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Fountain of youth in bile? Longevity molecule identified

The human quest for longer life may be one step closer, thanks to research from Concordia University. Published in the journal Aging, a new study is the first to identify the role of a bile acid, called lithocholic acid ( ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'2-faced' Bioacids Put a New Face on Carbon Nanotube Self-Assembly

Nanotubes, the tiny honeycomb cylinders of carbon atoms only a few nanometers wide, are perhaps the signature material of modern engineering research, but actually trying to organize the atomic scale rods ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

X-rays help advance the battle against heart disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Imperial College London and Diamond Light Source have revealed the structure of a cholesterol-lowering-drug target. Published in the journal Nature, this finding could lead ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Liver parasite lacks key genes for fatty acid synthesis: Genome sequencing of Clonorchis sinensis

The human liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis affects more than 35 million people in South East Asia and 15 million in China. Infection by this parasite causes clonorchiasis. Repeated or chronic infection can lead to serious diseas ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bile acids link high-fat diet to colon cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bile acids could be the missing link between a high-fat, Western-style diet and colon cancer, UA researchers Carol and Harris Bernstein and their collaborators have discovered.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research

(PhysOrg.com) -- A common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The author ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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