Discoveries by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators may help explain why older people’s immune systems often don’t work so
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Bad antibodies made good: The immune system’s secret weapon uncovered: Scientists find a new form of immunity
The ‘bad apples’ of the immune system are also its secret weapon, according to major Australian research published today in
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Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirst
Why does drinking alcohol or consuming sugar make us thirsty? An international study of mice in Texas and humans in
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Blood flow is a major influence on tumor cell metastasis
Scientists have long theorized that blood flow plays an integral role in cancer metastasis. But new research testing this long-held
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Vegetables may help protect elderly women from hardening of neck arteries
Elderly Australian women who ate more vegetables showed less carotid artery wall thickness, according to new research in Journal of
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Timing of stress-hormone pulses controls weight gain
New research provides the first molecular understanding of why people gain weight due to chronic stress, disrupted circadian rhythms and
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New insight about how viruses use host proteins to their advantage
Viruses have a very limited set of genes and therefore must use the cellular machineries of their hosts for most
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Cell discovery could help with research on genetic diseases
The discovery will enable scientists to study the breadth and depth of cell biology. This has implications for research into
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Eating more protein may not benefit older men
Regardless of whether an adult is young or old, male or female, their recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for protein, set
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