Archive: 08/05/2014

Immune cells found to fuel colon cancer stem cells

A subset of immune cells directly target colon cancers, rather than the immune system, giving the cells the aggressive properties of cancer stem cells.

May 8, 2014

Spurt of heart muscle cell division seen in mice well after birth

The entire heart muscle in young children may hold untapped potential for regeneration, new research suggests.

May 8, 2014

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Study helps explain why multiple sclerosis is more common in women

A newly identified difference between the brains of women and men with multiple sclerosis (MS) may help explain why so many more women than men get the disease, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...

May 8, 2014

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Penn yeast study identifies novel longevity pathway

Ancient philosophers looked to alchemy for clues to life everlasting. Today, researchers look to their yeast. These single-celled microbes have long served as model systems for the puzzle that is the aging process, and in ...

May 8, 2014

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Low-carbohydrate diet reduced inflammation

A low-carbohydrate diet, but not a low-fat diet, reduces inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to research at Linköping University in Sweden.

May 8, 2014

Huge strides in global water and sanitation: UN (Update)

Global access to safer drinking water and decent sanitation has hugely improved over the past two decades but the world's poorest often remain sidelined, the UN said Thursday.

May 8, 2014

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Study finds parallels between candy, Kool-Aid, and flavored tobacco

(Medical Xpress)—In a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Portland State University professor James F. Pankow reveals striking similarities between the patterns in the flavoring chemicals ...

May 8, 2014

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Crimea facing 'human tragedy' on AIDS: UN envoy

The UN AIDS envoy for eastern Europe on Thursday said Crimea faced a "human tragedy" and risks to public health after a programme for intravenous drug users was scrapped following Russia's takeover.

May 8, 2014