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Caspase-12: Researcher finds new defense mechanism against intestinal inflammation
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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The body’s first line of defence against pathogenic bacteria that we ingest may not be the immune system but rather the cells that line the intestine. This surprising conclusion is just one facet of a study by Dr. Maya Saleh, ...
Researchers discover gene that increases susceptibility to Crohn's disease
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Researchers at McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, along with colleagues at other Canadian ...
Prebiotic potential of almonds
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Almonds, as well as being high in vitamin E and other minerals, are also thought to have other health benefits, such as reducing cholesterol. Recently published work by the Institute of Food Research has identified potential ...
Prebiotic potential of almonds
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Almonds, as well as being high in vitamin E and other minerals, are also thought to have other health benefits, such as reducing cholesterol. Recently published work by the Institute of Food Research has ...
Humans don’t get all the benefit from raw tomatoes
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Eating a raw tomato may not be the best way to release all its healthy antioxidants into the body.
DNA of good bacteria drives intestinal response to infection
Oct 02, 2008 |
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A new study shows that the DNA of so-called "good bacteria" that normally live in the intestines may help defend the body against infection.
Plastics component affects intestine: study
Dec 14, 2009 |
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The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans has been shown for the first time to affect the functioning of the intestines, according to a French study published Monday.
Key feature of immune system survived in humans, other primates for 60 million years
Aug 18, 2009 |
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A new study has concluded that one key part of the immune system, the ability of vitamin D to regulate anti-bactericidal proteins, is so important that is has been conserved through almost 60 million years of evolution and ...
White Blood Cell Uses DNA 'Catapult' to Fight Infection
Aug 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. and Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how a type of white blood cell called the eosinophil may help the body to fight bacterial infections in the digestive tract, according to ...
Insect gene expression responds to diet
May 07, 2009 |
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Cabbage looper caterpillars (Trichoplusia ni) are able to alter the expression of genes associated with metabolism, homeostasis and immunity in response to feeding on plants carrying bacteria. Research published in BioMed ...
Immune cells play surprising role in cystic fibrosis lung damage
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Immune cells once thought to be innocent bystanders in cystic fibrosis may hold the key to stopping patients' fatal lung disease. New findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's ...
Good Bacteria Can Be 'EZ Pass' for Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that the good bacteria found in dairy products and linked to positive health benefits in the human body might also be an effective ...
Found: A gene that may play a role in type 1 diabetes
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Scientists at Stanford University have identified a gene that may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's insulin-producing cells. Insulin, a ...
The missionary doctor
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Kenneth Chang has built one of the nation's finest digestive disease centers for UC Irvine Healthcare with a drive and passion inspired by doctors he assisted in a poor Taiwanese fishing ...
Nanoparticles could pose threat to humans: scientists
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2009 |
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They can make fabric resistant to stains, improve the taste of food and help drug research, but nanoparticles could also pose a danger to human health, experts warned Wednesday.
