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Hair provides proof of the link between chronic stress and heart attack
Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors ...
8 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Induced pluripotent stem cell retain an inactivated X chromosome
Female induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, reprogrammed from human skin cells into cells that have the embryonic-like potential to become any cell in the body, retain an inactive X chromosome, ...
4 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Researchers identify how bone-marrow stem cells hold their 'breath' in low-oxygen environments
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified unique metabolic properties that allow a specific type of stem cell in the body to survive and replicate in low-oxygen environments.
8 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Scientists discover the mechanisms and function of a type of mysterious immune cell
In two closely related studies, two teams of Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered the underlying mechanisms that activate a type of immune cell in the skin and other organs. ...
23 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Scientists identify molecules involved in touch and other mechanically activated systems
Scripps Research Institute scientists have identified two proteins with potential to be important targets for research into a wide range of health problems, including pain, deafness, and cardiac ...
23 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Protecting the lungs against 'collateral damage' from the immune system
A study published today in the journal Science shows how our bodies try to minimise potential 'collateral damage' caused by our immune system when fighting infection. The research may also provide ...
23 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Why fish oils work swimmingly against diabetes
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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Functional motor neuron subtypes generated from embryonic stem cells
Scientists have devised a method for coaxing mouse embryonic stem cells into forming a highly specific motor neuron subtype. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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Featured - Cigarette smoke may contribute to lung inflammation through a new chemical pathway
Cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation, according to findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online today ...
6 hours ago from Labspaces.net
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Study finds that cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development
Stem cells might be thought of as trunks in the tree of life. All multi-cellular organisms have them, and they can turn into a dazzling variety other cells -kidney, brain, heart or skin, for ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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