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Vitamin D Can Decrease -- Or Increase -- Breast Cancer Development and Insulin Resistance, Study Finds
April 4, 2011 In mice models of breast cancer, researchers found that vitamin D significantly reduced development of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer both in lean and obese mice, but had no ... > full story -
New Direction for Epilepsy Treatment: Study in Mice Highlights Alternative Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Epilepsy Management
March 28, 2011 If common anticonvulsant drugs fail to manage epileptic seizures, then perhaps the anti-inflammatory route is the way to go. That's according to researchers in Italy who found that giving mice ... > full story -
Mouse Cancer Genome Unveils Genetic Errors in Human Cancers
March 23, 2011 By sequencing the genome of a mouse with cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations that also drive cancer in humans. The investigators are the first to sequence a mouse cancer ... > full story -
'Junk Food' Moms Have 'Junk Food' Babies
March 23, 2011 Pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which used rats, this happens because the high fat ... > full story -
Vaccine to Cure Asthma Brought on by House Dust Mite Allergies?
March 21, 2011 Researchers are working on a vaccine that could completely cure asthma brought on by house dust mite ... > full story -
'Informant' Jumping Gene Offers New Method for Studying How Genes Are Regulated
March 21, 2011 Scientists have developed a new method for studying gene regulation, by employing a jumping gene as an informant. Called GROMIT, it allows scientists to also create mouse models for human diseases ... > full story -
Epilepsy and Coordination Disorders: Important Role for the Cerebellum
March 18, 2011 Hereditary diseases such as epilepsy or various coordination disorders may be caused by changes in nerve cells of the cerebellum, which do not set in until after ... > full story -
New Insights Into Cancer Treatment
March 15, 2011 A researcher strongly argues against the use of Cop1-inhibitory ... > full story -
'Singing' Mice: The Ongoing Debate of Nature Vs. Nurture
March 9, 2011 What happened to being "quiet as a mouse"? Researchers have recently shown that, rather than being the silent creatures of popular belief, mice emit ultrasonic calls in a variety of social contexts, ... > full story -
Cell Component Involved in Triggering Cat Allergy Identified
March 9, 2011 New research could provide hope for any allergy sufferers who have ever had to choose between their health and their household ... > full story
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