News tagged with collagen vi

Researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity

Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study.

Biology /

Jan 29, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

Collagen VI may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease

Scientists from the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND), UCSF, and Stanford have discovered that a certain type of collagen, collagen VI, protects brain cells against amyloid-beta (Aβ) proteins, which ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Jan 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0