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Hope for patients with type 2 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American He ...


Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

Medicine & Health / Research

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

The cellulose produced by bacteria could be used for artificial blood vessels in the future as it carries a lower risk of blood clots than the synthetic materials currently used for bypass operations, reveals ...


Moderate weight loss in obese people improves heart function

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese patients who lost a moderate amount of weight by eating less and exercising more improved their cardiovascular health, says a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.


Bacterial protein mimics its host to disable a key enzyme (w/ Video)

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria use all sorts of cunning to trick hosts into doing their bidding. One con in their bag of tricks: the molecular mimic. In this ruse, bacteria or their agents look for all purposes like some native ...


Does Glutathione-S-transferase associate with gastrointestinal cancer in Korean population?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

The glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) null genotypes have been linked to increased risk of developing cancer. The results regarding the association between GSTM1 and GSTT1 null ...


Role of addiction cannot be ignored in obesity epidemic

Medicine & Health / Health

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

The causes of obesity are complex and individual, but it is clear that chronic overeating plays a fundamental role. But when this behaviour becomes compulsive and out of control, it is often classified as "food addiction" ...


New figures on cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality but big variations

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent ...


Are manometric findings different between the patients with erosive and nonerosive disease?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is defined as the pathological retrograde movement of gastric contents into the esophagus. Various esophageal motility disturbances which may be important in reflux are observed in patients ...


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FTC warns of explicit content in virtual worlds

Technology / Internet

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The US consumer protection agency warned parents Thursday that children can easily bypass age requirements in virtual worlds and access violent or sexually explicit content.


Cut out the (estrogen) middleman

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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

Estrogen seems to act like a middleman in its positive effect on the brain, raising the possibility that future drugs may bypass the carcinogenic hormone altogether while reaping its benefits.



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