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News Digest Archive |
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| Nov 08, 2005 |
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| Researchers discover new form of cancer gene regulation |
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| The Quaking gene, first described as a mutation in mice that causes rapid tremor, is thought to suppress tumor formation and protect humans from cancer.
Now, a team of researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin has shown that the Quaking gene likely suppresses tumor Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 08, 2005 |
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| Light-induced hormone surge points to benefits of light therapy |
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| A report in the November Cell Metabolism reveals powerful effects of light on the adrenal glands, a finding that might explain the broad benefits of bright light therapy for a variety of conditions, including sleep and depressive disorders, according to researchers. The body's two adrenal glands sit Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 08, 2005 |
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| How protein-rich diets curb hunger |
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| Researchers have uncovered new evidence to explain the observation that diets rich in protein stunt the appetite, according to a report in the November Cell Metabolism. The findings suggest a novel link connecting macronutrients in the diet to hunger, the researchers said. The results also point to Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 08, 2005 |
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| Sleeping sickness parasite shows how cells divide their insides |
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| New Haven, Conn. – Researchers at Yale have brought to light a mechanism that regulates the way an internal organelle, the Golgi apparatus, duplicates as cells prepare to divide, according to a report in Science Express.
Graham Warren, professor of
cell biology, and his colleagues Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 08, 2005 |
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| Sleeping sickness parasite shows how cells divide their insides |
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| New Haven, Conn. – Researchers at Yale have brought to light a mechanism that regulates the way an internal organelle, the Golgi apparatus, duplicates as cells prepare to divide, according to a report in Science Express.
Graham Warren, professor of
cell biology, and his colleagues Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 08, 2005 |
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| Avoid the hookah and save your teeth |
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Study provides convincing evidence that tobacco smoking is a risk factor for periodontal disease. These findings included water pipe smoking.Chicago – Smoking a hookah also known as a water pipe is becoming an increasingly trendy menu item in Mediterranean restaurants, cafes and bars. P Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 08, 2005 |
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| Worm parasite may hold clues in bid for illness and allergy cures |
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| Tiny worms that can trick the body's natural defences could hold the key to new treatments for a range of conditions, including diabetes, asthma and hay fever. University of Edinburgh scientists, who have discovered that helminth parasites can exploit an 'Achilles heel' in our immune system, now hop Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 07, 2005 |
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| Common viruses may cause cancer |
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Study implicates viral-mediated cell fusion as a possible engine of tumor formationIn some cases, the fusion of human cells is a normal process that leads, for instance, to the formation of muscle and bone. Viral infections can also cause cell fusion, but cells fused by viruses are widely con Read More... |
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| Source: EurekAlert - Biology |
| Nov 07, 2005 |
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| Aspirin may protect against cancer |
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| Regular use of a class of drugs which includes aspirin may protect against a deadly form of skin cancer, Australian research has found.
Scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) studied 273 people, including 86 with squamous cell carcinoma, a non-melanoma for Read More... |
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