New FRAX Report for World Osteoporosis Day

In recognition of World Osteoporosis Day and the millions of women and men who have osteoporosis or who are at risk of the disease, the International Osteoporosis Foundation is issuing a new report on FRAX®. The FRAX was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and stands for “Fracture Risk Assessment Tool.”

In recognition of World Osteoporosis Day and the millions of women and men who have osteoporosis or who are at risk of the disease, the International Osteoporosis Foundation is issuing a new report on

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Grant For Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Study In Nicaragua Awarded To UNC Researcher

Grant For Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Study In Nicaragua Awarded To UNC Researcher
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has been awarded a four-year, $507,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center to study the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines in the Central American nation of Nicaragua. The grant was awarded to Sylvia Becker-Dreps, M.D., M.P.H.

New Map Of Copy Number Variation In The Human Genome Is A Resource For Human Genetics

In research published by Nature, an international team describes the finest map of changes to the structure of human genomes and a resource they have developed for researchers worldwide to look at the role of these changes in human disease. They also identify 75 'jumping genes' - regions of our genome that can be found in more than one location in some individuals. Continue reading ...