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A new soldier in the war on cancer: The blind mole rat
Mar 04, 2009 |
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If someone ever calls you a "dirty rat," consider it a compliment. A new discovery published online in the FASEB Journal shows that cellular mechanisms used by the blind mole rat to survive the very low oxygen environment of its ...
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Berries beneficial for brains
Aug 25, 2006 |
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If humans are anything like rats, scientists at Tufts University in Boston may be on the road to discovering the fountain of youth for the human brain.
Age at puberty linked to mother's prenatal diet
Jun 16, 2008 |
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A high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing may lead to the child having an early onset of puberty and subsequent adulthood obesity, according to a new animal study. The results were presented Monday, June 16, at The Endocrine ...
Trans-fatty acids and insulin sensitivity
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Trans-fatty acids have been the topic of a lot of negative health news, but in the July Journal of Lipid research, a dietary study in rats suggests that trans-fats do not increase the risk of insulin resistance and diabet ...
Scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury
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Sep 20, 2009 |
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UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill.
Bush rats fight back
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sydney's native bush rats were unintended victims of a campaign to exterminate foreign black rats during a plague epidemic in 1900, according to new research by scientists who plan to reintroduce ...
Plague on their house, but bush rats fight back
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sydney's native bush rats were unintended victims of a campaign to exterminate foreign black rats during a plague epidemic in 1900, according to new research by scientists who plan to reintroduce ...
Step out for PAD
Dec 15, 2008 |
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You probably know that poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to dangerous deposits of fatty plaques in arteries. But it is not just the heart that is affected – blood flow can be blocked to the legs too, leading to pain ...
From and for the heart, My Dear Valentine: Broccoli!
Jan 21, 2008 |
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Wishing your Valentine good heart health on February 14 — and throughout 2008" Then consider the food some people love to hate, and hand over a gift bag of broccoli along with that heart-shaped box of chocolates. ...
Study: Running with friends is better
Mar 14, 2006 |
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Princeton University scientists say they've determined exercising in groups, rather than alone, produces better results and is better for the brain.
Exercise minimizes weight regain by reducing appetite and burning fat first, carbs later
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Exercise helps prevent weight regain after dieting by reducing appetite and by burning fat before burning carbohydrates, according to a new study with rats. Burning fat first and storing carbohydrates for use later in the ...
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