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Researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study.


Collagen VI may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aβ) proteins, which ...


A special type of collagen may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease

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created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aâ ) proteins, which are ...





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Collagen injections can help some incontinence patients when surgery fails, researcher finds

Collagen injections can help some incontinence patients when surgery fails, researcher finds

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Collagen injections can benefit women who still suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) even after urethral or periurethral surgery, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.


Inflammation worsens danger due to atherosclerosis

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created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Current research suggests that inflammation increases the risk of plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. The related report by Ovchinnikova et al, "T cell activation leads to reduced collagen maturation in atherosclerotic plaques ...


Research reveals structure and behavior of collagen

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created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen, thanks to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the U.S. Department ...


Vi typhoid vaccine proves highly effective in young children

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study has found that a currently available yet underused vaccine against typhoid fever is highly effective in young children and protects unvaccinated neighbors of vaccinees.


Researcher Eyes Collagen to Follow Tumor Metastasis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Medical Center scientist has been awarded a $2 million Era of Hope Scholar Research Award to study how breast cancer cells use collagen fibers to spread, and to investigate whether the process can be predicted and disrupted.


Structure of protein collagen seen at unprescedented level of detail

Structure of protein collagen seen at unprescedented level of detail

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created Feb 25, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen, thanks to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at ...


Another new wrinkle in treating skin aging

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created Jun 05, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Topical applications of a naturally occurring fat molecule have the potential to slow down skin aging, whether through natural causes or damage, researchers report.


Sun-damaged skin does not improve with estrogen treatments

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created Sep 15, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treating the skin with estrogen can stimulate collagen production—which improves the appearance of the skin—in areas not typically exposed to the sun, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System.


'Grandma's penicillin' also may help high blood pressure

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created Oct 13, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Chicken soup, that popular home remedy for the common cold sometimes known as "Grandma's Penicillin," may have a new role alongside medication and other medical measures in fighting high blood pressure, scientists in Japan ...


Antifibrotic effects of green tea

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects ...



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