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Pennsylvania Residents Concerned About Health Effects of Hydrofracking
April 28, 2013 — Some residents living in areas in Bradford, Co, Pa., near natural gas operations, also known as hydraulic fracturing, are concerned their illnesses may be a result of nearby drilling operations. ... > full story -
Conversion from 'Bad' Fat to Good Fat
April 28, 2013 — Scientists have shown for the first time that white and brown fat cells can directly interconvert in a living organism from one type to the other. This finding challenges the prevailing belief that ... > full story -
Obesity May Influence Heart Function Through Sex Hormones
April 28, 2013 — New research suggests that changes in sex hormones as seen in obesity may have possible effects on the heart. The study suggests effects on heart function in healthy men with artificially raised ... > full story -
Mapping of Cancer Cell Fuel Pumps Paves the Way for New Drugs
April 28, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have managed to obtain detailed images of the way in which the transport protein GLUT transports sugars into cells. Since tumors are highly dependent on the ... > full story -
Physicists, Biologists Unite to Expose How Cancer Spreads
April 26, 2013 — A multi-institutional study has found that cancer cells that can break out of a tumor and invade other organs are more aggressive and nimble than nonmalignant ... > full story -
New Drug Stimulates Immune System to Kill Infected Cells in Animal Model of Hepatitis B Infection
April 26, 2013 — A novel drug developed and tested in an animal model suppresses hepatitis B virus infection by stimulating the immune system and inducing loss of infected ... > full story -
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Hitting 'Reset' in Protein Synthesis Restores Myelination: Suggests New Treatment for Misfolded Protein Diseases Such as Alzheimer's
April 26, 2013 — Neuroscientists show how turning down synthesis of a protein improves nerve, muscle function in a common neuropathy. A potential new treatment strategy for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease ... > full story -
Battery of Tests on Cancer Cells Shows Them as 'Squishy,' Yet Tactically Strong
April 26, 2013 — A team of student researchers and their professors from 20 laboratories around the country have gotten a new view of cancer cells. The work could shed light on the transforming physical properties of ... > full story -
Competing Pathways Affect Early Differentiation of Higher Brain Structures
April 26, 2013 — A new study shows how the strength and timing of competing molecular signals during brain development has generated natural and presumably adaptive differences in a brain region known as the ... > full story -
Weight Loss Programs Via Virtual Reality
April 26, 2013 — There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include travel, conflict with work and home, need for childcare, and ... > full story
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