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A New Obesity Gene
Study reports that a severe childhood obesity may be caused by partial loss of a growth factor receptor.
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Boosting Anti-Tuberculosis Immunity
A clinical trial shows that a new vaccine against tuberculosis can induce a long-lasting boost of immune responses in people who previously received the widely used vaccine bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG).
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Transplant Tolerance In Infants
Study shows that infants can tolerate incompatible heart transplants for years and provides a possible cellular explanation.
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Inflammatory Injection
Scientists have discovered how the pathogenic bacteria Helicobacter pylori can cause gastric inflammation in some people.
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X-Linked Cancer Gene: One Hit Hypothesis
Study provides an example for a faster route to cancer, involving a mutation in a single copy of a susceptibility gene.
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Reversible Drug For Thromboses
Scientists report that an unconventional drug, comprising the nucleic acid RNA, is efficacious in animals as an anticoagulant.
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Protein Clumps Acquitted In Huntington's Investigation
Researchers have discovered that the tiny clumps of abnormal protein found in diseased nerve cells actually help to boost the cells' chances of survival.
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Allergy Molecule Identified
Researchers have identified a molecule that is involved in mediating allergic reactions.
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Allergy Molecule Identified
Researchers have identified a molecule that is involved in mediating allergic reactions.
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ATM Withdrawal Leads To Bone Marrow Failure
A gene known to maintain cell-cycle stability by mediating oxidative stress is vital in the continuing production of adult stem cells.
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Human Genome Refined
Analysis of the completed sequence of the gene-containing portion of the human genome. Also, another related study cautions that a commonly used genome-sequencing technique may not be as accurate as was thought.
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