UF scientists discover novel mechanism underlying bone destruction
...ation like this will help us better understand the pathophysiology of bone diseases such as osteoporosis that affect so many people."...Bio-X awards $3 million in grants for imaginative interdisciplinary research and education projects
...tially a series of courses designed to teach human pathophysiology and medicine to graduate students enrolled in Ph.D. programs in the basic or engineering sciences. The goal will be to equip biomedical scientists/engineers with an understanding of disease sufficient to allow them to optimally identify and pursue ar...Schizophrenia research links form and function
...can Journal of Psychiatry. “Understanding the pathophysiology of a given disorder will ultimately require an appreciation of how abnormalities in one brain region produce and/or result from disturbances in other brain areas,” writes David A. Lewis, M.D. of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsbu....... A group at the NHGRI has used it to decipher the pathophysiology of Niemann-Pickdisease, and finds that a component...omosome 21. Although the role of cystatin B in the pathophysiology of epilepsy has been amystery, mouse models have shed some light on this curious connection. Miceth...Hallucinations In Schizophrenia: Genetic Findings
...rotransmitter serotonin has been implicated in the pathophysiology ofpsychosis. The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) plays a critical role inregulation of serotoninergic function. A recently identified polymorphism inthe promoter region of the 5-HTT gene (5-HTTLPR) produces significantdifferences in 5-HTT expression an...DFG To Set Up 14 New Collaborative Research Centres
...t Kiel University will explorethe "Specificity and pathophysiology of signal transduction pathways". Even though the incidence of pancreatic diseases is increasing, there has been no possibility todate to manage and influence the chronic inflammatory process and stop the development offibrosis resulting in severe ch...Comprehensive Nutritional Status In Patients With Long-Standing Crohn Disease Currently In Remission
...lication in patients with Crohn disease (CD). The pathophysiology of malnutrition in this disorder is complex. To obtain a comprehensive picture of nutritional status in patients with long-standing CD that was clinically in remission, we assessed four measures of nutritional status in 32 patients (18 women and 1...Induced Mutant Mouse Models Of Lipoprotein Disorders And Atherosclerosis
... These animal models are being used to study the pathophysiology oflesion formation and the influence of candidate genes on atherosclerosissusceptibility. Breeding the atherosclerosis prone traits onto different mouse strainshas revealed large background effects, and quantitative trait locus mapping hasbe...