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Will Green Tea Help You Lose Weight?
April 29, 2013 — Green tea extract in tandem with an additional compound could be effective for body weight control and type 2 diabetes, a new study in mice indicates. Evidence has shown that green tea extract may be ... > full story -
Developmental Neurobiology: How the Brain Folds to Fit
April 26, 2013 — During fetal development of the mammalian brain, the cerebral cortex undergoes a marked expansion in surface area in some species, which is accommodated by folding of the tissue in species with most ... > full story -
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 -
Thanks to Rare Alpine Bacteria, Researchers Identify One of Alcohol's Key Gateways to the Brain
April 25, 2013 — Thanks to a rare bacteria that grows only on rocks in the Swiss Alps, researchers have been the first to identify how alcohol might affect key brain ... > full story -
Firefly Protein Lights Up Degenerating Muscles, Aiding Muscular-Dystrophy Research
April 24, 2013 — Scientists have created a mouse model of muscular dystrophy in which degenerating muscle tissue gives off visible ... > full story -
Transgenic Mice Ready to Fight Obesity, and More
April 24, 2013 — Scientists have investigated mice with a very precisely modified genome. Because it is possible to turn off the Dicer gene in adult mice, they can be used to investigate the processes related to such ... > full story -
'Toggle Switch' to Burn Fat Identified
April 23, 2013 — For a long time, scientists have dreamt of converting undesirable white fat cells into brown fat cells and thus simply have excess pounds melt away. Researchers have now gotten a step closer to this ... > full story -
Bacteria May Contribute to Premature Births, STDs
April 23, 2013 — New research points to a common species of bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm birth and increased risk of sexually transmitted ... > full story -
Uncleaned Cells Mean Weak Muscles
April 23, 2013 — The protein complex mTORC1 promotes muscle growth. However, should this complex remain constantly active, it impairs the ability of the cells to self-clean, causing myopathy. Scientists have now ... > full story -
Radioactive Bacteria Targets Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
April 22, 2013 — Researchers have developed a therapy for pancreatic cancer that uses Listeria bacteria to selectively infect tumor cells and deliver radioisotopes into them. The experimental treatment dramatically ... > full story
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