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Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets May Reduce Both Tumor Growth Rates and Cancer Risk
June 14, 2011 Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, according to a new ... > full story -
Scientists Create Humanized Mouse Model for Hepatitis C
June 8, 2011 A team of researchers has, for the first time, recreated a portion of the hepatitis C virus life cycle in a mouse with a functional immune system. The new mouse model will enable scientists to test ... > full story -
Removal of a Tiny RNA Molecule Can Inhibit Cancer Growth, Researchers Discover
June 6, 2011 Removing a tiny RNA molecule in mice has been found to suppress carcinogenic tumor formation. Researchers discovered that the removal of a non-coding RNA molecule known as MicroRNA 21 suppressed the ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study Finds
June 6, 2011 An experimental cure for type 1 diabetes has a nearly 80 percent success rate in curing diabetic mice. The results offer possible hope of curing a disease that affects 3 million ... > full story -
Stem Cell Treatment May Become Option to Treat Nonhealing Bone Fractures
June 6, 2011 Stem cell therapy enriched with a bone-regenerating hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), can help mend broken bones in fractures that are not healing normally, a new animal study ... > full story -
What Is a Laboratory Mouse?
May 29, 2011 Scientists have created a genome-wide, high-resolution map of most of the inbred mouse strains used today. Their conclusion: Most of the mice in use today represent only limited genetic diversity, ... > full story -
Better Viewing Through Fluorescent Nanotubes When Peering Into Innards of a Mouse
May 27, 2011 Researchers have developed a way to see deeper -- and more clearly -- into bodily organs of laboratory mice used in studies of medications. Fluorescent carbon nanotubes, injected into the mice, ... > full story -
Fish Oil May Have Positive Effects on Mood, Alcohol Craving, New Study Shows
May 26, 2011 Omega 3 fatty acids may be beneficial for more than just the heart. Researchers have found at a molecular level a potential therapeutic benefit from these dietary supplements for treating alcohol ... > full story -
Birch Mouse Ancestor Discovered in Inner Mongolia Is New Species of Rare 'Living Fossil'
May 24, 2011 Fossils from Inner Mongolia are a new species of birch mice, Sicista primus. This significantly extends the geologic history of the rodent family that includes jumping mice. The teeth from sediments ... > full story -
Researchers Replicate Human Kidney Gene Changes in Mouse Model
May 23, 2011 Researchers have replicated the inflammatory gene changes of a human kidney as it progresses from mild to severe diabetic nephropathy, using a mouse model, according to a new ... > full story
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