Sunday, November 11, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Blood pressure control essential for curbing brain injury

Posted: 11 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have found that subtle vascular brain injury develops over the course of a lifetime and is apparent in young adults, emphasizing the need for early optimal control of blood pressure, they say in The Lancet Neurology.

Taste receptor governs respiratory infection susceptibility

Posted: 11 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

The bitter taste receptor TAS2R38 may play a role in innate defense, say researchers, who have found that variations in the TAS2R38 gene may regulate susceptibility to respiratory infection.

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