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Find a more effective TB vaccine
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Find a more effective TB vaccine

UK scientists have discovered a protein that can be used to make a more effective anti-tuberculosis vaccine than the one currently used.

December 14, 2018
Nano vaccines prevent disease
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Nano vaccines prevent disease

US experts have designed a type of nanoparticle that can transmit vaccines against diseases like AIDS and malaria safely and effectively.

December 14, 2018
Caffeine and type 2 diabetes
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Caffeine and type 2 diabetes

'It seems that the amount of SHBG protein in the blood reflects genetic susceptibility to developing type 2 diabetes,' said Dr. Simin Liu. 'But now, we know that the amo…

December 14, 2018
Learn about diabetes at the molecular level
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Learn about diabetes at the molecular level

US and Japanese researchers have identified a protein called Akt that plays an important role in metabolic processes involving diabetes and cancer.

December 14, 2018
Announcing method to reverse leukemia
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Announcing method to reverse leukemia

Scientists at the Royal College of London, UK, have published a report on how to reverse leukemia caused by the MLL gene.

December 14, 2018
Foods that help lower blood cholesterol
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Foods that help lower blood cholesterol

Most people are concerned that eating lots of protein-rich foods increases cholesterol. However, not all foods that are high in protein are high in cholesterol.

December 14, 2018
Is EBV virus the cause of cancer?
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Is EBV virus the cause of cancer?

EBV infection rarely causes illness but it appears in some types of cancer such as lymphoma and throat cancer.

December 14, 2018