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Effective adenovirus-mediated gene transfer into neural stem cells derived from human embryonic stem cells

Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells (hESC-NSCs) are an attractive cell type for studying

Apolipoprotein E genotype is associated with serum C-reactive protein but not abdominal aortic aneurysm

We assessed the association between ApoE genotype with AAA presence and growth, and serum C-reactive protein (CRP).

Birthweight and the risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes

We investigated whether children who are heavier at birth have an increased risk of type 1 diabetes

Congenital anomalies - why bother

Congenital anomalies--why bother?

Association between socioeconomic status and the development of asthma: analyses of income trajectories

Using data on 2868 children born in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, we examined the association between changes in family...

Th2-polarisation of cellular immune memory to neonatal pertussis vaccination

Current infant vaccination against pertussis in North America and Australia requires three doses of vaccines including diphtheria, tetanus and acellular...

Free testosterone levels in umbilical-cord blood predict infant head circumference in females

Fetal androgens influence fetal growth as well as postnatal neurocognitive ability

An open letter to politicians on climate change and obesity

MEIS proteins as partners of the TLX1/HOX11 oncoprotein

Aberrant expression of the TLX1/HOX11 proto-oncogene is associated with a significant subset of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias...

Fortification of flour with folic acid

After randomized, controlled trials established that consumption of folic acid before pregnancy and during the early weeks of gestation reduces the risk...