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Obesity Makes Fat Cells Act Like They're Infected
March 5, 2013 — Scientists report that a high calorie diet causes fat cells to act as if under pathogenic attack. The researchers have identified a root cause of the diet-caused fat tissue inflammation that has ... > full story -
Gene Identified That Causes Obesity in Mice: Deleting Gene Eliminates Obesity, Could Work for Humans
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that deleting a gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese even on a high fat diet, a finding they believe could be replicated in ... > full story -
On the Trail of Mucus-Eaters in the Gut
March 5, 2013 — Microbiologists have for the first time succeeded in directly observing microorganisms feeding on the intestinal ... > full story -
Scientists Make Mouse Model of Human Cancer, Demonstrate Cure
March 5, 2013 — Scientists report the first successful blocking of tumor development in a genetic mouse model of an incurable human ... > full story -
Mom's Placenta Reflects Her Exposure to Stress and Impacts Offsprings' Brains
March 4, 2013 — The mammalian placenta is more than just a filter through which nutrition and oxygen are passed from a mother to her unborn child. According to a new study, if a mother is exposed to stress during ... > full story -
Beating Heart Cells in a Lab Dish: Creating New Tissue Instead of Transplanting Hearts
March 4, 2013 — Embryonic stem cells can develop into any kind of tissue. Adult stem cells can still turn into different kinds of cells, but their differentiation potential is significantly reduced. New substances ... > full story -
Mutation Altering Stability of Surface Molecule in Acid Enables H5N1 Infection of Mammals
February 28, 2013 — A single mutation in the H5N1 avian influenza virus that affects the pH at which the hemagglutinin surface protein is activated simultaneously reduces its capacity to infect ducks and enhances its ... > full story -
Good Bacteria May Expunge Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria from Your Gut
February 27, 2013 — Too much antibiotic can decimate the normal intestinal microbiota, which may never recover its former diversity. That, in turn, renders the GI tract vulnerable to being colonized by pathogens. Now ... > full story -
Biting Back: Snake Venom Contains Toxic Clotting Factors
February 26, 2013 — The powerful venom of the saw-scaled viper Echis carinatus contains both anticoagulants and coagulants according to a new study. These may be a source of potent drugs to treat human disease. The ... > full story -
Blood Vessels 'Sniff' Gut Microbes to Regulate Blood Pressure
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that a specialized receptor, normally found in the nose, is also in blood vessels throughout the body, sensing small molecules created by microbes that line mammalian ... > full story
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