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Fat-derived inflammatory factor may explain diseases that come with obesity
Apr 07, 2009 |
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An inflammatory factor already linked to several diseases, including pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and arthritis, may also be responsible for the insulin resistance that comes with obesity, according to a new study published ...
New origin found for a critical immune response
Mar 01, 2009 |
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An immune system response that is critical to the first stages of fighting off viruses and harmful bacteria comes from an entirely different direction than most scientists had thought, according to a finding by researchers ...
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Molecule discovered that makes obese people develop diabetes
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Many people who are overweight or obese develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes at some stage in their lives. A European research team has now discovered that obese people have large amounts of the ...
Microbes and their hosts -- exploring the complexity of symbiosis in DNA and cell biology
Jul 28, 2009 |
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The unique association between microorganisms and their hosts, whether insects, plants, or mammals, provides a fascinating view into how microbial symbionts adapt to changing biological environments. Insights into the diversity ...
Genetic variation associated with survival advantage in African-Americans with HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 20, 2009 |
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From the start of the HIV epidemic, it appeared that some of the people who were infected with the virus were able to ward off the fatal effects of the disease longer than others. Recent studies have begun to unravel the ...
Key found to how tumor cells invade the brain in childhood cancer
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Despite great strides in treating childhood leukemia, a form of the disease called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) poses special challenges because of the high risk of leukemic cells invading ...
Gene signature helps predict breast cancer prognosis
May 19, 2009 |
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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have uncovered a gene signature that may help predict clinical outcomes in certain types of breast cancer.
Researchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered ...
Shades of 1918? New study compares avian flu with a notorious killer from the past
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Feb 10, 2009 |
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In the waning months of the First World War, a lethal virus known as the Spanish flu (influenza A, subtype H1N1), swept the United States, Europe and Asia in three convulsive waves. The year was 1918. The ...
New discovery may lead to new class of allergy drugs
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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If you've ever wondered why some allergic reactions progress quickly and may even become fatal, a new research report published in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology provides an important part of the ...
Are chemokine and cytokine effective markers of chronic pancreatitis?
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a chronic clinical disorder characterized by irreversible damage to the pancreas, the development of histologic evidence of inflammation and fibrosis, and eventually the destruction and permanent ...
New synthetic form of protein holds promise to stop cancer spread
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases.
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