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Antifibrotic effects of green tea

Medicine & Health / Health

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 ...


Tissue tension regulates tumor progression

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF scientists have shown for the first time that the rigidity of a tissue can induce cancer. The research team identified an enzyme that is crucial for regulating tissue stiffness and demonstrated that ...


Tissue-engineering researchers create replacement knee ligaments from recipients' own cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could lead to more complete recovery from torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in humans, University of Michigan researchers have grown and repaired knee ligaments in rats ...


Wistar researchers show targeting 'normal' cells in tumors slows growth

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Targeting the normal cells that surround cancer cells within and around a tumor is a strategy that could greatly increase the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments, say researchers at The Wistar Institute.


Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898 (AP)

Notorious 'man-eating' lions of Tsavo likely ate about 35 people -- not 135, scientists say

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The legendary "man-eating lions of Tsavo" that terrorized a railroad camp in Kenya more than a century ago likely consumed about 35 people--far fewer than popular estimates of 135 victims, according to a new ...



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