People with Type 2 diabetes have an excess of a protein called islet amyloid polypeptide, or IAPP, and the accumulation of this protein is linked to the loss of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells.
Jul 19, 2014
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Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have developed a method to characterise the main lineages of cells that are present in a tumour and their prevalence over time following chemotherapy. Aiming to reconstruct ...
May 30, 2014
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Yeast populations exposed to a sudden environmental shock can be driven to extinction, MIT researchers have shown. Could this principle also apply to human cancer cells? Possibly, argue researchers from MIT, Boston University, ...
May 5, 2014
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Despite their precious cargo, parents are no less likely to engage in driving distractions like cell phone use than drivers from the general population, according to a new University of Michigan study published in Academic ...
Apr 30, 2014
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Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined.
Nov 1, 2013
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Australia's first in situ sectioning electron microscope is helping researchers at The University of Queensland gain insights into diabetes and liver disease.
Oct 30, 2013
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Patients who are HIV-positive and have high CD4 cell counts—or have a high number of white blood cells that fight infections—aren't at an increased risk for heart attacks compared to patients who are HIV-negative, according ...
Oct 24, 2013
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At first, it may sound alarming to learn that a population of bacteria in your gut is conspiring to suppress your immune system—however, this is actually good news. By identifying the strains responsible, a research team ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered an important process by which special immune cells in the skin help heal wounds. They found that these skin-resident immune cells function as "first responders" ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Researchers based in the Keele University Research Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine and at the Haywood Rheumatology Centre in Stoke-on-Trent, in the UK, have identified fundamental differences between specific ...
Sep 25, 2013
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