Article ID: 714471

Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have identified an expression pattern of 14 genes at the time of diagnosis that predicts two year, transplant-free survival in children with biliary atresia – the most common diagnosis leading to liver transplants in children. The researchers also found that the antioxidant N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) reduced liver injury and fibrosis (excess fibrous connective tissue) in mice with biliary atresia and increased survival times.

Article ID: 714316

Two years after their child “comes out” as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB), many parents still say that it is moderately or very hard for them to adjust to the news, according to a study published today.

Article ID: 714569

根据Mayo Clinic对最常见遗传性综合征和病症的综述，在所有结直肠癌和乳腺癌病例中，5%–10%与遗传因素有关。

Article ID: 714562

The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in the Salish Sea is now available.

Article ID: 714564

Out of the 10 million acres of land damaged by extractive industries in Appalachia, about 500,000 lie in the borders of West Virginia. Rather than discarding the region’s history, West Virginia University researcher Zachary Freedman sees the future of that land remaining in the energy sector. But instead of removing something from the earth, he’ll put something back.

Article ID: 714563

Chris Giebink, associate professor of electrical engineering, has been awarded a two-year, $1.1 million grant from the Department of Energy for his research in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).