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Investigators at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) have used a gene-constrained analysis to identify nine new Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk genes that are possibly linked to the higher prevalence of AD in people with African ancestry. One of those genes, GNB5, regulates the stability of certain G protein-signaling proteins, which are activated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The authors showed that mice with only one copy of Gnb5 developed mo...

‘‘Now in most of our local languages, the word poison is not liberally used as it is in English. You are either poisoned...or not

Acute kidney injury is a sudden loss of function that usually lasts for a short time.

(NAPSI)—Kidney disease is often referred to as a “silent disease” because there are usually no symptoms during its early stages. In fact, as many as 90% of Americans who have chronic kidney …

Scientists developed a new method against kidney stones which showed promising results. Sound waves from a newly developed technique called "burst wave lithotripsy (BWL)" were found by researchers to have the potential to disintegrate or destroy kidney stones inside the body.

NIH-funded study results show potential long-term value of childhood obesity prevention strategy.

この連載では、大企業内で活躍するイントレプレナーにインタビューするとともに、その人が尊敬する他社のイントレプレナーを紹介してもらい、リレー形式で話を聞いていく。今回は東芝からスピンオフしたIDDK代表取締役の上野宗一郎氏だ。