Overweight & Obesity
Is the cold weather making you hungrier?
If the winter chill is making you reach for the cookie jar, don't beat yourself up—your brain is hard wired to seek calories, particularly when it's cold.
Jul 15, 2016
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Medical research
Sensory neurons detect fullness and nutrients in the GI tract in surprising ways
After eating a meal, you can thank your vagus nerve for sensing and signaling that feeling of fullness to your brain. That same nerve also detects nutrients and controls digestion.
May 27, 2016
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Medical research
Ulcer-causing bacteria induces stomach stem cell growth in mice, researchers find
The ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori can directly interact with stomach stem cells, causing the cells to divide more rapidly, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
May 6, 2015
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Immunology
Study reveals how a cancer-causing virus blocks human immune response
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California at San Francisco have revealed how a type of cancer-causing virus outwits the human body's immune response. The discovery might help explain ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Trial results reveal first targeted treatment to boost survival for oesophageal cancer
Patients with a specific type of oesophageal cancer survived longer when they were given the latest lung cancer drug, according to trial results being presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference ...
Nov 4, 2014
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Medical research
Scientists generate first human stomach tissue in lab with stem cells
Scientists used pluripotent stem cells to generate functional, three-dimensional human stomach tissue in a laboratory – creating an unprecedented tool for researching the development and diseases of an organ central to ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Genomic survey reveals that abnormal initiation sites for gene expression may promote stomach cancer
A*STAR researchers show that changes in histone modifications accelerate a type of stomach tumor known as gastric adenocarcinoma—a cancer that occurs more frequently in Asian populations than Western populations.
Sep 10, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Botox for stomach cancer? No, but the research is fascinating
Amid continuing tales of global woe, Thursday morning's news carried one of those quirky 'fancy-that!' medical research stories that often captures the imagination, but which can inadvertently raise false hope in patients.
Aug 25, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Severing nerves may shrink stomach cancers: Botox injections slow growth of tumors
(Medical Xpress)—Research from Columbia University Medical Center shows that nerves may play a critical role in stomach cancer growth and that blocking nerve signals using surgery or Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) could be ...
Aug 20, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover novel protein complex with potential to combat gastric cancer caused by bacterial infection
A team of scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) discovered that a protein named IL23A is part of our stomach's defence against bacterial infection ...
Jul 4, 2014
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