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How cancer spreads
A University of Hawai’i Cancer Center researcher has identified how some cancer cells are made to move during metastasis. The
Kidney disease can cause diabetes
Urea plays a role in the two-way link between the two diseases. Urea comes from the breakdown of protein in
Topiramate increases the risk of oral clefts
The anti-epileptic drug topiramate has been increasingly prescribed over the last decade not only to prevent seizures, but also to
Effects of obesity on bone marrow cells
According to new research, obesity causes durable and harmful changes to the hematopoietic stem cell compartment-the blood-making factory in human
New treatment for tuberculosis
In search of new strategies against life-threatening tuberculosis infections, a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), as well
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Bacteria not only develop resistance to antibiotics, they also can pick it up from their rivals. In a recent publication
Cancer alters the circadian clock to survive
Tumor cells use the unfolded protein response to alter circadian rhythm, which contributes to more tumor growth, Hollings Cancer Center
Skin patch for management of type 2 diabetes
Researchers with NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have devised an innovative biochemical formula of mineralized compounds
Effects of estrogen treatment in multiple sclerosis
A study by UCLA researchers reveals the cellular basis for how the hormone estrogen protects against damage to the central