November 5th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) A daily dose of an experimental drug has increased muscle mass in the arms and legs of healthy older adults, sans serious side-effects, suggesting that it may be ...
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November 5th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): A daily dose of an investigational drug, known as MK-677, which stimulates growth hormone secretion in the body can boost muscle mass in older adults, report researchers ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Oct 8 (ANI): Eating large amounts of meat and dairy products may increase the risk of prostate cancer, a new research has found.
The foods raise the levels of a hormone ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have revealed that calorie restriction, a diet that is low in calories and high in nutrition, may ...
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August 30th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine have revealed that genetic response to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) in breast cancer cells can help predict aggressive tumours that ...
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August 18th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Aug 18 (ANI): A community of Laron dwarfs in Ecuador, who are believed to be immune to cancer, may hold secrets to a cure for the disease.
The community of only ...
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June 27th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 27 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that chronically high levels of a liver-produced starvation hormone, known as FGF21, significantly stop the growth ...
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June 18th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 18 (ANI): You might not just realize this while downing a mug of chilled beer on a summer afternoon, but a new study has revealed that too much alcohol ...
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June 18th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 18 (ANI): Researchers at Ohio University have identified several proteins in mice that might act as biomarkers for growth hormone.
Led by John Kopchick and Juan Ding, the research may ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 17 (ANI): A new study in mice by researchers at the University of North Carolina has shown that adult stem cells improve the healing of broken bones.
The study also ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 6 (IANS) Children and adults breastfed as infants not only score higher on IQ tests but also perform better on thinking, learning and memory parameters. Teachers also rate these children ...
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April 15th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Apr 15 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, have found a link between dietary balance and common cancer pathways and say that a ...
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April 14th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Apr 14 (ANI): A new rodent study has suggested that dietary energy balance may influence the risk for skin tumor development, which is regulated by changes in signalling through ...
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March 21st, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, March 21 (ANI): Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University say that a gene known as GIGYF2 may hold the key to developing ...
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March 21st, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Mar 21 (ANI): Joslin Diabetes Center researchers have identified a previously unknown effect of insulin that has a major role to play in aging and longevity.
The study, led by ...
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March 10th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by admin
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London, March 10 (ANI): A study from the University of Sydney in Australia suggests that having a breakfast of white bread and sugar-rich cereals may make a person susceptible to diabetes, heart ...
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March 5th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, March 5 (IANS) Nature rewards shorter women with extra long lives, according to a new study. Mutations in genes governing an important cell-signalling pathway influence human longevity, according to researchers at ...
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March 5th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have revealed that genetic mutations in cell-signalling pathway may boost human lifespan.
The team examined the genes involved ...
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March 4th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by admin
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London, March 4 (ANI): Researchers at New York-based Yeshiva University say that they have identified gene variants that enable some people to live longer.
Nir Barzilai of the Albert Einstein College of ...
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February 9th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, February 9 (ANI): A mutation that increases that lifespan of tiny worms C. elegans ten-fold has been identified, say researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Professor Robert Shmookler ...
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