Research from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute sheds new light on a gene called ATRX and its function in the brain and pituitary. Children born with ATRX syndrome have cognitive defects and developmental abnormalities. ATRX mutations have also been linked to brain tumors...
Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that two proteins which are believed to play a key role in controlling the body's immune response are found in lower levels in T lymphocytes from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study found that MS patients' T...
New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research shows that changes in brain blood flow associated with vein abnormalities are not specific for multiple sclerosis (MS) and do not contribute to its severity, despite what some researchers have speculated. Results of the research are published online...
Researchers at Queen's University have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumour suppressor gene (known as PTEN) that can lead to the development of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer. "This discovery gives us a greater understanding of how aggressive prostate cancer develops...
I was wondering if black pugs shed less than the fawn ones. I read that the fawn ones have a double a coat or something like that but not black pugs.
I have allergies but i want a pug so bad!
I found an abandoned cat (female Calico) in a vacant house (I'm a Realtor, and the homeowner was evicted). I love cats and I have fallen in love with her, but the shedding is driving me "nuckin futs". I have never seen anything like it. Many days I feel compelled to take her right back where...
okay so i need to shed 3kg or 2kg in 2 weeks, how do i go about that? diet? what type? exercise? what type?
serious question so i need a serious answer please :) ty in advance
I am 20 years old, with a small frame and have been running to get in shape for a few months now. The main purpose that I have started running was to shed the very little belly fat i have into more toned muscle. When i flex my stomach, it basically appears that I have a fully defined six pack...
Congenital stationary night blindness, an inherited condition that affects one's ability to see in the dark, is caused by a mutation in a calcium channel protein that shuttles calcium into and out of cells. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have teased apart the...
I have a Ball python that did not have a complete shed the last 2 times and never shed his eye caps. He will not let me touch his head. I have soaked him and kept his cage with-in normal limits of humidity. I just can't seem to get him to shed his caps. Any ides?
I thought I had heard of something. I just got a long-haired Chi and she sheds alot. I am not used to this as my other dog doesn't shed at all hardly. I do brush her.
Like...someone said that adding salt to the water stimulates the body slime and causes the skin to fall off. But when the skin comes off,its ick comes off too.
Hi, I have a 15 in long baby corn snake, and since yesterday (feb 7, 2009), its eyes have been milky blue. This means that it is shedding. But, today around 1pm, I looked at its eyes and they are regular black and it has not shed yet! Anyone know why?
i have a baby snapping turtle and it seems like he is always shedding i have had him for a couple months and it has been shedding the whole time its shell has shed on top of shed is that ok
hi peeps i have a Chilean rose Tarantula its going through a molt on its front it seems to have stopped and im not sure if its still alive PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!