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Study shows how gene action may lead to diabetes prevention, cure

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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A gene commonly studied by cancer researchers has been linked to the metabolic inflammation that leads to diabetes.


Scientists identify natural anti-cancer defenses

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Canadian researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that prevents cancer. In the December 11 edition of the prestigious journal Molecular Cell, scientists from the Université de Montréal and th ...


New inherited eye disease discovered

New inherited eye disease discovered

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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University of Iowa researchers have found the existence of a new, rare inherited retinal disease. Now the search is on to find the genetic cause, which investigators hope will increase understanding of more ...


Understanding apples' ancestors

Understanding apples' ancestors

Biology / Ecology

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Wild Malus orientalis -- species of wild apples that could be an ancestor of today's domesticated apples -- are native to the Middle East and Central Asia. A new study comparing the diversity of recently acquir ...


Landmark study confirms chemotherapy benefit in breast cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Chemotherapy generally improves survival in postmenopausal breast cancer patients, according to a landmark study led by Dr. Kathy Albain of Loyola University Health System.


MRI detects breast cancer at earlier stage

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coupled with mammography detects almost all cancers at an early stage, thereby reducing the incidence of advanced stage breast cancer in high-risk women.


Probing Question: What are wildlife corridors?

Probing Question: What are wildlife corridors?

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Imagine that an unknown force hacks your city into two chunks. Because of this new barrier, you can’t get from your home to your office or the grocery store. Suddenly, your access to critical resources is ...


Article Traces History of Darwinian Medicine

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite being a founding principle of modern biology for 150 years, evolutionary theory has played a limited role in the field of medicine. Only in the last 20 years has Darwinian medicine emerged as a discipline ...


Flies like us: They can act like addicts, too

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When given the chance to consume alcohol at will, fruit flies behave in ways that look an awful lot like human alcoholism. That's according to a study published online on December 10th in Current Biology that is one of the ...


Amount of gene surplus determines severity of mental retardation in males

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is situated on the X-chromosome; ...



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