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Dartmouth researchers find new protein function
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Jan 09, 2009 |
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A group of Dartmouth researchers has found a new function for one of the proteins involved with chromosome segregation during cell division. Their finding adds to the growing knowledge about the fundamental ...
'Friendly' bacteria protect against type 1 diabetes
Sep 21, 2008 |
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In a dramatic illustration of the potential for microbes to prevent disease, researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago showed that mice exposed to common stomach bacteria were protected against the development ...
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Immune responses spread from one protein to another in type 1 diabetes
Dec 02, 2006 |
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) occurs when the immune system inappropriately attacks cells in the pancreas. Although many of the proteins attacked during T1D have been identified, it has not been determined whether immune responses ...
Type-1 diabetes not so much bad genes as good genes behaving badly
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Investigators combing the genome in the hope of finding genetic variants responsible for triggering early-onset diabetes may be looking in the wrong place, new research at the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests.
Caspase-12: Researcher finds new defense mechanism against intestinal inflammation
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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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, ...
Scientists probe limits of 'cancer stem-cell model'; Melanoma does not fit the model
Dec 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most promising new ideas about the causes of cancer, known as the cancer stem-cell model, must be reassessed because it is based largely on evidence from a laboratory test that ...
AAT protein restores blood glucose in type 1 diabetes model
Oct 14, 2008 |
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A protein made by the liver in response to inflammation and used to treat patients suffering from a genetic form of emphysema has been shown to restore blood glucose levels in a mouse model of Type 1 diabetes mellitus, according ...
Type 1 diabetes triggered by 'lazy' regulatory T-cells
Jan 14, 2008 |
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A research team led by Dr. Ciriaco A. Piccirillo of McGill University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology has discovered that in some individuals, the specialized immunoregulatory T-cells that regulate the body’s ...
A new plant-bacterial symbiotic mechanism promising
Jul 16, 2007 |
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The growth of most plants depends on the presence of sufficient amounts of nitrogen contained in the soil. However, a family of plants, the legumes, is partially free of this constraint thanks to its ability to live in association ...
A new plant-bacterial symbiotic mechanism promising for crop applications
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Jun 05, 2007 |
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The growth of most plants depends on the presence of sufficient amounts of nitrogen contained in the soil. However, a family of plants, the legumes, is partially free of this constraint thanks to its ability to live in association ...
A facial expression is worth a thousand words
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Moving pictures are more suitable to interpret the mood of a person than a static photograph.
Researchers uncover gene's role in type 1 diabetes
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have identified an enzyme thought to be an important instigator of the inner-body conflict that causes Type 1 diabetes. A chronic condition that affects nearly three ...
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