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Protein Could Be Key for Drugs That Promote Bone Growth
October 15, 2012 Researchers have developed a mouse that errs on the side of making bone rather than fat, which could eventually lead to better drugs to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid ... > full story -
DNA Confirms Genetically Distinct Lion Population for Ethiopia
October 11, 2012 A team of international researchers has provided the first comprehensive DNA evidence that the Addis Ababa lion in Ethiopia is genetically unique and is urging immediate conservation action to ... > full story -
Building a Better Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
October 9, 2012 Scientists have discovered a new biological pathway in blood vessel cells, which may contribute to the blood pressure-lowering effects of TZD drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes. This finding may ... > full story -
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Genotyping Helps Identify Source of Clinic Infection Outbreak
October 5, 2012 Researchers have used a new technique of genotyping to identify the source of a hematology clinic outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum, a gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria found in tap water. This ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy for Pancreatic Recovery
October 2, 2012 Researchers have found that a blood vessel-building gene boosts the ability of human bone marrow stem cells to sustain pancreatic recovery in a laboratory mouse model of insulin-dependent ... > full story -
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New Research Model to Aid Search for Degenerative Disease Cures
October 2, 2012 Efforts to treat disorders like Lou Gehrig's disease, Paget's disease, inclusion body myopathy and dementia will receive a considerable boost from a new research ... > full story -
'Superweeds' Linked to Rising Herbicide Use in GM Crops, Study Finds
October 2, 2012 The use of herbicides in the production of three genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops -- cotton, soybeans and corn -- has actually increased, according to a new study. This counterintuitive ... > full story -
Engineering the Immune System to Fight Melanoma
October 1, 2012 Medical researchers have launched the first clinical trial in the Midwest of an experimental melanoma treatment that genetically engineers a patient's immune system to fight the deadly ... > full story -
Researchers Halt Autoimmune Disease Myasthenia Gravis in Mice
October 1, 2012 Working with mice, researchers say they have developed a gene-based therapy to stop the rodent equivalent of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis by specifically targeting the destructive immune ... > full story -
'Semi-Dwarf' Trees May Enable a Green Revolution for Some Forest Crops
September 27, 2012 The same "green revolution" concepts that have revolutionized crop agriculture and helped to feed billions of people around the world may now offer similar potential in forestry, scientists say, with ... > full story
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