Inflammation is a balanced physiological response—the body needs it to eliminate invasive organisms and foreign irritants, but excessive inflammation can harm healthy cells, contributing to aging and chronic diseases. To ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia, adding weight to the theory that the mainland Aboriginal population separated ...
Molecular & Computational Biology
Mar 18, 2019
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Exposure to man-made chemicals found all around us has caused 'worrying' changes in sheep livers, according to the researchers behind a new study.
Environment
Jan 18, 2019
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The metabolic protein AMPK has been described as a kind of magic bullet for health. Studies in animal models have shown that compounds that activate the protein have health-promoting effects to reverse diabetes, improve cardiovascular ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 15, 2019
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Vets have developed a blood test that quickly spots early signs of liver disease in dogs, a study suggests.
Plants & Animals
Aug 09, 2018
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Many important proteins in the human body need iron-sulfur clusters, tiny structures made of iron and sulfur atoms, in order to function correctly. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes ...
Biochemistry
May 30, 2018
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A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute sheds light on how a key fat-producing enzyme helps protect cells from a toxic form of fat.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 01, 2017
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Researchers have discovered a new efficient way to generate thyroid cells, known as thyrocytes, using genetically modified embryonic stem cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 02, 2017
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Researchers at Oregon State University have made a fundamental advance in understanding xanthohumol – a compound found in hops that's of significant interest to prevent or treat the lipid and metabolic disorders that are ...
Biochemistry
Oct 11, 2016
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A research team including developmental biologist Stephen A. Duncan, D. Phil., SmartState Chair of Regenerative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), has found a better way to purify liver cells made ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Liver disease (also called hepatic disease) is a broad term describing any single number of diseases affecting the liver. Many are accompanied by jaundice caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the system. The bilirubin results from the breakup of the hemoglobin of dead red blood cells; normally, the liver removes bilirubin from the blood and excretes it through bile.
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