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Decipher the cause of diabetes due to obesity
The immune system of overweight people always reacts to fatty tissues, countering the amount of insulin in the blood causing diabetes.
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New method to treat spinal cord injury
Scientists have restored neuronal activity of mice with spinal cord injury by taking advantage of neural stem cells.
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Can regenerate liver cells from the patient's skin sample
British scientists say they can create liver cells for the first time by re-establishing stem cells from patients' skin samples.
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Genes have a major role in memory development
According to US scientists, the Prox1 gene plays a key role in the normal development of memory areas in the brain.
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Bone marrow cells work to treat heart failure
According to German scientists, patients with chronic heart failure who receive their own spinal stem cells will have a healthier heart and can live longer.
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Going to test human embryonic stem cell therapy
California biotech company Geron has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to test embryonic stem cells to treat paralyzed patients with spinal injuries.
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Use Herpes virus to treat cancer
British scientists say they have used Herpes virus to successfully treat some patients with head and neck cancer (including oral, tongue and palate cancer).
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Magnetic resonance imaging finds prostate cancer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help solve prostate cancer better than aggressive treatment.
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New way to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists at the Center for Biological Cooperation Research (CIC bioGUNE) in Spain have found a new way to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases.
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Vitamin D may help prevent Parkinson's disease
Finnish scientists say that people with higher levels of vitamin D are less likely to develop seizure syndrome (Parkinson's).
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Sex helps the brain grow faster
A study shows that sexual activity stimulates the proliferation of nerve cells in the brain.
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Taking photos of cancer cells with regular cameras
In the future, digital cameras will likely become a popular tool for oncologists.
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Prostate cancer vaccine is coming soon
The FDA will approve this week's prostate cancer vaccine as an important milestone in preventing disease and cancer in general.
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FDA officially approved the cancer vaccine
The cancer vaccine uses the patient's own immune system to fight a federal-approved disease.
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Diagnose the disease by locating cancer cells
Scientists from Kyoto University, Japan have collaborated on new technology to diagnose cancer by locating cancer.