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Research may hold key to maintaining embryonic stem cells in lab
Jul 09, 2009 |
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In a new study that could transform embryonic stem cell (ES cell) research, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered why mouse ES cells can be easily grown in a laboratory while other mammalian ...
Scientists unlock possible aging secret in genetically altered fruit fly
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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Brown University researchers have identified a cellular mechanism that could someday help fight the aging process.
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Joint research into an enzyme that causes genetic diseases
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Researchers from CIC bioGUNE's Structural Biology Unit and Columbia University (New York) have conducted a joint research project, published in the prestigious scientific journal Structure, to gain in-depth knowledge of the ...
Testosterone predominance increases prevalence of metabolic syndrome during menopause
Jul 29, 2008 |
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As testosterone progressively dominates the hormonal milieu during the menopausal transition, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome increases according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study ...
Metabolic factors may play a role in risk for breast cancer
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the ...
Alcohol tolerance 'switch' found
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic "switch" in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.
Hibernation-like behavior in Antarctic fish -- on ice for winter
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Mar 05, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered an Antarctic fish species that adopts a winter survival strategy similar to hibernation. Reporting this week in the journal PLoS ONE, the online journal from the Public Library of Sci ...
Metabolic reactions: Less is more in single-celled organisms
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Dec 05, 2008 |
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All single-celled organisms are not alike. Or are they? A Northwestern University study has found a surprising similarity among four quite different organisms. The simplest organism, a bacterium called H. pylori, uses the sa ...
Ecologists Say Metabolism Accounts for Why Natural Selection Favors Only Some Species
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some species of plants and animals favored by natural selection? And why does natural selection not favor other species similarly?
MSU professor studies links between gastric bypass, immune system
Jul 30, 2009 |
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While the massive weight loss associated with gastric bypass surgery is beneficial, some patients may face malnutrition, poor wound healing and infection as their immune systems adjust to the extreme decrease ...
Sewer-gas-induced suspended animation is rapid and reversible
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Low doses of the toxic gas responsible for the unpleasant odor of rotten eggs can safely and reversibly depress both metabolism and aspects of cardiovascular function in mice, producing a suspended-animation-like state. ...
Secreted protein sends signal that fat is on the way
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Dec 02, 2008 |
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After you eat a burger and fries or other fat-filled meal, a protein produced by the liver may send a signal that fat is on the way, suggests a report in the December issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press public ...
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