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Flies Reveal Kidney Stones in-the-Making
April 7, 2013 Kidney stones usually make their presence known suddenly, often sending a person to the hospital in excruciating pain. New research identifies an important role zinc plays in the disease ... > full story -
The Snakelocks Anemone, a Marine Species Prized in Cooking, Has Been Bred for the First Time in Captivity
April 5, 2013 Researchers have managed to breed for the first time in captivity a marine animal known as the snakelocks anemone and have also begun breeding a species of sea cucumber although this process is still ... > full story -
How Life May Have First Emerged on Earth: Foldable Proteins in a High-Salt Environment
April 5, 2013 Scientists may be a step closer to understanding how life first emerged on Earth billions of years ago. Researchers have produced data supporting the idea that 10 amino acids believed to exist on ... > full story -
Origin of Life: Power Behind Primordial Soup Discovered
April 4, 2013 Researchers may have solved a key puzzle about how objects from space could have kindled life on ... > full story -
Pathogen's Scissor-Like Enzyme Provides New Clues to Treatment of Infectious Disease
April 4, 2013 Researchers report that a pathogen annually blamed for an estimated 90 million cases of food-borne illness defeats a host's immune response by using a fat-snipping enzyme to cut off cellular ... > full story -
White Blood Cell Enzyme Contributes to Inflammation and Obesity
April 2, 2013 Researchers have discovered that an imbalance between the enzyme neutrophil elastase and its inhibitor, ±1-antitrypsin, causes inflammation, obesity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver ... > full story -
Fatty Acid Metabolite Shows Promise Against Cancer in Mice
April 2, 2013 Scientists have found that a product resulting from a metabolized omega-3 fatty acid helps combat cancer by cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients that fuel tumor growth and spread of the ... > full story -
Vitamin P as a Potential Approach for the Treatment of Damaged Motor Neurons
April 2, 2013 Biologists in Germany have explored how to protect neurons that control movements from dying off. In a new paper, they report that the molecule 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone, also known as vitamin P, ensures ... > full story -
Eating Fish Associated With Lower Risk of Dying Among Older Adults: Risk of Dying from Heart Disease Significantly Lowered
April 1, 2013 Older adults with higher levels of blood omega-3 levels -- fatty acids found in fish and seafood -- may be able to lower their mortality risk by as much as 27 percent and their mortality risk from ... > full story -
Monounsaturated Fats Reduce Metabolic Syndrome Risk
March 29, 2013 Canola oil and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends, according to a new study. Researchers also found that consuming certain vegetable oils ... > full story
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