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Venomous bite: Harmless digestive enzyme evolved into venom in two species
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists have shown that independent but similar molecular changes turned a harmless digestive enzyme into a toxin in two unrelated species -- a shrew and a lizard -- giving each a venomous ...
Komodo even more deadly than thought: Research
May 18, 2009 |
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The carnivorous reptiles (Varanus komodoensis) are known to bite prey and release them, leaving them to bleed to death from their wounds: the victims are reported to go into shock before the dragons kill a ...
Researchers find essential proteins for critical stage of malaria
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Jan 16, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) have identified the molecular components that enable the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium to infect the salivary glands of the Anopheles mosquito—a critical ...
Green Tea May Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes
Oct 23, 2008 |
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A powerful antioxidant in green tea may prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Researchers were testing EGCG, green tea's predominant antioxidant, in a laboratory ...
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Protein plays key role in transmitting deadly malaria parasite
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May 28, 2008 |
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The protein MAEBL is critical for completing the life cycle of malaria parasites in mosquitoes, allowing the insects to transmit the potentially deadly infection to humans, a University of South Florida study has shown. The ...
Cell phone-cancer link found by Tel Aviv University scientist
Feb 14, 2008 |
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An Israeli scientist, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, has found a link between cell phone usage and the development of tumors.
Fruit Flies, Death, and Immunity
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Mar 28, 2007 |
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University of Arkansas scientists have found an important mechanism that regulates the destruction of larval fruit fly salivary glands that could point the way to understanding programmed cell death in the human immune system.
Chewing gum helps treat hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease patients
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Chewing gum made with a phosphate-binding ingredient can help treat high phosphate levels in dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the ...
Green tea may help prevent autoimmune diseases
Apr 19, 2007 |
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Green tea may help protect against autoimmune disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Salivary diagnostics, the 'magic mirror' to your health ... at your personal computer
Apr 06, 2008 |
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Accuracy, convenience, and non-invasiveness are the most critical characteristics for any diagnostic tool. A new concept, Salivaomics Knowledge Base (SKB), an in silico (i.e., performed on computer or via computer simulation) ...
Identification of new genes shows a complex path to cell death
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Dec 14, 2007 |
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Can a tiny winged insect’s salivary glands really tell us about processes relevant to human disease" Yes, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), who gained new insights ...
Scientists suggest linkages between obesity and oral bacterial infection
Jul 08, 2009 |
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A scientific team from The Forsyth Institute has discovered new links between certain oral bacteria and obesity. In a recent study, the researchers demonstrated that the salivary bacterial composition of overweight women ...
Gene silencing may shorten insect lifespan
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Feb 12, 2008 |
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U.S. entomologists have discovered interfering with the salivary glands of insects might result in a shortened life span.
Waiting for biopsy results may adversely affect health
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Women who've had a breast biopsy know the anxiety of waiting for the results, but that stress may cause adverse health effects, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology.
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