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2008 Democratic National Convention: Day 4

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Genes behind aging and cancer resistance identified

November 15th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA) have found that two genes, called p16(Ink4a) and Arf, play a major role in aging and offer resistance ...

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Potential protein targets for malaria vaccine identified

October 31st, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Researchers from Nijmegen and Leiden have found potential malarial therapeutic targets that may in the development of a vaccine to treat the disease. They have identified a ...

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Anti-obesity drugs can be effective against flu, hepatitis, HIV

September 29th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Viruses dramatically increase cellular metabolism, and existing anti-obesity drugs may be a new way to block these metabolic changes and inhibit viral infection. Metabolism refers to all the ...

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Scientists unveil microRNA that controls blood vessel development

August 12th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, August 12 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher in the U.S. has announced the identification of a key regulatory factor that controls development of the human vascular systemthe extensive network of arteries, ...

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Fatty acids offer targets for diabetes-related tissue injury

July 5th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 5 (ANI): Boston University researchers have revealed that omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids can be new therapeutic targets for diabetes-related tissue injury. The team found that these two fatty acids ...

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New therapeutic target for severe lung disease identified

June 30th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
London, June 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago, have identified a new therapeutic target that may harbour a cure for lung inflammation and injury. Acute respiratory distress syndrome, also ...

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TRAF1/C5 gene location linked to multiple autoimmune diseases

June 14th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , June 14 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the location of TRAF1/C5 gene on chromosome 9 plays a vital role in multiple autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and systemic ...

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Belly fat may be behind your hunger pangs

April 17th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): The extra fat you carry around your belly could be making you hungrier, thereby prompting you to eat more and put on more weight, say researchers at ...

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Brain study may pave way for better epilepsy treatments

April 15th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, April 15 (ANI): Scientists have discovered in a study on mice how a neurotransmitter that the body releases during epilepsy seizures, known as glutamate, leads to an increased production of ...

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Genes that cause drug resistance and aggressiveness in breast cancer identified

April 14th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , Apr 14 (ANI): Dutch researchers have identified a novel set of seven genes that causes drug resistance and aggressiveness in the most common form of breast cancer, and may ...

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Scientists identify signalling system that inhibits growth of a childhood brain cancer

March 16th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Scientists at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital have taken a major step forward in the fight against medulloblastoma, a rare but often fatal childhood brain tumour, by ...

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Hydrogen peroxide in cigarette smoke causes cancer: Study

February 29th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, February 29 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered that hydrogen peroxide or similar oxidants are what actually cause healthy lung cells to become cancerous. The researchers say that ...

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Smokers, this is exactly what leads to lung cancer

February 29th, 2008 - 12:38 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Smoking can kill, but no one has really quite understood how and why cigarettes cause healthy lung cells to become cancerous. Now researchers say they have the answer: ...

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Researchers identify new approach to attack lupus

December 17th, 2007 - 1:31 pm ICT by admin -
London , Dec 17(ANI): Two new targets for drugs to control lupus have been identified, and may provide a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease. The study by investigators at Hospital for ...

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Key pathway, potential drug targets in autoinflammatory disease identified

November 14th, 2007 - 10:37 am ICT by admin -

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