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Researchers discover gene that increases susceptibility to Crohn's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...





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Mutant CTRC gene has a new way to trigger pancreatitis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The CTRC gene is a lot like your baby brother—mutant and annoying. Drs. Miklos Sahin-Toth and Richard Szmola of the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental ...


Caspase-12: Researcher finds new defense mechanism against intestinal inflammation

Biology /

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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, ...


Prebiotic potential of almonds

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 27, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

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 ...


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Prebiotic potential of almonds

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created Jun 27, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

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 ...


DNA of good bacteria drives intestinal response to infection

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 02, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

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

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3

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

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created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(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

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...



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