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08/10/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Insulin resistance happens in the gut – but how? Researchers explain
Insulin resistance is a metabolic condition often studied in relation to diabetes. This is because it is considered a precursor to Type 2 diabetes. According to a group of researchers from Canada and the U.S., obesity can bring about insulin resistance, and it all starts in the gut. Published in the journal Nature Communications, their groundbreaking finding […]
07/13/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Is this why kids are so happy? Researchers discover anti-inflammatory fat in soil-dwelling bacterium that can help relieve stress
A fat molecule found in Mycobacterium vaccae, a soil-dwelling bacterium, is behind its potent anti-stress effects, according to a recent study. Published in Psychopharmacology, it revealed that a lipid called 10(Z)-hexadecenoic acid in M. vaccae inhibits inflammation in the brain. The researchers behind the study also reported that cells became more resistant to inflammation upon exposure to the said […]
07/02/2020
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By Franz Walker
Scientists discover chemical compound that can help fight pancreatic cancer
Scientists have found a chemical compound that can help the immune system fight pancreatic cancer. A recent study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) in St. Louis and Rush University in Chicago promises new hope for people who are fighting this deadly disease. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most challenging cancers to treat. Traditional treatments such as chemotherapy […]
05/27/2020
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By Ralph Flores
Coronavirus hijacks immune cells to create cytokine storms, says new study
Scientists continue to be baffled by the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), especially how it “hijacks” certain cells of the body. A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus strain behind the current pandemic – can inhibit one virus-fighting set of genes but allow another set to launch – a […]
05/13/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Immune cells ATTACK the aging brain and release a substance that hinders new nerve cell production, report scientists
One of the defining features of the brain that sets it apart from all other organs of the human body (except muscles) is that it is made up of cells that cannot regenerate. The nerve cells in the brain called neurons are terminally differentiated, meaning that, unlike skin cells or blood cells, they cannot reproduce. So […]
09/05/2019
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By Edsel Cook
The heart could get a new lease on life, thanks to mysterious abdominal tissue
Children born with extreme cardiac issues often need to undergo a heart transplant within the first decade of their lives. But Illinois-based researchers believe that transplanting an abdominal tissue called omentum to the defective heart can help reduce stress on the organ, thereby eliminating the need for a heart transplant. Defined as a curtain of fatty tissue […]
06/08/2018
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By Cassie B.
New experimental cancer cure helping some patients when chemotherapy fails
There are plenty of heartbreaking stories about chemotherapy failing, but once in a while, that failure can actually have a happy ending. That’s what happened to 52-year-old Judy Perkins, who found herself a few months from death as breast cancer spread throughout her body. She had a mastectomy and had her lymph nodes taken out […]
12/28/2017
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By Ralph Flores
Researchers discover immune cells help clear damage, rebuild nerves after injury
While people usually identify immune cells in preventing bacteria, a team of scientists from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine showed that these cells could do so much more than keeping you from getting sick. According to their study, immune cells called neutrophils assist in clearing nerve debris after sustaining an injury. Researchers […]
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