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** AID / DISASTERS News **
What Has Killed 56 Children In Cambodia? World Health Organization Baffled
http://mnt.to/a/477C
Fifty-six children have died so far in Cambodia from an "undiagnosed syndrome", the Cambodian Ministry of Health and WHO (World Health Organization) announced on Friday. Initially, health officials placed the death toll at 61 children - and recently revised the figure to 56.
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** ALZHEIMER'S / DEMENTIA News **
Metformin Makes Brain Cells Grow
http://mnt.to/a/476p
The discovery is an important step toward therapies that aim to repair the brain not by introducing new stem cells but rather by spurring those that are already present into action, says the study's lead author Freda Miller of the University of Toronto-affiliated Hospital for Sick Children.
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** BIOLOGY / BIOCHEMISTRY News **
A Single Cancer Cell Can Produce Up To 5 Daughter Cells
http://mnt.to/a/476t
It's well known in conventional biology that during the process of mammalian cell division, or mitosis, a mother cell divides equally into two daughter cells. But when it comes to cancer, say UCLA researchers, mother cells may be far more prolific.
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** BLOOD / HEMATOLOGY News **
Clot-Busting Drugs Delivered Directly To Obstructed Blood Vessels By Novel Nanotherapeutic
http://mnt.to/a/476q
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a novel biomimetic strategy that delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly to obstructed blood vessels, dissolving blood clots before they cause serious damage or even death.
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** BONES / ORTHOPEDICS News **
Vitamin D Supplementation Effective In Fracture Risk Reduction In Older Adults
http://mnt.to/a/476y
Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, says higher doses of Vitamin D may be the most beneficial in reducing bone fractures in this age group.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Why Do Cancer Rates Increase As We Age?
http://mnt.to/a/476S
As we age, our risk of developing cancer increases, now researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center say that this is because our tissue landscape changes as we age. The study is published in the journal Oncogene.
A Single Cancer Cell Can Produce Up To 5 Daughter Cells
http://mnt.to/a/476t
It's well known in conventional biology that during the process of mammalian cell division, or mitosis, a mother cell divides equally into two daughter cells. But when it comes to cancer, say UCLA researchers, mother cells may be far more prolific.
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** DERMATOLOGY News **
The Key (Proteins) To Self-Renewing Skin
http://mnt.to/a/476x
In Cell Stem Cell, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe how human epidermal progenitor cells and stem cells control transcription factors to avoid premature differentiation, preserving their ability to produce new skin cells throughout life.
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** DIABETES News **
China Has Child Diabetes Levels Higher Than The US
http://mnt.to/a/476v
A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United States.
Type 1 Diabetes Reversed By Antibodies In Mouse Model
http://mnt.to/a/476s
Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have used injections of antibodies to rapidly reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop the disease.
Metformin Makes Brain Cells Grow
http://mnt.to/a/476p
The discovery is an important step toward therapies that aim to repair the brain not by introducing new stem cells but rather by spurring those that are already present into action, says the study's lead author Freda Miller of the University of Toronto-affiliated Hospital for Sick Children.
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** FERTILITY News **
Perinatal IVF Mortality Down With Single Embryo Transfer
http://mnt.to/a/477z
The risk of perinatal mortality has decreased in infants born by the methods of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with the help of a policy of single embryo transfer (SET).
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** FLU / COLD / SARS News **
Synthetic Protein EP67 Boosts Immune System To Fight Off Flu
http://mnt.to/a/477B
A synthetic protein known as protein EP67 has been found to boost the immune system and fight off the flu before the person becomes ill, San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P.
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** GASTROINTESTINAL / GASTROENTEROLOGY News **
How A Protein Meal Lets Your Brain Know You're Full
http://mnt.to/a/476r
Feeling full involves more than just the uncomfortable sensation that your waistband is getting tight. Investigators reporting online in the Cell Press journal Cell have now mapped out the signals that travel between your gut and your brain to generate the feeling of satiety after eating a protein-rich meal.
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** GENETICS News **
Why Do Cancer Rates Increase As We Age?
http://mnt.to/a/476S
As we age, our risk of developing cancer increases, now researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center say that this is because our tissue landscape changes as we age. The study is published in the journal Oncogene.
Gene Linked To Face/Skull Malformation And Cognitive Impairment
http://mnt.to/a/476z
A gene whose mutation results in malformed faces and skulls as well as mental retardation has been found by scientists.They looked at patients with Potocki-Shaffer syndrome, a rare disorder that can result in significant abnormalities such as a small head and chin and intellectual disability, and found the gene PHF21A was mutated, said Dr.
The Key (Proteins) To Self-Renewing Skin
http://mnt.to/a/476x
In Cell Stem Cell, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe how human epidermal progenitor cells and stem cells control transcription factors to avoid premature differentiation, preserving their ability to produce new skin cells throughout life.
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** IMMUNE SYSTEM / VACCINES News **
Synthetic Protein EP67 Boosts Immune System To Fight Off Flu
http://mnt.to/a/477B
A synthetic protein known as protein EP67 has been found to boost the immune system and fight off the flu before the person becomes ill, San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P.
Type 1 Diabetes Reversed By Antibodies In Mouse Model
http://mnt.to/a/476s
Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have used injections of antibodies to rapidly reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop the disease.
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** INFECTIOUS DISEASES / BACTERIA / VIRUSES News **
What Has Killed 56 Children In Cambodia? World Health Organization Baffled
http://mnt.to/a/477C
Fifty-six children have died so far in Cambodia from an "undiagnosed syndrome", the Cambodian Ministry of Health and WHO (World Health Organization) announced on Friday. Initially, health officials placed the death toll at 61 children - and recently revised the figure to 56.
Synthetic Protein EP67 Boosts Immune System To Fight Off Flu
http://mnt.to/a/477B
A synthetic protein known as protein EP67 has been found to boost the immune system and fight off the flu before the person becomes ill, San Diego State University researchers at the Donald P.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA / MYELOMA News **
Maligant Transformation In Chronic Leukemia May Be Powered By MiR Loss
http://mnt.to/a/476w
Loss of a particular microRNA in chronic lymphocytic leukemia shuts down normal cell metabolism and turns up alternative mechanisms that enable cancer cells to produce the energy and build the molecules they need to proliferate and invade neighboring tissue.
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** NEUROLOGY / NEUROSCIENCE News **
Gene Linked To Face/Skull Malformation And Cognitive Impairment
http://mnt.to/a/476z
A gene whose mutation results in malformed faces and skulls as well as mental retardation has been found by scientists.They looked at patients with Potocki-Shaffer syndrome, a rare disorder that can result in significant abnormalities such as a small head and chin and intellectual disability, and found the gene PHF21A was mutated, said Dr.
How A Protein Meal Lets Your Brain Know You're Full
http://mnt.to/a/476r
Feeling full involves more than just the uncomfortable sensation that your waistband is getting tight. Investigators reporting online in the Cell Press journal Cell have now mapped out the signals that travel between your gut and your brain to generate the feeling of satiety after eating a protein-rich meal.
Metformin Makes Brain Cells Grow
http://mnt.to/a/476p
The discovery is an important step toward therapies that aim to repair the brain not by introducing new stem cells but rather by spurring those that are already present into action, says the study's lead author Freda Miller of the University of Toronto-affiliated Hospital for Sick Children.
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** NUTRITION / DIET News **
Vitamin D Supplementation Effective In Fracture Risk Reduction In Older Adults
http://mnt.to/a/476y
Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, says higher doses of Vitamin D may be the most beneficial in reducing bone fractures in this age group.
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** OBESITY / WEIGHT LOSS / FITNESS News **
China Has Child Diabetes Levels Higher Than The US
http://mnt.to/a/476v
A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United States.
How A Protein Meal Lets Your Brain Know You're Full
http://mnt.to/a/476r
Feeling full involves more than just the uncomfortable sensation that your waistband is getting tight. Investigators reporting online in the Cell Press journal Cell have now mapped out the signals that travel between your gut and your brain to generate the feeling of satiety after eating a protein-rich meal.
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** PEDIATRICS / CHILDREN'S HEALTH News **
What Has Killed 56 Children In Cambodia? World Health Organization Baffled
http://mnt.to/a/477C
Fifty-six children have died so far in Cambodia from an "undiagnosed syndrome", the Cambodian Ministry of Health and WHO (World Health Organization) announced on Friday. Initially, health officials placed the death toll at 61 children - and recently revised the figure to 56.
China Has Child Diabetes Levels Higher Than The US
http://mnt.to/a/476v
A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United States.
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** PREGNANCY / OBSTETRICS News **
Gene Linked To Face/Skull Malformation And Cognitive Impairment
http://mnt.to/a/476z
A gene whose mutation results in malformed faces and skulls as well as mental retardation has been found by scientists.They looked at patients with Potocki-Shaffer syndrome, a rare disorder that can result in significant abnormalities such as a small head and chin and intellectual disability, and found the gene PHF21A was mutated, said Dr.
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** PSYCHOLOGY / PSYCHIATRY News **
People Who Lack Control Are More Likely To Be Superstitious
http://mnt.to/a/476Y
During the 2010 soccer World Cup, Paul the Octopus became a worldwide superstar for correctly "predicting" the winner of all games in the competition. Queensland University researchers have found that people who felt a lack of control in their lives were more likely to believe in the claimed "psychic abilities" of the famous octopus.
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** SENIORS / AGING News **
Vitamin D Supplementation Effective In Fracture Risk Reduction In Older Adults
http://mnt.to/a/476y
Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, says higher doses of Vitamin D may be the most beneficial in reducing bone fractures in this age group.
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** STEM CELL RESEARCH News **
The Key (Proteins) To Self-Renewing Skin
http://mnt.to/a/476x
In Cell Stem Cell, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe how human epidermal progenitor cells and stem cells control transcription factors to avoid premature differentiation, preserving their ability to produce new skin cells throughout life.
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** STROKE News **
Clot-Busting Drugs Delivered Directly To Obstructed Blood Vessels By Novel Nanotherapeutic
http://mnt.to/a/476q
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a novel biomimetic strategy that delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly to obstructed blood vessels, dissolving blood clots before they cause serious damage or even death.
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** VASCULAR News **
Clot-Busting Drugs Delivered Directly To Obstructed Blood Vessels By Novel Nanotherapeutic
http://mnt.to/a/476q
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a novel biomimetic strategy that delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly to obstructed blood vessels, dissolving blood clots before they cause serious damage or even death.
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