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Roundworm Quells Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders
April 25, 2013 Researchers have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic ... > full story -
Gene Networks in Brains of Deceased Patients Reveal Potential Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease
April 25, 2013 Most information about the cause of Alzheimer's is based on studies from animal models. Now, a study examines the brain tissue of deceased human patients and sheds light on dysfunctions in molecular ... > full story -
Fighting Bacteria With New Genre of Antibodies
April 24, 2013 In an advance toward coping with bacteria that shrug off existing antibiotics and sterilization methods, scientists are reporting development of a new family of selective antimicrobial agents that do ... > full story -
New Genetic Links to Juvenile Arthritis Found
April 24, 2013 Researchers report they have increased the number of confirmed genes linked to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) from three to 17 -- a finding that will clarify how JIA fits into the spectrum of ... > full story -
Virus Kills Melanoma in Animal Model, Spares Normal Cells
April 23, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal models, while having little ... > full story -
The Human Immune System in Space
April 22, 2013 When the space shuttle Atlantis touched down in the summer of 2011 at Cape Canaveral, closing the book on the U.S. shuttle program, a team of U.S. Army researchers stood at the ready, eager to get ... > full story -
New Immune Cells Hint at Eczema Cause
April 22, 2013 Researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and allergic skin ... > full story -
Metastasis Stem Cells in the Blood of Breast Cancer Patients Discovered
April 22, 2013 Scientists have been the first to detect cancer cells that can initiate metastasis in the blood of breast cancer patients. Patients with large numbers of these cells found in their blood show a ... > full story -
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Genetics Defines a Distinct Liver Disease
April 21, 2013 A large-scale genetic study has defined the relationship between primary sclerosing cholangitis and other autoimmune ... > full story -
Muscle Repair After Injury Helped by Fat-Forming Cells
April 19, 2013 Scientists have discovered that muscle repair requires the action of two types of cells better known for causing inflammation and forming ... > full story
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