News tagged with resistant cells

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.

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

Worm provides clues about preventing damage caused by low-oxygen during stroke, heart attack

Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified pathways that allow microscopic worms to survive in a low-oxygen, or hypoxic, environment.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new mechanism regulates type I interferon production in white blood cells

A study from a team of researchers led by Dr. Andrew P. Makrigiannis, Director of the Molecular Immunology Research Unit at the IRCM, has identified a new mechanism regulating interferon production. This discovery, co-authored ...

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created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A good night's sleep protects against parasites

Animal species that sleep for longer do not suffer as much from parasite infestation and have a greater concentration of immune cells in their blood according to a study published in the open-access journal BMC Evolutionary Bi ...

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created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0