7305
InHealth: The Institute
for Health Technology Studies
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
Annals of Neurology
Trichloroethylene
is a risk factor for parkinsonism
A new study found strong evidence that trichloroethylene is a risk
factor for parkinsonism, a group of nervous disorders with symptoms
similar to Parkinson's disease.
Contact: Amy Molnar
amolnar@wiley.com
Wiley-Blackwell
Public Release: 7-Jan-2008
American Journal of Public Health
Teens
find the benefits of not having sex
decline with age
The percentage of teens who report solely positive benefits from not
having sex declines precipitously with age, according to a new study by
scientists at the University of California, San Francisco.
NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, William
T. Grant Foundation, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
Award
Contact: Phyllis Brown
pbrown@pubaff.ucsf.edu
415-476-2557
University of California -
San Francisco
Vital
Signs
Risks:
Lax Catheter Policies Seen at Many Hospitals
By ERIC
NAGOURNEY
Almost half of all
infections acquired at hospitals are in the urinary
tract, and most are linked to catheters. Yet despite the
well-established danger a new study finds that they are doing very
little to reduce the risks from catheters.
Q
& A
Niacin
to the Rescue
By C.
CLAIBORNE RAY
Published: January 8, 2008
Nicotinic acid, one of the
two forms of niacin or vitamin B3 (the other
is nicotinamide), not only reduces “bad” lipids
when taken
in pharmacologic doses, but it also increases
“good” kinds.
It also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Second
Opinion
For
Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way
By DENISE GRADY
At
a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new
study finds.
Jump-Start
on Slow Trek to Treatment for a Disease
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Last month, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated $19 million
to the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative to further one
of
its goals: finding a new drug for African sleeping sickness. Not that
$19 million will come close to doing that. Even if a miracle cure is
found, it will take lab work and clinical trials that could easily cost
$100 million to prove it is really a miracle and not the Vioxx of the
African savannah.
Basics
Tiny
Specks of Misery, Both Vile and Useful
By NATALIE ANGIER
It’s easy to hate viruses for their freeloading ways, but
they have also repaid us in ways we are just beginning to tally.
Study
Says Glaciers
Formed During a Very Warm
Period
By REUTERS
Giant glaciers formed about 90 million years ago during a warm period
when alligators thrived in the Arctic, researchers said, calling into
question the belief that all ice melts in a “super
greenhouse” climate.
Public Release: 8-Jan-2008
Health Affairs
New
study: US ranks last among other industrialized nations on preventable
deaths
The United States places last among 19 countries when it comes to
deaths that could have been prevented by access to timely and effective
health care, according to new research supported by the Commonwealth
Fund and published in the January/February issue of Health Affairs.
While other nations dramatically improved these rates between 1997・8
and 2002・3, the US improved only slightly.
Commonwealth Fund
Contact: Mary Mahon
mm@cmwf.org
212-606-3853
Commonwealth Fund
Public
Release: 8-Jan-2008
European Heart Journal
Staying
active and drinking moderately is the key to a long life
People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol and are physically active
have a lower risk of death from heart disease and other causes than
people who don't drink at all, according to new research published in
the European Heart Journal. People who neither drink alcohol nor
exercise have a 30 to 49 percent higher risk of heart disease than
those who either drink, exercise or both.
Danish Heart Foundation
Contact: Emma Mason
wordmason@mac.com
44-077-112-96986
Oxford University
Press
Public
Release: 8-Jan-2008
Molecular Therapy
Freeze-dried
tendon implants prove effective in early studies
Donated, freeze-dried tendon grafts loaded with gene therapy may soon
offer effective repair of injured tendons, a goal that has eluded
surgeons to date. According to study data published today in the
journal Molecular Therapy, a new graft technique may provide the first
effective framework around which flexor tendon tissue can reorganize as
it heals.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Greg Williams
Greg_Williams@urmc.rochester.edu
585-273-1757
University of
Rochester Medical Center
Public
Release: 8-Jan-2008
Health Economics
Variability
in health care treatment costs amongst 9 EU countries
With "health tourism" rising across the European Union, consumers,
insurers and governments are increasingly interested in the relative
cost of common procedures in different countries. In an innovative and
insightful collection of papers -- published tomorrow as a supplement
to Health Economics -- a group of EU policy analysts and economists
have addressed the issue of treatment cost variations using a "case
vignette" approach that standardises patients in nine European
countries needing care for hip replacements, stroke, acute myocardial
infarction, birth delivery, appendectomy, cataract and dental filling.
Contact: Jennifer Beal
jbeal@wiley.co.uk
44-012-437-70633
Wiley-Blackwell
Public
Release: 8-Jan-2008
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
NIAID
experts see dengue as potential threat to US public health
A disease most Americans have never heard of could soon become more
prevalent if dengue, a flu-like illness that can turn deadly, continues
to expand into temperate climates and increase in severity, according
to a new commentary by Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID, and
David M. Morens, M.D., Fauci’s senior scientific advisor.
Their commentary appears in the Jan. 9 and 16 double issue of the
Journal of the American Medical Association.
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Contact: Laura Sivitz
sivitzl@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Public
Release: 8-Jan-2008
American Journal of Health System Pharmacy
Device
prevents potential errors in
children's medications
A device designed to eliminate mistakes made while mixing compounds at
a hospital pharmacy was 100 percent accurate in identifying the proper
formulations of seven intravenous drugs.
Contact: Laura Bailey
baileylm@umich.edu
734-647-1848
University of
Michigan
Public Release: 8-Jan-2008
Observer
Understanding
the have-knots: The role of stress in just about everything
A study now reveals that stress causes deterioration in everything from
your gums to your heart and can make you more susceptible to everything
from the common cold to cancer. Thanks to new research crossing the
disciplines of psychology, medicine, neuroscience, and genetics, the
mechanisms underlying the connection are rapidly becoming understood.
Contact: Katie Kline
kkline@psychologicalscience.org
202-783-2077
Association
for Psychological Science
Cell
Proton-powered
pooping
Muscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released
from nerve cells onto muscle cells. But University of Utah scientists
discovered that bare subatomic protons can act like larger, more
complex neurotransmitters, making gut muscles contract in tiny round
worms so the worms can poop.
National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Contact: Lee Siegel
leesiegel@ucomm.utah.edu
801-581-8993
University of Utah
Public Release: 9-Jan-2008
Journal of Urology
How
less can be more when treating some kidney cancers
A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that removing the entire kidney from
younger patients with small kidney tumors may lead to decreased overall
survival compared with an operation that removes the tumor but leaves
the kidney intact.
Contact: Joel Streed
newsbureau@mayo.edu
507-284-5005
Mayo Clinic
Public
Release: 9-Jan-2008
Nature
Quakes
under Pacific floor reveal unexpected circulatory system
Seismologists working under 2,500 meters of water on a mid-ocean ridge
in the eastern Pacific Ocean have used tiny earthquakes to make the
first images of the interior of a hydrothermal vent system, and it does
not look at all the way many had assumed it would.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kevin Krajick
kkrajick@ei.columbia.edu
212-854-9729
The Earth
Institute at Columbia University
Public
Release: 9-Jan-2008
British Journal of Surgery
Treating
venous leg ulcers with honey dressings unlikely to help healing
When compared with normal care, treating a leg ulcer with dressings
impregnated with honey did not significantly improve the rate of
healing, but did lead to a significantly increased number of reported
adverse events, according to research published today in the British
Journal of Surgery.
Contact: Jennifer Beal
jbeal@wiley.co.uk
44-012-437-70633
Wiley-Blackwell
Public Release: 9-Jan-2008
Nature
480-million-year-old
fossil sheds light on 150-year-old paleontological mystery
Discovery of an exceptional fossil specimen in southeastern Morocco
that preserves evidence of the animal's soft tissues has solved a
paleontological puzzle about the origins of an extinct group of bizarre
slug-like animals with rows of mineralized armor plates on their backs,
according to a paper in Nature.
Contact: Janet Rettig Emanuel
janet.emanuel@yale.edu
203-432-2157
Yale University
Public Release: 9-Jan-2008
Naturwissenschaften
Down
to earth remedies for chimps
The deliberate ingestion of soil, or "geophagy," has important health
benefits for chimpanzees, according to Sabrina Krief and her colleagues
from the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris,
France. Far
from being a dysfunctional behavior, geophagy has evolved as a practice
for maintaining health amongst chimpanzees. In this particular study,
to be published online this week in Springer's journal
Naturwissenschaften, geophagy increases the potency of ingested plants
with anti-malarial properties.
Contact: Joan Robinson
joan.robinson@springer.com
49-622-148-78130
Springer
Public Release: 9-Jan-2008
Radioactive
'understudy' may aid medical imaging, drug development
Broadway stars have understudies. Now, an increasingly popular
radioactive isotope has its own stand-in. Developed in part by
researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
substance might ultimately improve medical imaging, speed up clinical
trials of many drugs and facilitate efforts to develop more
individualized medical treatment.
Contact: Ben Stein
ben.stein@nist.gov
301-975-3097
National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
Public
Release: 9-Jan-2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Listen-up
ladies: Don't postpone knee-replacement surgery
Is getting new knees on your list of New Year's resolutions? Research
at the University of Delaware indicates that women wait longer to
pursue knee-replacement surgery than men do. By postponing surgery
until they can no longer stand the pain, these women may also risk
putting their mobility, and quality of life, on hold indefinitely,
according to UD professor Lynn Snyder-Mackler.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Tracey Bryant
tbryant@udel.edu
302-831-8185
University of Delaware
Public Release: 9-Jan-2008
Journal of Gerontology -- Medical Sciences
Surprise
-- cholesterol may actually pose benefits, study shows
Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered that lower
cholesterol levels can actually reduce muscle gain with exercising.
Lead investigator Steven Riechman, assistant professor of health and
kinesiology, and Simon Sheather, head of the Department of Statistics,
along with colleagues from The Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center
and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, have recently had their
findings published in the Journal of Gerontology.
Contact: Steve Riechman
sriechman@hlkn.tamu.edu
979-862-3213
Texas A&M University
Flesh
wound reveals dino secrets
By Helen
Briggs
Science reporter, BBC News
Some scientists believe a number of dinosaurs had feathers
A fossil unearthed in China has given scientists a rare glimpse of what
dinosaurs were like in the flesh.
Biggest
black hole in the cosmos discovered
The
behemoth weighs 18 billion Suns – as
much as a small galaxy – and provides a new testing ground
for
general relativity
11:50 10 January 2008
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
American Journal of Human Genetics
UCLA
scientists identify new genetic link to autism
UCLA scientists used language onset -- the age when a child speaks his
first word -- as a tool for identifying a new gene linked to autism.
The team also discovered that the gene is most active in developing
brain regions involved with language and thought. Interestingly,
evidence for the genetic link came from the DNA of families with
autistic boys, not those with autistic girls.
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, NIH/National Institute of
Neurological Disease and Stroke, Cure Autism Now Foundation, UCLA
Center for Autism Research and Treatment
Contact: Elaine Schmidt
eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu
310-794-2272
University of
California - Los Angeles
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
Cancer Investigation
UT
Health Science Center researchers decoding saliva to detect breast
cancer
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
can identify and quantify specific protein markers in human saliva to
provide an early, non-invasive diagnosis of breast cancer, according to
a study appearing today in the journal Cancer Investigation. The study
is being applied to "lab-on-a-chip" technology that may bring this type
of diagnostic test -- capable of detecting the presence of cancer
before a tumor forms -- into everyday use.
Contact: Natalie Wong Camarata
Natalie.W.Camarata@uth.tmc.edu
713-500-3030
University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
Biomaterials
Protein
in human hair shows promise for regenerating nerves
A protein found in human hair shows promise for promoting the
regeneration of nerve tissue and could lead to a new treatment option
when nerves are cut or crushed from trauma.
Contact: Karen Richardson
krchrdsn@wfubmc.edu
336-716-4453
Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
Pediatrics
Simple
test accurately predicts risk of serious jaundice in newborns
A simple test can accurately identify which newborn babies are at risk
for developing dangerous levels of jaundice, according to researchers
at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Contact: Juliann Walsh
walshj1@email.chop.edu
267-426-6054
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia
Public
Release: 10-Jan-2008
American Astronomical Society Meeting
Astrophysical Journal
Hubble
finds double Einstein ring
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a never-before-seen
optical alignment in space: a pair of glowing rings, one nestled inside
the other like a bull's-eye pattern. The double-ring pattern is caused
by the complex bending of light from two distant galaxies strung
directly behind a foreground massive galaxy, like three beads on a
string.
Contact: Lars Lindberg Christensen
lars@eso.org
49-893-200-6306
ESA/Hubble
Information Centre
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
British Medical Journal
People
with dementia survive on average 4 and a half years after diagnosis
People with dementia survive an average of four and a half years after
diagnosis, with age, sex and existing disability all having an
influence on life expectancy, finds a study published online today.
Contact: Emma Dickinson
edickinson@bmj.com
44-020-738-36529
BMJ-British Medical Journal
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
New England Journal of Medicine
New
research demonstrates potential diagnosis, treatment benefits
Studies published in the Jan. 10 edition of the New England Journal of
Medicine are providing clues into the treatment and diagnosis of LAM,
or lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a progressive and deadly lung disease that
affects women in their childbearing years. There currently are no
treatments for LAM and scientists estimate as many as 250,000 women may
be going misdiagnosed or undiagnosed.
Contact: Shellie Byrum
sbyrum@spectrumscience.com
202-955-6222 x2516
The LAM
Foundation
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
Cranberries
really are a miracle cure for women
TAU research reveals two glasses a day keep bladder infections, ulcers,
cavities and viruses away.
Contact: George Hunka
ghunka@aftau.org
212-742-9070
American Friends of Tel
Aviv University
Public Release: 10-Jan-2008
Nature
Auditory
neurons in humans far more sensitive to fine sound frequencies than
most mammals
Measuring the response of single cells in humans, UCLA researchers have
discovered that auditory neurons in our brains can discern the subtlest
of sound frequencies, far superior to what almost all non-human animals
can discern.
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Contact: Mark Wheeler
mwheeler@mednet.ucla.edu
310-794-2265
University of
California - Los Angeles
Public Release: 11-Jan-2008
Nature
Snoozing
worms help Penn researchers explain the evolution of sleep
Researchers report that the round worm has a sleep-like state, joining
most of the animal kingdom in displaying this physiology. This research
has implications for explaining the evolution and purpose of sleep and
sleep-like states in animals, as well as identifying drug targets for
sleep disorders.
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Alliance for
Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
Contact: Karen Kreeger
karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu
215-349-5658
University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Public Release: 11-Jan-2008
Psychological Science
MIT:
Culture influences brain function
People from different cultures use their brains differently to solve
the same visual perceptual tasks, MIT researchers and colleagues report
in the first brain imaging study of its kind.
National Institutes of Health, McGovern Institute for Brain Research at
MIT
Contact: Elizabeth Thomson
thomson@mit.edu
617-258-5402
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Public Release: 11-Jan-2008
Cancer Research
Stem
cells make bone marrow cancer resistant to treatment
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have
evidence that cancer stem cells for multiple myeloma share many
properties with normal stem cells and have multiple ways of resisting
chemotherapy and other treatments.
National Institutes of Health, American Society of Clinical Oncology,
individual donors
Contact: Vanessa Wasta
wastava@jhmi.edu
410-955-1287
Johns Hopkins
Medical Institutions
Big
mammals key to tree-ant team
By Anna-Marie Lever
Science and nature reporter, BBC News
At first it may seem counter-intuitive: that preventing large African
herbivores from browsing Acacia trees decreases their growth.
Friday, 11 January 2008
Probe
to fly by Mercury for first time in
decades
On
Monday, NASA's Messenger spacecraft will get the first close-up view of
the Sun-baked planet since 1975
02:07 11 January 2008
Plastic
fibres to bring cheap super-fast
broadband
Homes
and businesses across Europe may soon receive ultra-high-speed
broadband over cheap plastic optical fibres
18:15 11 January 2008
Public Release: 13-Jan-2008
Nature Medicine
U
of M researchers create beating heart in laboratory
University of Minnesota researchers have created a beating heart in the
laboratory. By using a process called whole organ decellularization,
scientists from the University of Minnesota Center for Cardiovascular
Repair grew functioning heart tissue by taking dead rat and pig hearts
and reseeding them with a mixture of live cells. The research will be
published online in the Jan. 13 issue of Nature Medicine.
Medtronic Foundation, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center
Contact: Nick Hanson
hans2853@umn.edu
612-624-2449
University of Minnesota
Public Release: 13-Jan-2008
Nature Genetics
Study
suggests genetic connection between short stature and arthritis
Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in
human height, a new study shows.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Laura Bailey
baileylm@umich.edu
734-647-1848
University of
Michigan
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