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Western diets turn on fat genes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Those extra helpings of gravy and dessert at the holiday table are even less of a help to your waistline than previously thought. According to a new research report recently appearing online in The FASEB Journal, a diet t ...





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Understanding relationship of proteins, fatty acids could help treat diseases

Understanding relationship of proteins, fatty acids could help treat diseases

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's widely understood that eating a diet high in saturated fats increases the risk for a long list of chronic and deadly diseases, including diabetes and coronary heart disease. Understanding ...


Chicago Cancer Genome Project studies genetics of 1,000 tumors

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created 9 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

No two tumors are alike, but analyzing the genetics of cancers from different parts of the body may reveal surprising details useful for treatment and prevention.


Role of addiction cannot be ignored in obesity epidemic

Medicine & Health / Health

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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" ...


Surgery recognized as effective treatment for type 2 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Other

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A first-of-its-kind consensus statement by 50 medical experts from around the world has pronounced surgery to be a legitimate and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes, bringing the procedure a significant step closer to ...


Adding a genetic supertool: Genome Analyzer fuels research dreams and tomorrow's cures

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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To identify the hemophilia mutation that affected Queen Victoria and her European relatives, scientific detectives used a cutting-edge "deep sequencing tool." Able to trace rare genetic disease mutations, the tool can turn ...


Up a little on the left... now, over to the right... Scientists find a source of nonallergic itch

Medicine & Health / Research

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Scratching below the surface of a troublesome sensation that's equal parts tingle-tickle-prickle, sensory scientists from Johns Hopkins have discovered in mice a molecular basis for nonallergic itch.


Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in ...


Study shows immune system protein involved in reprogramming adult cells to express stem cell genes

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a protein required to quickly and efficiently reprogram human skin cells to express embryonic stem cell genes.


Fatty food can weaken the immune system

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Fresh evidence that fatty food is bad for our health has come to light: mice fed a lard-based diet over a long period got worse at fighting bacteria in the blood, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...


Type 2 diabetes gene predisposes children to obesity

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of ...



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