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News Digest Archive |
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| Nov 04, 2008 |
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| Apelin to rescue diabetics |
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Sugar is naturally present in the blood in the form of glucose and is stored in the liver or adipose tissue (fat) thanks to the action of insulin. Glucose is stored or directly used to ensure satisfactory function of the heart, brain and so on according to the body's demands.
In certain cases Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 04, 2008 |
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| New journal shows half-broken gene is enough to cause cancer |
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Tumour suppressor genes do not necessarily require both alleles to be knocked out before disease phenotypes are expressed. Research published in BioMed Central's new open access journal PathoGenetics reveals that only one allele of SMAD4 has to be damaged to put a person at risk of pancreatic an Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 04, 2008 |
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| Flu shot protects kids -- even during years with a bad vaccine match |
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Children who receive all recommended flu vaccine appear to be less likely to catch the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children every year.
This is according to new research published in Pediatrics by the University of Rochester Medical Center. The study looked at Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 04, 2008 |
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| A double-barreled immune cell approach for neuroblastoma |
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Adding an artificial tumor-specific receptor to immune system cells called T-lymphocytes that target a particular virus extended and improved the cells' ability to fight a form of childhood cancer called neuroblastoma, said researchers form Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospita Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
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