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Scientists discover new inflammatory target

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have found a new therapeutic target to combat inflammation.

Wed 9 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Gut flora affects maturation of B cells in infants

Infants whose gut is colonised by E. coli bacteria early in life have a higher number of memory B cells in their blood, reveals a study of infants carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the ...

Mon 7 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Killer T-cells found to counter obesity-related diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- For years, researchers have known that obesity, type 2 diabetes and low-level inflammation are linked, but how they are connected has not been well understood.

Tue 8 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Can testosterone therapy help obese men lose weight?

(HealthDay) -- Older obese men with low levels of testosterone can lose weight when levels of the male hormone are restored to normal, a new study suggests.

Wed 9 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Overweight? New research explains how proper sleep is important for healthy weight

If you're counting calories to lose weight, that may be only part of the weight loss equation says a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal. In the report, French scientists ...

Mon 7 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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First blind patients in the UK has retina implant

Retina Implant AG, the developer of subretinal implants for patients blinded by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), announced that the first UK patients participating in the Company's multi-centre trial ...

Thu 3 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Oldest human blood cells are found on iceman's wounds

Intact, 5300-year-old red blood cells have been extracted from ?zi, the ancient ice mummy discovered in the Alps in 1991

Wed 2 May 12 from Newscientist

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Aged hematopoietic stem cells rejuvenated to be functionally younger

Researchers have rejuvenated aged hematopoietic stem cells to be functionally younger, offering intriguing clues into how medicine might one day fend off some of the ailments of old age.

Thu 3 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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Protein tweak may trigger Alzheimer's

Unusual version of disease-linked amyloid-beta sows destruction in mouse brains

Wed 2 May 12 from ScienceNews

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Researchers discover that JAM-A protein keeps blood clots in check

those disc-shaped cells circulating in your blood -- rush to the scene, clumping together to plug the leak.

Thu 3 May 12 from Medical Xpress

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